Chapter 4
By the time I reached the center of the labyrinth, I felt more relaxed, more open to whatever was going to happen. Having traveled inward with the spiral path, I felt at peace with the outer world. I was here and I was going to learn something. That was all.
The center of the garden was shaped like a starburst, rays of yellow zinnias radiating out in points from a ten-foot wide circle paved with smooth iridescent glass pebbles. The first time I had walked the labyrinth, I had expected the stones to be hot to the touch. Anansanna shone on them twenty-four-seven. Airmed had told me that the iridescent coating allowed the glass to remain at a constant temperature, matching the ambient heat of the air so that they did not burn. The bed of stones was so thick and deep that you could
