"I have an announcement to make!" Uberbob declared. "Our local healer Fawriel has succeeded in making the pie higher!"
There was a very awkward silence, intercepted only by the applause of Fooruman. I stared down at the ground, hoping they would all look away soon. Finally Uberbob clapped me on the back, knocked me into the snow, and led us all though the gateway. L33tz4n slithered to my side and helped me up, then the five of us followed after him.
We journeyed North, East, North, West, North, West, North, West, North, and East. We came to a doorway leading North. A doorless doorway. Basically just a square-shaped hole in the wall. In fact there was a bit of misletoe hanging from it, perhaps for a splash of holiday cheer. I smiled at the misletoe, but suddenly a blast of magical fire dissintegrated it. I turned and saw Araches blowing the smoke from her finger. "No excuses for you to kiss me," she said to Uberbob.
Uberbob snapped his finger. "Foiled again..."
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