[ He had been reaching out his own journal to set it down in trade, but his hand stills. Viktor says lyctor, and the King Undying stops what he is doing. He looks back, with his glossy black-hole eyes, and for the first time there is open surprise on his face. ]
That, [ says God, slowly, as he finishes setting down his notebook, ] is a bit beyond the basic principles.
[ The silence hangs between them, for a beat. Palamedes's name is very loudly unspoken within it. ]
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That, [ says God, slowly, as he finishes setting down his notebook, ] is a bit beyond the basic principles.
[ The silence hangs between them, for a beat. Palamedes's name is very loudly unspoken within it. ]