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THANK YOU ) | FOR YOUR {j\))) i S . 4 3 2 WX TSB ox I HEARD THIS FROM THE KING, BUT THE UNDERGROUND PRISON WAS BUILT AFTER THE TIME OF THE INQUISITION, AND IT GOES DOWN NO FURTHER THAN ABOUT THE DEPTH OF THE TOWER. HOW FAR | DOWN \ ) DOES THIS | HOLE GO,
THE ORIGIN OF THIS KINGDOM'S NAME, MIDLAND? NO...DOES THAT HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH THIS HOLE? THE HOLE ITSELF EXISTED | LONG BEFORE THE PRISON WAS BUILT. ITS DEPTH IS GREATER THAN ANY MOUNTAIN IN ALL OF MIDLAND... IT GOES BACK A LONG TIME, ABOUT A THOUSAND YEARS AGO. KEE “IN THOSE DAYS THIS CONTINENT W\\'! SAW CONSTANT \ WARRING BETWEEN SMALL CITY-STATES \\ IND MANY DIFFERE:
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I-I'M THIS D-DON'T BE | PLACHE'S AFRAID, YOUR eae JAILER. HIGHNESSH. T-T'M KIND OF A MESSH TO LOOK AT. SHOLDIERS, TOO. THEY'LL COME J RUNNING SHOON, SHO GIVE UP NISHE AND Y-YOUR HIGHNESSH, BE PATIENT HERE A BIT LONGER.
YOu THE THE one ONE? WHO DID ALL THIS TO GRIFFITH? LOT OF EFFORT INTO TORTURING HIM. NUNN Bako B-BESHIDES. HISH MAJESHTY SHAID I COULD DO WHATEVER I WANTED, SHO I DID. HEHHH, I'VE NEVER HAD A PUPIL ASH PRETTY ASH HIM IN MY CARE. HM: A Mh Wh \Z ki EVEN IF N-NO USHE GETTIN’ YOU HIT MAD. THISH DOOR IT WITH ISH FOUR TIMES A HAMMER NORMAL IT DON'T THICKNESSH. BUDGE. &