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not so giving when I wanted
to leave it.
But as the railing grew closer the lift grew easier. I reached out
for the brass rail that was apparently a fixture of each level. On
beautiful metal supports it hung away from the wall, just above the level
of the floor, giving Dragons something to hold.
I climbed over the railing and sat down on the stone of the ring
before realizing that I had not removed my pack. I had managed to fly
maybe five dozens of feet with at least fifty pounds extra on my back. I
felt good. "Is it the air?"
"It is you!" Ryu said, laughing. "You looks so stunned, Darynn. In
any event, this was once my home, when I was was a youth and so had a
youth's bed. My master, who used to live in this dome, moved far away, and
I inherited it from him."
It had a bed, although when I pulled the top sheet up dust flew,
making me cough. "Sorry," Ryu said. "I haven't had time to really clean
this place the way it should."
"I'll manage. Where might I find a broom?"
"Fourth ring," Ryu replied, grinning. "Over there." He gestured with
a wing, and a beam of ligh
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