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! But why had the 'despicable'
Governor Tarkstooth figured so prominently in it as well? She
certainly had never fantasized about HIM in Yuko's mind!
"Are you so sure about that?" Vandorth asked, reading Yuko's mind.
Caitlin turned, startled, then smiled at the wizard who was standing a
few feet away.
"Well, I guess I've wondered about him some," Yuko Ogura said. "I
didn't see how anyone could be so pleasant and so cruel at the same
time. Now that I think about it, he IS pretty fascinating, with that
aristocratic air about him, and that extreme courtesy, even when he's
threatening a helpless woman or destroying a planet."
"Exactly," Vandorth said. "When I read your mind on the ship, I
saw that you were almost as fascinated with the older gentleman as you
were with the idea of a handsome, sexual Dark Fader. Granted, your
interest in Tarkstooth was not exactly sexual, but the interest was
definitely there, so I brought him into the dream and helped you
understand him a bit better. I dare say, you'll never see that movie
with quite the same eyes again."
Caitlin laughed heartily. "You can say that again!" Then she
thanked Vandorth for a most satisfying day, and wandered back to the
park to wait for Zarth and
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