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Katinka's head and shoulders popped up over the screen. Hal examined the fort through the lens of his telescope and noted thebanner of Islam flying above the tower, and the serried ranks of cannonalong the tops of the walls. But Aboli had won this reprieve forhim, and he dared not squander it. Cumbrae glanced around him with a penetrating eye, assessing thestrength of the de fences It might be peace now, bu

Then he glanced around thecourtyard. The rest of the prisoners were herded down to the next level of thedungeon. Yes! Hal nodded vigorously. And when we have runout of rocks to throw, we will take the steel to them.