”“So what then?”“I need to follow the symbols of initiation,” Keith said.“That could be almost anything,” Maddie said. “Ancient religi...ons had all kinds of symbols—any that could be used in initiation.” They paced around the area looking for symbols.“But Gutenberg only created one set of initiation symbols. And he’s the one who wrote the instructions we are following.”“Shield, crescent, lozenge, cross,” Maddie recited the basic shapes of the original printer’s marks. “Caduceus, pyramid, chalice,. ’ My father is, after all, the King.”I muttered, “Yeah, even their thanks aren’t free.” I pasted a smile on my face. “We have to wait until we get back to talk to Jam’s mother and see what availability the church has and how it fits what we want.”Jam said, “We don’t want crazy big but it still won’t be small.”Suddenly, I heard a buzzing sound. Anna slipped her hand into a pocket and pulled a fob-looking device. She said, “Look to internal channel two.”We turned the television on. It was on. Finally, it got quiet again except for Jennie’s sobs. “Okay, Mom, it is your turn now.” I opened my eyes to see them untying Jennie from the table. She was so exhausted that they had to support her so that she could walk. They took her over to a metal pole and tied her hands behind her around the pole. She was so weak that she just slumped to her knees with one leg on each side of the pole. The two men now walked over to me and started rubbing my breasts. It was then that I. Know that the House of Coor will make sure my death is not wasted."He caught a swish of red-trimmed purple out of the corner of his eye and he was not sure he cared. The General turned and stalked through the aisle respectfully made for him, hands reaching out to brush him as he passed. There was more than one jaded functionary and court butterfly with tears streaming down their face as Kallath walked through the crowd, Jadis and Gendor following him. Clearly word of his fate was already known.
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