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Wagner, who turned out to be a high official among them, led me to the top of the stage where the podium was, with a sofa, desk, and several chairs behind it, concealed from the council by the raised floor and walls that formed the base of the podium, creating a small, private anteroom for those at the podium. WAGNER WHO TURNED OUT TO BE A HIGH OFFICIAL AMONG THEM LED ME TO THE TOP OF THE STAGE WHERE THE PODIUM WAS WITH A SOFA DESK AND SEVERAL CHAIRS BEHIND IT CONCEALED FROM THE COUNCIL BY THE RAISED FLOOR AND WALLS THAT FORMED THE BASE OF THE PODIUM CREATING A SMALL PRIVATE ANTE ROOM FOR THOSE AT THE PODIUM
he Canitaurs. It was a custom among them to greet newcomers with an honor guard which escorted them to the body of dignitaries and aristocrats that would be waiting to welcome them in style. This was done for us, and we were led into the fortress' great room, which was used for discussions and debates, via another winding stairway that took us even further below the surface. It was a splendid room, equipped with all kinds of luxuries and embellishments and spreading out like a quarter circle around a central stage with a podium upon it. Seats were arranged in arching rows, with a sort of cluster of seats around a wooden desk being allotted to each of the members of the council and his aide de camps; there were two hundred such clusters. Sitting there like they had been woken from sleep to attend to us were the delegates, looking tired and untidy, a rare state for a Canitaur to be in, with their clothes ruffled, their hair uncombed, and their eyes glazed with a discordant state of mind. Y KNOWN BY THE CANADORS IT WAS A CUSTOM AMONG THEM TO GREET NEW COMERS WITH AN HONOR GUARD WHICH ESCORTED THEM TO THE BODY OF DIGNITARIES AND ARISTOCRATS THAT WOULD BE WAITING TO WELCOME THEM IN STYLE THIS WAS DONE FOR US AND WE WERE LED INTO THE FORTRESS GREAT ROOM WHICH WAS USED FOR DISCUSSIONS AND DEBATES FIRE AND OTHER WINDING STAIRWAY THAT TOOK US EVEN FURTHER BELOW THE SURFACE IT WAS A SPLENDID ROOM EQUIPPED WITH ALL KINDS OF LUXURIES AND EMBELLISHMENTS AND SPREADING OUT LIKE A QUARTER CIRCLE AROUND THE CENTRAL STAGE WITH A PODIUM UPON IT SEATS WERE ARRANGED IN ARCHING ROWS WITH A SORT OF CLUSTER OF SEATS AROUND A WOODEN DESK BEING ALLOTTED TO EACH OF THE MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL AND HIS AIDE DE CAMPS THERE WERE TWO HUNDRED SUCH CLUSTERS SITTING THERE LIKE THEY HAD BEEN AWOKEN FROM SLEEP TO ATTEND TO US WERE THE DELEGATES LOOKING TIRED AND UNTIDY A RARE ESTATE FOR A CANADOR TO BE IN WITH THEIR CLOTHES RUFFLED THEIR HAIR UNCOMBED AND THEIR EYES GLAZED WITH A DISCORDANT STATE OF MIND
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