He nodded at the chalk drawing. “Memorise this figure, and hold it in mind when you swim.” “That’s all?” “It will suffice. The internal representation of this figure in your mind will instruct the Jugglers as to your needs. You’d better take them a gift, of course. They don’t do something of this magnitude for free.” “A gift?” Sylveste was wondering what kind of gift one could possibly offer to an entity which resembled a floating island of seaweed and algae. “You’ll think of something. Whatever it is, make sure it’s information-dense. Otherwise you’ll bore them. You wouldn’t want to bore
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Memorize this figure, and bring the Shroud an information-dense gift
