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"Probably there's a way to detect magic even in small quantities with sufficiently delicate electronics. Bet Minor invents it. Let's do the weightlessness thing."

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So he goes feather-light and can then be tugged by Cam down towards Erdanet, inconveniently buffeted by air currents.

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Cam eventually switches to a bridal carry.

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They get some stares as they approach.

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That's not unreasonable. Cam lands by the bureau of tourism and sets Timothy down, not letting go until he won't be blown away.

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He makes himself unweightless and gives Cam a kiss.

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Yay!

And what does the board of tourism have to say?

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"Uh, hi. How can we help you?"

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Computer translation to the rescue. "We're tourists! What should we see while we're here?"

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"Do you Quenya? We have a small staff who Quenya -"

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"I speak Quenya."

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By 'small staff' they turn out to mean an intern who looks younger than Timothy. "The stars shine on the hour of our meeting!" he says in Quenya. "Everyone thought I was stupid for taking this language in school and then lightleapers, it's fantastic. How can I help you?"

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"We would like to do some tourist things and had no idea where to start!" Aside to Timothy he translates and reads the intern's nametag.

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"Uh, okay, historical sites? Museums? Temples? Shopping malls?"

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"We have very broad interests but I think heavier on the museums than the malls."

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"There's a map labelled in Quenya." He starts bustling around file drawers to find it.

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"If it's titled uniquely I can make a copy and you don't have to hunt it up.."

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Blink. "Oh is this the summoning thing that has the Valar all everywhere - yeah, it's titled 'Erdanet: A Guidebook for the Thirteenth Century -"

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"Yeah, it's that. Thanks!" Book.

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And he can point out attractions! Temples to Melkor, here here and here, these ones date back to the Utumno days, art museums, history museums, national capital, embassies, guided tours...

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"Are the temples in ongoing use?"

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"Some of them, most are just tourist traps. If you want to talk to actual religious people I recommend Sergal -"

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"I confess to some curiosity." (Translation for Timothy.)

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"I'm sure they'd be happy to talk to you - none of them will have Quenya, though - I can see if I can get permission to come along and translate?"

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"Is my computer translation that bad? I'd appreciate that."

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