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//    Town 171: Moon


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20 = "You notice some paving stones heaped in the corner of the stable. When you poke around under them, you find a wand. It's a polished oak stick, tipped with crystal.";
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22 = "Cerulian seizes the book eagerly, perhaps too eagerly. _Yes! Yes! The book is mine. Now I..._ She stops. _Oh. You. A reward. Yes. If you enter the library, that is, if you pay to enter the library, there are some stones._";
23 = "_They have writing, but it is hard to see. Rub them with your hands, firmly, and they will glow. Very strange. Now. Be off with you. I have reading to do! Oh, yes!_";
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25 = "_All right. Here._ She takes a ring off and hands it to you. A trinket, but a useful one. She seizes the book eagerly, perhaps too eagerly. _Yes! Yes! The book is mine. Now I ..._ She stops. _Oh. You. A reward. Yes._";
26 = "_If you enter the library, that is, if you pay to enter the library, there are some stones. They have writing, but it is hard to see. Rub them with your hands, firmly, and they will glow. Very strange. Now. Be off with you. I have reading to do! Oh, yes!_";
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28 = "You try to read the stone slabs, only to find that they are blank. They are perfectly flat and smooth.";
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30 = "You try to read the stone slabs, only to find that they are blank. They are perfectly flat and smooth. They must be the stones Cerulian told you about. You rub them hard with your hand. Then you watch, amazed, as glowing letters appear.";
31 = "It is strange writing. You don't understand it. It appears to be vahnatai, but you aren't sure.";
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33 = "It is vahnatai writing. These tablets must have been brought up from the underworld during the Empire War. Fortunately, you know just enough vahnatai lore to have a chance of deciphering them.";
34 = "Not a good chance, but a chance.";
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36 = "You find several simple, heavily-worn spellbooks, used to provide initial training to the Empire's young war mages. The rituals described are simple but timeless.";
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38 = "You find a beautifully illuminated prayer book, centuries old. It is titled, _Displays for the Impression of the Unbeliever, For the Use Of the Bold Missionary._";
39 = "You read it with great interest. It teaches rituals to create impressive visual displays, to intimidate the infidel. Some of them have great practical value.";
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41 = "You find an old book of potion recipes. Not surprisingly, most of it has been dissolved by lab mishaps. Fortunately, one long and complicated entry is still intact.";
42 = "You learn how to make a powerful protective salve, using Mandrake and Spiritual and Energetic herbs.";
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44 = "There is a pile of thin sheets of mica on top of this pedestal.";
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46 = "Zang is strange, but he is true to his word. He leads you through an intensive series of meditation exercises and physical workouts. It takes time, but you do grow stronger.";
47 = "In the end, he says, _You have learned well. I feel you have become more experienced. Come later, and I will teach you more, if I can._";
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49 = "Zang is dead. He looks tranquil again.";
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