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Radium

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May 13, 2006, 11:48 AM
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Later I think you should put those on top of eachother. It wouldn't do anything, but it would look like a little glass house.

Fawriel tried to help me up, but I pushed him away. I could limp fine on my own. I slapped the small crystal away from the doorway with the tip of my sword and the spikes retracted back into the ceiling. I lead the party back south to the deserted campsite.
"I think we're on the wrong track-" I began, but was cut off by Araches.
"You just noticed?"
I scowled at her, but continued. "We've been too preoccupied with the gems. Let's give the fountain another look. I don't see anything else we can do; all we CAN do is look harder."
We went west from the campsite until we were back at the fountain. The fountain room was considerably taller and wider than the others. In the center stood the fountain, its sides covered with symmetric, crystaline patterns. A glowing sphere attached to the top illuminated the room, its white light refracting off the clear water and the intrecate geometry of the fountain.
"Is there anything we're missing?" I asked, implying people should look around. "Uberbob," I added, wanting to keep him out of my hair, "go back and search the campsite. If you find anything dangerous looking, provoke it. And run into one of the gem rooms." The gray rabbit nodded, saluted, and skipped back to the campsite.
"That wasn't very nice," Leetzan commented.
"Shut it and look for clues."
Araches already seemed to have gained an interest in the fountain. She beckoned for Fooruman to lend her his canoe paddle, and thrust it down into the fountain. It went down about a foot before stopping. Araches pulled the paddle out and carefully felt it. Determining there was no danger, she stuck her hand into the water. "It feels like regular water," she concluded, "and it's heated. That's why it isn't freezing. Feels good after all this ice."
"You should wash those wounds off later, Shur," Faw said to me. He walked back to Araches. "Is the water drinkable?"
"We'll know as soon as Uberbob gets back," she responded.
"What about the light at the top?" I asked, directing their attention back on the fountain.
Araches took the paddle and hit the light hard. It made a loud noise, but didn't break or move. "It's connected."
Uberbob, who had just pranced in through the east door, heard this. "Aww. Then we'll have to FIND a way to disconnect it!" he said. Araches rolled her eyes.