39 EonTal There are those, while publicly decried by the scientific community, that have taken to the dissection of Ancient artifacts. As not all artifacts are protected by the crown, this is not illegal. But it is a waste. All dissection methods have revealed little as to the workings of the artifacts. —From Chipcoins to Levitating Trains: Artifacts of the Ancients “Dammit,” Cade growled as he found himself back in the same hallway he had been in only minutes before. The passageways in the Thread wound about in many different directions, and he was struggling to navigate. I’d never thought I’d say it, but I’m starting to miss Eos. He didn’t like having his mind read, but saving the world was a bit easier when you had an all-knowing machine to help you. Cade turned down a hallway and

