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Synan and Zoe walk on with the Garden
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Key that Prisem gave to them. A little further
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down the path, and the pathway splits into two:
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Forward and to the left. To the left, there is a
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large circular building. There is no roof, and the
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top is lined with large arches. In each arch is
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a music pedestal, with a book in each. Every
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book is closed.
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Synan and Zoe walk into the building.
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In the center is a girl, about twelve years old.
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She sits at a desk, writing. The girl notices them
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come in, and slides a book to the end of the desk
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closest to Synan and Zoe. Zoe takes the book.
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The cover is brown leather. In gold, a title is
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across the front. It reads “Book Temple”. Zoe
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opens it.
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“Here is where the second victim of
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The Land of No Return, after James, writes
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books of power for uses by Lord Wizeman.
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This book temple was created as a studio for
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Sarah, a twelve-year-old bookwriter. These
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books of power vary from books that transport
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you from place to place or world to world. They
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can also summon demons from the other world
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to wreak destruction among the Earth which we
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are so powerfully taking over.”
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Zoe turns the page.
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“If anyone whosoever uses any of these
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books for their own purpose, they’re misdeeds
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will not go unpunished.”
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That’s the end of the book. Zoe places
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the book back on the desk. Synan is no longer
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in the temple. Zoe talks to Sarah.
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“Can you make us a book to warp to
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Monk Garden?”
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“No.”
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“Why not?”
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“You read the book. You cannot use
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these books for your own purposes.”
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“Please?”
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“No.”
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Synan comes into the room. “All right,
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girlie. Get us a book to Monk Garden.”
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“Like I just told your girlfriend, no.”
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“My girlfriend?!”
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“Either way. I don’t want you two to
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get into trouble with Lord Wizeman.”
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“But we’re stuck in this small quarter
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of the island!” Synan yells.
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“We are?” Zoe says.
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“Yes. We can no longer cross Hell’s
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River, and the Earth Barrier is all that’s ahead,
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which is also locked.”
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Sarah listens, “Okay. I’ll give you the
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book. Link at your own risk.”
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“Link?” Zoe asks.
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“That’s another word for Warp. The
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warp books link from your location to the
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location you’re going, so we just say Link.”
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Sarah opens a drawer in her desk
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and pulls out a book with a purple leather
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cover. In gold on the front says “Monk
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Garden.” Synan takes the book and opens
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it. On the first page is a small window. In
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the window is a camera view circling around
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a small clearing in the forest. There are black
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doors on the side of the volcano.
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“Touch the window to link.”
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Synan touches the window and vanishes,
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pixel-by-pixel it seems, but at a remarkable fast
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rate. The book falls a little and lands in Zoe’s hand.
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“Oh wait! Take this book with you. It’s
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a book to return here.” Sarah gives Zoe another
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purple book that reads, “Book Temple”. Zoe
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holds it under her arm and uses her free hand to
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press down on the picture of the Monk Garden book.
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Zoe vanishes. To her, since she is transporting pixel-
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by-pixel, half of her is at point one, half and point two.
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Her vision is slowly transported to point two.
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Zoe quickly joins Synan at the garden, holding
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the purple Book Temple linking book. They went clear
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across the island. There a many monks here. Zoe lets
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Clawz out to battle them. Soon, they have a Monk
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unconscious. Synan throws a marble and catches the
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Monk. Another Monk says, “Hey! That’s an Ideya
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Marble! How’d you get it?”
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“So old guy on Earth.” Synan answers.
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The monk notices the Flower Key in Zoe’s
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pocket. “You brought the Flower Key! Hey guys!
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The Flower Key is back!”
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“It’s not for you! Not unless you give
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us the Ice Key!”
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“Oh. Give us the key and we’ll get you
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the Ice Key!”
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“I don’t trust you. Come on, Synan!”
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Zoe walks up to the black door and
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opens it. A few petrified Monks run out as the
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door opens. “Oh, thank you for releasing me,
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humans!” The say.
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Zoe and Synan walk inside. The doors
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close, but its not dark. There is a faint red glow
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lighting up a beautiful underground garden.
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They walk down a staircase and enter a small
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room with a window looking out upon the lava
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in the volcano. Sitting here is a Monk sweating
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like a dog, using the Ice Key to cool himself
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off.
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“Give us the key!” Synan yells.
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“No way!” The Monk replies.
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“Why you cotton-picking little--”
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“Hold on.” Zoe interrupts.
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“What?” Synan says.
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“Nothing.”
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“Anyway, Monk, give me the
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key or suffer!” Synan says.
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“By who? You? Wahahaha!”
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“Yes!” Synan picks the Monk
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up by its tail. It scratches Synan across
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the face. In pain, Synan whips it out the
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window into the lava. Zoe takes the key.
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“Synan. It’s time to return to the
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Book Temple.” Zoe says.
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“Right.”
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Zoe holds out the book. Synan warps.
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Syrus comes up behind Zoe. “Zoe. Can I
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warp back, too?”
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“No way!”
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“Well, too bad. You’ll drop the book
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when you warp. Then I can pulverize Synan!”
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Zoe holds the book above the lava to
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warp. When she’s gone, the book falls into the
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lava.
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“Damn you!”
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