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There were eight guards on this platform, but they let us pass without more than a friendly gesture, their scouts having, no doubt, seen us long before and ascertained our identity and intentions. They seemed to have been expecting the return of Wagner's group, though the addition of me they appeared to eye curiously. THERE WERE EIGHT GUARDS ON THIS PLATFORM BUT THEY LET US PASS WITHOUT MORE THAN A FRIENDLY GESTURE THEIR SCOUTS HAVING NO DOUBT SEEN US LONG BEFORE AND ASCERTAINED OUR IDENTITY AND INTENTIONS THEY SEEMED TO HAVE BEEN EXPECTING THE RETURN OF WAGNER'S GROUP THOUGH THE ADDITION OF ME THERE APPEARED TO EYE CURIOUSLY
t I soon discovered his reasons and thanked him. Wagner returned from the guards and, finding that we were ready to proceed, led us to the far corner of the platform, where we were joined by Taurus. We then set off on a road that ran above the lower levels of the canopy, made from jointed platforms that were attached to the massive limbs of the trees, meeting the branches of the next tree half way across, forming a continuous, snaking path far above the ground. Traveling on those paths we made our way criss-crossingly to the west. The walking was no more difficult than on the ground, for the boards were firmly secured to the great branches, which were at least five or six feet wide, and there were short rails as well. After no more than half an hour of travel on the 'Treeway', we reached another large platform in the center of a great tree which was very much like the first one, excepting that the trunk of the tree came up through its center and there was a door leading into the trunk. COME BY SPIRITS BUT I SOON DISCOVERED HIS REASONS AND THANKED HIM WAGNER RETURNED FROM THE GUARDS AND FINDING THAT WE WERE READY TO PROCEED LED US TO THE FAR CORNER OF THE PLATFORM WHERE WE WERE JOINED BY TAURUS WE THEN SET OFF ON A ROAD THAT RAN ABOVE THE LOWER LEVELS OF THE CANOPY MADE FROM JOINTED PLATFORMS THAT WERE ATTACHED TO THE MASSIVE LIMBS OF THE TREES MEETING THE BRANCHES OF THE NEXT TREE HALF WAY ACROSS FORMING A CONTINUOUS SNAKING PATH FAR ABOVE THE GROUND TRAVELLING ON THOSE PATHS WE MADE OUR WAY CRISS CROSSINGLY TO THE WEST THE WALKING WAS NO MORE DIFFICULT THAN ON THE GROUND FOR THE BOARDS WERE FIRMLY SECURED TO THE GREAT BRANCHES WHICH WERE AT LEAST FIVE OR SIX FEET WIDE AND THERE WERE SHORT RAILS AS WELL AFTER NO MORE THAN HALF AN HOUR OF TRAVEL ON THE TREE WAY WE REACHED ANOTHER LARGE PLATFORM IN THE CENTRE OF A GREAT TREE WHICH WAS VERY MUCH LIKE THE FIRST ONE EXCEPTING THAT THE TRUNK OF THE TREE CAME UP THROUGH ITS CENTRE AND THERE WAS A DOOR LEADING INTO THE TRUNK
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