“Once, a long time ago, when the earth had a flat dark face and a belly of fire, back before the hills had grown so tall that they pushed the moon away, mankind was given a choice between life and death and through trickery or misinformation or something else, made the wrong choice. That is all there is to it.” “But what if,” asked Kudra, shooting Alobar a meaningful glance, “but what if we decided now to choose life?” “Then choose it,” said Pan. Again, Kudra and Alobar exchanged glances. “But would not that anger the gods?” Kudra asked. “Ha ha ha!” The laughter burst out of Pan like the
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