"That was wonderful!" exclaimed Aleia after Benia finished her song. The common room was suddenly filled with applause as everyone clapped their hands for Benia. She blushed and said "You're welcome. I had a feeling that we all needed a song."
"Yes, we did. Thank you for that, it was beautiful," said Aleia. Gilly, who had been woken up by the applause, nodded and smiled blearily. As Aleia sipped her mug of tea, she surveyed the room and saw that it was full of people enjoying their drinks, some in front of the fire and some at tables. She yawned a little and asked,"So where do you think your travels will take you next, Benia?"
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"There's a big...machine in the sky...some kind of electric snake...coming straight at us."
"Shoot it," said my attorney.
"Not yet...I want to study its habits."
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