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Evan Margetson's avatar

“Say please” ! For some reason this touch brought me right in there with him.

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Mendoza-dk's avatar

OMG poor Gilgamek!! I will not survive reading about 20 strokes, never mind Gilgamek living through them. Misericordia, por favor!!!

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JW Mansour's avatar

I think Our Hero is going to come to the attention of the Autarch who will either feel threatened or will see an opportunity. Loving this story!

Question: when they talk of mining or tunneling are they working underground or are they digging through landfills?

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Junot Díaz's avatar

they are digging through the impacted carbonized detritus of destroyed civilizations ...as soon will be revealed

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JW Mansour's avatar

I didn’t mean to jump ahead in the story but this is excellent: “impacted carbonized detritus of destroyed civilizations.” And it’s historically accurate. Just look anywhere there’s been human habitation for centuries and you’ll find the current civilization built on the bones of those prior.

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Copper Frog's avatar

Very fun chapter with lots of intrigue. I'm curious if we're going to learn that Gilgamek's skin is thicker than he thinks. Looking forward to the next one.

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Stephanie Thomas Montero's avatar

Guau!

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Mia Wolff's avatar

This is great—a classic page turner with your crazy sense of the world & language!

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