09/02/2026 08:12

---

“What is the Pon Q’tar?” Wigg asked. He put down his wineglass, then reachedbeneath his vest to produce his only concession to the masquerade—a simple black mask thatcovered the upper half of his face. They drank another round and Joe said it was al true but what the hel could you do about it? The guys said what you could do about it was join the I. d I began to cry and I was afraid the other boys would see I had tears in my eyes American shouldn't cry he should look kind andgrave

Any resemblance to actual events or locales or persons,living or dead, is entirely coincidental. ”“What does it do?” Einar asked. Asshe listened, Abbey’s eyes had grown to the size of hen’s eggs. Tristan again looked at the sun and decided that thetime was right.