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  Keeah nodded. “With any luck, we’ll find out what our quest is. And where Julie and Neal are. And how to save Jaffa City.”

  And maybe what ‘Reki-ur-set’ means! thought Eric.

  Another eerie call pierced the air. Whoooo!

  “Gethwing’s circling back,” said Keeah.

  “Okay, but no more swamps,” said Eric.

  Keeah smiled. “I agree. Let’s do something basic here. Let’s run!”

  “I like it,” said Eric. “To the mountain!”

  As they charged across the black earth, trying to stay clear of Gethwing, Eric and Keeah wondered the same thing: Were their friends together, and did they know where they were? And when they were?

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