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. "Thank you." Tassle-
hoff gave a raw cough. "The only area worth mapping
due east of Kendermore is the Ruins. And even that
isn't really worth mapping, since it's ruined." Tassle-
hoff gave a resigned shrug, then another thought
struck him.
"Hey, I once had a small map of the Tower of High
Sorcery there, and the magical grove surrounding it."
Denzil leaned into him, his fetid breath fanning the
kender's face. "What do you mean, 'had'?"
"Well, as I recall, there wasn't much detail on the
map -- just a bunch of trees with a beware sign on
them, then this tall, round tower, with lots of steps. I
don't remember how many rooms there were.
"Anyway, one day I was out of parchment and I
wanted to draw a new map -- of Neraka, I think. So I
sorted through the maps I had and I decided to use the
back of the one with the Tower on it.
"So where is that map?"
Tasslehoff shrugged again. "I haven't seen it in a
long time. I must have given it away." The kender
could see the human's hands trembling with rage.
"What's so important about that map? I've got
plenty of others."
"I might as well tell you," Denzil said, "since you're
about to die anyway. I stumbled upon half of that
same map in the office of some quack doctor in Ken-
dermore. Your half of that map showed the location of
a treasure. I want that treasure, and provided some-
one else doesn't already have it, I'm going to get it!"
With that, he pushed the kender to the floor against
the wall and prepared his crossbow.
"Well, then, if you're going to the tower, you're go-
ing to need to know how to get through the grove," Tas
said quickly, squirming away from the crossbow's
sight
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