14
Jupiter Kang
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Tavon
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The east end of IR-B, the School of Jaodan, is like a small city buried in the wilderness. In the middle of a forest of red and gold leaves, concrete roads weave around tall, steel buildings with glass walls. From our point of view, at the foot of yet another mountain, we can see motorists riding either scooters or small motorcycles around restaurants and supermarkets with golden banners. One high rise tower has the narrow body of a plant stem, but the top of it is rounded, has circular glass windows, and looks too wide for the structure to support it.
As we cross through a bazaar near the golden arches we enter from, Raiko asks if we can stop by a blacksmith, and I oblige him. He takes his time studying every sword in the shop, and I soon grow impatient.
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