Her gray eyes opened wide. "How long have you been here?"

"Not very long."

"I thought not. Don't you know those subjects are on the index? They're

forbidden. The Dohlmites destroy any such book no sooner than they get

their hands on it. They even destroy anyone who has made a study of it."

He shook his head.

"I'm sorry," she replied, "but there isn't a paragraph on plant life in

the library." Her gray eyes brightened. "What about me? You could take

me out. I'm a hell of a sight more fun than those musty books."

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