No more ocarina music, and the woman had vanished.
Tug became more aware of his surroundings, as if awaking from a dream.
He stood on the edge of an artificial embankment. He suddenly realized the nature of the spot.
The Attawandaron Canal had been connected to the Cunhestiyuh River at intervals by short feeder canals, to refresh its flow. This was one such. A leaky yet still mostly functioning feedgate on the riverside was still in place, barring ingress of the River and making for a low water level in the feeder chute. Entering the Canal on the opposite side from the towpath, this feeder inlet, perhaps overgrown on its far end too, had been totally overlooked by Tug in his quest.
Tug looked down.
Nearly filling the narrow channel, the Tom Pudding floated below, lit up like an Oktobe
