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e carried Kyra's body up the long
stairway and out to the hill behind the castle. He set 's on the
cold ground and pushed on the dagger. It would be dawn soon; when
the sun's rays found her, would be no more.
He returned below ground, barring each entrance behind him
with heavy metal locks. He finally appeared in the main chamber
where Marissa waited for him.
"What comes next?" asked him.
"First, your instruction," he replied. "There are many
things you will need to know for your new life. Afterwards, the
Long Sleep, and when we awaken, we will feast."
smiled at the prospect, 's fangs strong and gleaming.
Two years later the instruction was finished, and they went
back together to the Cradle of Ages.
*** END OF PART ONE ***
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The time is the near future. Low-cost simulation devices -- like the
Star Trek holodeck -- are readily available and widely used in private
homes. These devices create utterly realistic environments and simulated
people, with whom real peopl
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