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 tried to shake Garzik free—before  find the arabi.  more. When he realized that they
 finally  slamming  the  reptile-  And went cold.  were now under his care and the
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 swirled  about  the  white  wood,  for breath. She seemed  so frail   He deserved a far worse fate.
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 growing cloud that became its  he had just witnessed. “Carry my  buried Agnez. He placed her within
 own living thing—and it engulfed  staff. It will keep you safe in this  the arms of the harsh land the arabi
 the mech pilot. Blinding the man  unsafe world.”  had spent a lifetime crossing, upon
 who threatened them. Eyes closed   Jak held her hand. It was leathery  a rocky knoll not far from the
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 hitting him.  Tears coming unbidden to his  would  honor the  arabi’s  memory
 Eventually gaining the upper  eyes, Jak blinked them away.  by  delivering  her  final  moments,
 hand,  Jak  went for  the  man’s   “I will.”  her ring, her staff. After that, he
 damaged arm, ripping it this way   A moment later, Agnez al-Zol—  did not know where he would go.
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 darkening the oasis.  goat curiosity. He wondered if they




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