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. There was no way the
gnomes could get over the wall, so they left, vowing,
however, to return."
"Hear! Hear!" cried the gnomes.
"A month later, a gnome army arrived at Castle Gargath
with a huge, steam-powered siege engine. It reached the
wall of the castle, but broke down just short of its goal. The
gnomes retreated with heavy losses. Two months later, the
gnomes returned with an even larger steam-powered siege
engine. This engine plowed into the first, caught fire, and
burned. The gnomes retreated with even heavier losses.
Three months later, the gnomes were back with a colossal,
steam-powered siege engine. It lumbered over the ashes of
the first two siege engines and was thundering toward the
wall when the drive mechanism broke down. The engine,
with a mighty groan, toppled over on its side, smashing
down the wall. Although not quite what they'd had in mind,
the gnomes were delighted."
More cheering.
"But, as they rushed through the breech in the wall, a
steel gray light beamed forth from the stone, blinding
everyone. When Lord Gargath could see again, he saw - to
his astonishment - that the gnomes were fighting among
themselves!"
Frowns here and cries of "Liar! We were misquoted!"
"One faction of gnomes was demanding that they be
given the Graygem to carve up and turn into wealth
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