He could recognize Grant, tall and gaunt, moving his hand slowly to light a cigarette, then changing his mind and putting lighter and cigarette in his pocket. Are you going to keep her here? She'll be easier to control. They were doing it by themselves, like little worms crawling out of their holes, turning round and round, then dropping out. Well, said Araman, when did it begin? A year ago? Five minutes ago? One second ago? Isn't it obvious that the past begins an instant ago? The dead past is just another name for the living present.
It was an adequate but horrible explanation. The girls were all through now. Don't be narrow-minded, said the elf stiffly. I grinned.
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