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t ten times the clock
frequencies you can do back home."
Arriving at the armored door, Tar pushed his card into the
reader. The powered door slid slowly into its pocket within the
reinforced wall, and closed heavily behind them.
The group followed Tar down a thoroughly featureless hallway.
Just to the left of the grand staircase, they used the servants'
stairway in the northwest corner of the castle. Tar led his
friends down two flights of stairs. Many of the doors which were
immediately visible on the second floor had card locks.
Madge led the coterie down another long hall to a pair of
double doors. The doors swung inward after the presentation of
her card, and they entered the sparsely furnished library.
Warm sunlight suffused the library through the four inset,
floor-to-ceiling windows along the west side of the room.
"Usually this is a place of relaxation and study for members
of the royal family," Tar stated. "Generally, however, they avoid
us. It is strongly suggested that we reciprocate." Karen
recognized the usual response to I-hazards.
Madge showed them the three tall stacks that extended from
the north wall and smaller shelves and smaller tables which lined
the west wall. A desk sat in the center
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