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 For a short time you crouch before the shining beam of light and consider its purpose. Your studies at the Temple tell you that this could be one of two things; an alarm designed to give away the position of unwanted visitors, or a Hordim device artificed to kill with a single touch. It is your understanding that both work in a similar fashion, and because of your training you know exactly how to disable them.
Carefully you follow the line of incandescent light across the width of the steps, to a small metal tube that extends slightly from the wall at your right. Without placing your hand into the beam you take an amount of dust from one of the steps and throw it into the steeply rising passage . In the confines of the stairway a slight breeze moves past you, a movement of air that propels the fine grit upwards. Immediately the dust glistens and smokes as it passes through a tracery of additional beams unseen in the darkness. This only confirms what you feared most, even a touch will bring a swift end, but thankfully the solution is simple. With the pommel of your sword you hammer the small tube flat, breaking the beam and dissolving away the web of hidden light.
Again you throw a small amount of dust before you, but this time there is no sign of the deadly incandescence. Not for the last time do you give thanks for the foresight of your teachers at the Temple. You cannot waste any more time here however. It is time to move on.
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This book, and its associated books and other documents in the Chronicles of Arborell series are the intellectual property of the author, Wayne F Densley, and all rights are reserved by him. Windhammer is best viewed at 1024 x 768 resolution. Any questions regarding the Chronicles of Arborell can be answered by emailing the author at densleyw@shoal.net.au
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