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Satisfied that he had disinfected every wound, he dropped the towel and clung weakly to the side of the jeep. He grunted out a string of English oaths, and capped them with an obscene Spanish blasphemy he had picked up among the Fourth Level inhabitants of his island home of Nerros, to the south, and a thundering curse in the name of Mogga, Fire God of Dool, in a Third Level tongue. SATISFIED THAT HE HAD DISINFECTED EVERY WOUND HE DROPPED THE TOWEL AND CLUNG WEAKLY TO THE SIDE OF THE JEEP HE GRUNTED OUT A STRING OF ENGLISH OATHS AND CAPPED THEM WITH AN OBSCENE SPANISH BLASPHEMY HE HAD PICKED UP AMONG THE FOURTH LEVEL INHABITANTS OF HIS ISLAND HOME OF NEROS TO THE SOUTH AND A THUNDERING CURSE IN THE NAME OF MOGA FIRE GOD OF DUEL IN A THIRD LEVEL TONGUE
ha Karf had advised him to carry a needler, or a blaster, or a neurostat-gun, but Verkan Vall had been unwilling to take such arms onto the Fourth Level. In event of mishap to himself, it would be all too easy for such a weapon to fall into the hands of someone able to deduce from it scientific principles too far in advance of the general Fourth Level culture. But there had been one First Level item which he had permitted himself, mainly because, suitably packaged, it was not readily identifiable as such. Digging a respectable Fourth-Level leatherette case from under the seat, he opened it and took out a pint bottle with a red poison-label, and a towel. Saturating the towel with the contents of the bottle, he rubbed every inch of his torso with it, so as not to miss even the smallest break made in his skin by the septic claws of the nighthound. Whenever the lotion-soaked towel touched raw skin, a pain like the burn of a hot iron shot through him; before he was through, he was in agony. OF THE JEEP TORTA KARK HAD ADVISED HIM TO CARRY A NEEDLER OR A BLAST OR A NERROW STACK GUN BUT VERKAN VALL HAD BEEN UNWILLING TO TAKE SUCH ARMS ON TO THE FOURTH LEVEL IN THE EVENT OF MISHAP TO HIMSELF IT WOULD BE ALL TOO EASY FOR SUCH A WEAPON TO FALL INTO THE HANDS OF SOME ONE ABLE TO DEDUCE FROM IT SCIENTIFIC PRINCIPLES TOO FAR IN ADVANCE OF THE GENERAL FOURTH LEVEL CULTURE BUT THERE HAD BEEN ONE FIRST LEVEL ITEM WHICH HE HAD PERMITTED HIMSELF MAINLY BECAUSE SUITABLY PACKAGED IT WAS NOT READILY IDENTIFIABLE AS SUCH DIGGING A RESPECTABLE FOURTH LEVEL LEATHERET CASE FROM UNDER THE SEAT HE OPENED IT AND TOOK OUT A PINT BOTTLE WITH A RED POISON LABEL AND A TOWEL SATURATING THE TOWEL WITH THE CONTENTS OF THE BOTTLE HE RUBBED EVERY INCH OF HIS TORSO WITH IT SO AS NOT TO MISS EVEN THE SMALLEST BREAK MADE IN HIS SKIN BY THE SEPTIC CLAWS OF THE NIGHTHOUND WHEREVER THE LOCE AND SILK TOWEL TOUCHED RAW SKIN A PAIN LIKE THE BURN OF A HOT IRON SHOT THROUGH HIM BEFORE HE WAS THROUGH HE WAS IN AGONY
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