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Show -26- she was at the bottom of a natural tunnel. It went upwards in a gentle slope, the stream covering the entire bottom. It was very shallow, however, and not difficult to climb. At last she reached the mouth of the tunnel and stepped out onto a dry strip of earth. Before her yawned a giant cavern, in the center of which was a beautiful, rainbow-hued lake. The massive stone walls and natural arches which surrounded the lake were tinged with color. Sandy looked up. The ceiling had nine domes, all different from each other in height,length and width, and imbedded in the domes were thousands of small glowing rocks. While some had a brilliant red glow, others glowed in all shades of yellow, blue, green, orange and lavender. The colors bounced against every wall and pillar in the cavern, creating startling blends and hues. "Verus, look!" Sandy exclaimed, as she removed the spoon from her pocket. "V/here are we?" "I have heard about this cavern," said Verus. "Do you know what those glowing rocks are?" "No, what are they?" "They are rubies, emeralds, diamonds, - oh, all kinds of rare stones. "How were the domes formed?" asked Sandy. "We are inside a number of the inner mountains. Each dome is the framework of a different mountain peak." "Verus, the people that I have met on the Inner Mountains seem very rich. Is this where they get their wealth?" "No. I have heard there is a ciorse on this place, and the |