Wyvernhold

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VERA TOBIAS knew that the gatekeeper of Wyvernhold was a giant but was still surprised when he proved tall enough to look over an elephant.

This giant could not be a real person—a zoon as the scientists put it. He was a zooid. The process of making zooids had earned Sigrnund Palraa the fortune needed for Wyvernhold.

The giant bent to peer. With a trembling hand, Vera thrust the invitation-card out of the window. The giant took it and began reading it with a flash light the size of a hydrant, Palma had warned Vera to bring the card to show, just as he had warned her not to tell anybody she was coming. The reason for the latter demand was his desire to keep people off his estate. If the news got out that he was entertaining, he said, reporters and other vermin would try to sneak in. And, while the grounds were well posted about the dangers of trespassing, he did not want the complications that ensued when even the most flagrant trespasser was killed.

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