together they picked up the pole and carried it out of sight of the door , placing it in a dark passage off to the side of the main one . turson returned to the door and sprinkled the dust , covering their footprints . he stepped into the back hall and studied his handiwork . '' it looks good , '' said sali . '' he will not guess that we passed through . '' '' let 's hope not , '' said
turson

'' yea verily , '' said sally . '' antler is n't just an ordinary duck , '' said demo . '' he 's full of sour gas extracted from rotting vegetables . '' '' oh , we all have that ! '' said sally . '' it 's the duck condition . '' '' but antler has more gas than anyone else , '' said
demo

what little breath i have left catches in my throat . he ca n't be serious . i did n't think he 'd be happy , exactly , about finding me here , but worst case scenario i expected security to march me back outside the gates and leave it at that . i ca n't be arrested . i 've barely been able to cover my bills these last couple of months-i definitely ca n't afford
bail