Starhammer
“Before he reached the section he sought, a strip of bonded warehouses sealed behind steel gates, Jon had pulled himself down the handpole set in the center of the cavernous passageway for what seemed like hours.
When he saw the Baltitude Security Company logo, he halted and started counting. At the fifth tier of gates he found the one designated by Clawenton Ravenish, No. 45b. Here was supposed to be a locked gate, a hidden Elchite temple.
Instead Jon found an open gate and an open warehouse th...at was completely empty. Momentarily stunned, he floated inside the perfectly bare interior. The 10,000 credit units suddenly seemed light-years away again. And poor old Clawenton would have to forget his Elchite ceremonial vestments and altar of Earthstone. Whatever the Elchite trader had left there long ago, the Elchites following had already taken away.
With brows furrowed, Jon hurried back to the gravity zones.
When he finally got home it was only an hour before midnight and he was exhausted.MoreLess
When he saw the Baltitude Security Company logo, he halted and started counting. At the fifth tier of gates he found the one designated by Clawenton Ravenish, No. 45b. Here was supposed to be a locked gate, a hidden Elchite temple.
Instead Jon found an open gate and an open warehouse th...at was completely empty. Momentarily stunned, he floated inside the perfectly bare interior. The 10,000 credit units suddenly seemed light-years away again. And poor old Clawenton would have to forget his Elchite ceremonial vestments and altar of Earthstone. Whatever the Elchite trader had left there long ago, the Elchites following had already taken away.
With brows furrowed, Jon hurried back to the gravity zones.
When he finally got home it was only an hour before midnight and he was exhausted.MoreLess
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