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Show "Aye," said Janni. "Tis but a strong sensitivity to electromagnetic waves. No wonder I caught the spacephobia from thee full fair!" Phrapp shook his head, puzzled. "Methinks I have much to learn." Janni smiled warmly. "Aye, and 'twill be a joy, in faith, for someone I know to teach thee. But now," she said, "we must work out all the details of this history-making plan for BauerWorlde's government!" Meanwhile, Rollanda and her small party of Gargantuas was escorting Dr'Anya in her litter through the long pass into Round Valley. The litter was suspended between two PackJackPonies and was hung with gaudy cloth shot with silver and gold threads and decorated with talismans of various sorts, mainly of the GreatMother-a valkyrie of a woman depicted in orange draperies. "And so," shouted Rollanda to her from across one of the PackJacks, "thou remembrest well the little pig, Hoqqam?" "Aye, indeed," shouted Dr'Anya back at her. "He has not changed one bit." Rollanda spat. "Superstitious ninny," she said. "He.be full affrighted of things no sensible wight would look twice at." "Like...?" asked Dr'Anya. "Ah like snakes," she said, and laughed shortly. "Green snakes, by the GreatMother! Not black snakes, nor orange snakes, no, nor the purple and skybluepink snakes of the RedDesert. All his tribe be full affrighted of green snakes-for some reason." She laughed again. "And red DragonGeese. Not green DragonGeese, nor yet the great gold DragonGeese, 342 |