"I had a word with one of the tour people," Michael said quietly to Tom as they sat at the lace-covered table. "Gave them a few bucks. We’ll be able to get into the less, er, authorized places. I didn’t want to mention any names, just told him we were looking for some authentic shamanism, not just the tourist stuff. Of course, he’ll think that we just want the next-to-tourist stuff rather than the real thing. But it gives us a start. I’ll drop this Shakala’s name later and see what reaction I get."