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Instead I became as genial as possible, realizing that whatever force was behind this, it was greater than I. INSTEAD I BECAME AS GENIAL AS POSSIBLE REALIZING THAT WHATEVER FORCE WAS BEHIND THIS IT WAS GREATER THAN I
of sparkling eyes, and two protruding ears. He was no more than four feet tall, and no less than three, with a dignified poise to him, and was dressed in a dark robe with a black and gold design on it. We looked at each other for a moment, he smiling pleasantly and me expressionless, for though I felt that I should be surprised, or at least bewildered, at the sight of a gnome in an underground cavern, I was not, it was as if I had almost been expecting it to happen, as if in the back of my mind I had already been there and done that. Perhaps it was only a case of predestined deja vu, or maybe it was something less tangible. Either way, the gnome then broke the silence again, saying: "Let me introduce myself, Jehu. I am Onan, the Lord of the Past, and these are the Chambers of History." He then paused for a moment, waiting for my reaction, which was, again, not too much surprised, but rather complacent, thought I didn't look bored or snobbish, as is sometimes the case in that situation. D WITH A SHARP ANGULAR NOSE A PAIR OF SPARKLING EYES AND TWO PROTRUDING EARS HE WAS NO MORE THAN FOUR FEET TALL AND NO LESS THAN THREE WITH A DIGNIFIED POISE TO HIM AND WAS DRESSED IN A BLACK ROBE WITH A BLACK AND GOLD DESIGN ON IT WE LOOKED AT EACH OTHER FOR A MOMENT HE SMILING PLEASANTLY AND ME EXPRESSIONLESS FOR THOUGH I FELT THAT I SHOULD BE SURPRISED OR AT LEAST BEWILDERED AT THE SIGHT OF A GNOME IN AN UNDERGROUND CAVERN I WAS NOT IT WAS AS IF I HAD ALMOST BEEN EXPENDING IT TO HAPPEN AS IF IN THE BACK OF MY MIND I HAD ALREADY BEEN THERE AND DONE THAT PERHAPS IT WAS ONLY A CASE OF PREDESTINED DEJAHU OR MAYBE IT WAS SOMETHING LESS TANGIBLE EITHER WAY THE NAME THAT BROKE THE SILENCE AGAIN SAYING LET ME INTRODUCE MYSELF JEHU I AM OWNON THE LORD OF THE PAST AND THESE ARE THE CHAMBERS OF HISTORY HE THEN PAUSED FOR A MOMENT WAITING FOR MY REACTION WHICH WAS AGAIN NOT TOO MUCH SURPRISED BUT RATHER COMPLACENT THOUGH I DIDN'T LOOK BORED OR SNOBBISH AS IS SOMETIMES THE CASE IN THAT SITUATION
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