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He ached for her suddenly.

Then the pastry in his fingers slipped and dropped, scattering flakes and icing across the floor. Not pleasure but fear.

Something dark, like a shadow or a wisp of smoke moved out of her. It brushed along the bookcase and curled toward the wall. It drifted quickly over the marble floor. Its movement was deliberate, its shape slightly stooped and very thin. Like an old man leaving a building, the shape paused for an instant. The impression of a clawlike appendage gestured faintly, as though waving. Waving at him. Caliph blinked and the horrible apparition with its familiar posture and gait disappeared.

“Sena?”

She lifted her beautiful face to him.

“What?” She smiled and stretched up to kiss him, tasting of fruit. He recoiled. She didn’t seem to notice. It was a familiar kiss, reassuring and strong. It held nothing back. Caliph felt his resistance slide away.

“I love you, Caliph. You and I belong to the stars . . .”

PRONUNCIATIONS

A
in
father
. Mir
yhr.

Å

O
in
home
. Dåelôc.

Â

I
in
high
. Barâdaith.

AE

EY
in
whey
. Sienae.

UE
in
hue
. Mr
sh.

Ê

E
in
bend
. Nêl
.

I
in
ill
. N
s.

Î

E
in
eel
. În
.

Approximated with a glottal sound between
k
and
h
.
hloht.

A slightly softened vowel articulated between the
o
sounds of
over
and
on
. S
th.

Ô

O
in
oat
. Dåelôc.

Ü

Approximated by a punch to the stomach. A guttural
u
similar to that in
fun
. Ooil-Üauth.

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