i said as i struggled to comprehend his words . howie looked around , then finally grabbed a baseball-sized rock that lay near him and held it where i could see . '' this rock is about the size of a baseball , yet it 's a lot heaver than a baseball . the reason why is because the molecules that make up this rock are packed a lot closer together than the molecules that make up a
baseball

i hoped you would come , but was afraid you would n't , '' marial said as she hugged each of her brothers in turn . '' you should not have gone off alone , '' said bearl . '' i was only going to go a short distance , '' she said . '' we have seen no one in all our month 's here . i thought it was safe . '' '' it is not safe , '' said
bearl

i know the thief , and there 's no way you could have kept him out of riva . what concerns me is how he was able to lay hands on it without being destroyed by its power . '' brand spread his hands helplessly . '' we woke one morning , and it was gone . the priests were only able to divine the name of the
thief