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They greeted me amorously, with a mixture of eagerness, excitement, and hope painted on their purloined countenances, taken from the sleepless spirits of several departed generations of war hardened veterans. THEY GREETED ME EMORIOUSLY WITH A MIXTURE OF EAGERNESS EXCITEMENT AND HOPE PAINTED ON THEIR PURLOINED COUNTENANCES TAKEN FROM THE SLEEPLESS SPIRITS OF SEVERAL DEPARTED GENERATIONS OF WAR HARDENED VETERANS
 and the southern plains to them. The lake itself is of little importance, yet whoever conquers it will conquer all." "Interesting," I said, "But I do not understand how you seem to imply that I am your ancestor, while Onan seemed to mean the opposite, that you are my ancestors." "It is strange and complex, and we understand very little of it, ourselves. The time for the council has come though, for our talk has dwindled away the afternoon. Perhaps some of your questions will there be answered. But come, let us go." "Very well," I said, "Take me to your leaders." From that room, the one I had awoken in, it wasn't very far to the council room. Exiting it, we turned down a short, closed hallway that opened into the concealed area behind the podium that I spoke of earlier. On the sofa where I had fallen asleep was seated Wagner and on a circle of smaller chairs around the edges of the area were seated about ten stately looking Canitaurs, clean and well dressed, according to their customs. RANATISSAM THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS BELONG TO US AND THE SOUTHERN PLAINS TO THEM THE LAKE ITSELF IS OF LITTLE IMPORTANCE YET WHOEVER CONQUERS IT WILL CONQUER ALL INTERESTING I SAID BUT I DO UNDERSTAND HOW YOU SEEM TO IMPLY THAT I AM YOUR ANCESTOR WHILE OWNEN SEEMED TO MEAN THE OPPOSITE THAT YOU ARE MY ANCESTORS IT IS A STRANGE AND COMPLEX AND WE UNDERSTAND VERY LITTLE OF IT OURSELVES THE TIME FOR THE COUNCIL HAS COME THOUGH FOR OUR TALK HAS DWINDLED AWAY THE AFTERNOON PERHAPS SOME OF YOUR QUESTIONS WILL THERE BE ANSWERED BUT COME LET US GO VERY WELL I SAID TAKE ME TO YOUR LEADERS FROM THAT ROOM THE ONE I HAD AWOKEN IN IT WASN'T VERY FAR TO THE COUNCIL ROOM EXITING IT WE TURNED DOWN A SHORT CLOSED HALLWAY THAT OPENED INTO THE CONCEALED AREA BEHIND THE PODIUM I SPOKE OF EARLIER ON THE SOFA WHERE I HAD FALLEN ASLEEP WAS SEATED WAGNER AND ON A CIRCLE OF SMALLER CHAIRS AROUND THE EDGES OF THE AREA WERE SEATED ABOUT TEN STATELY LOOKING CANADORS CLEAN AND WELL DRESSED ACCORDING TO THEIR CUSTOMS
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