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TREES, TREES, TREES!
‘The trees had already started growing when I arrived,’ Hamlet said. ‘They extended out perhaps half as far as they do now. At first, I thought they were supposed to be here, but they covered the entire dig site and there was no one around. It seems the more days that pass, the faster they grow.’
Thordric watched him, feeling the tea losing its effect finally, though it should have lasted much longer than that. Hamlet suddenly pointed to the Crystos Mentos around Thordric’s neck; it was glowing faintly. ‘I’ve never seen a stone glow like that before,’ he commented.
Was that what was taking away the effects of the tea so quickly?
‘Anyway,’ Hamlet continued, shifting slightly. ‘I thought that maybe they had gone back to their hotel in Valley Edge, and I thought a
