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    The Silk and the Song
    The Silk and the Song
    The Silk and the Song
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    The Silk and the Song

    By Charles Louis Fontenay

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    Charles Louis Fontenay was an American journalist and science fiction writer. He wrote science fiction novels and short stories
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherStart Classics
    Release dateFeb 13, 2015
    ISBN9781633559080
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      The Silk and the Song - Charles Louis Fontenay

      The Silk and the Song

      by Charles L. Fontenay

      Start Publishing LLC

      Copyright © 2012 by Start Publishing LLC

      All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce this book or portions thereof in any form whatsoever.

      First Start Publishing eBook edition October 2012

      Start Publishing is a registered trademark of Start Publishing LLC

      Manufactured in the United States of America

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      ISBN 978-1-63355-908-0

      Alan first saw the Star Tower when he was twelve years old. His young master, Blik, rode him into the city of FaMyn that day.

      Bilk had to argue hard before he got permission to ride Alan, his favorite boy. Blik's father, Wiln, wanted Blik to ride a man, because Wiln thought the long trip to the city might be too much for a boy as young as Alan.

      Blik had his way, though. Blik was rather spoiled, and when he began to whistle, his father gave in.

      All right, the human is rather big for its age, surrendered Wiln. 'Tou may ride it if you promise not to run it I don't want you breaking the wind of any of my prize stock."

      So Blik strapped the bridle-helmet with the handgrips on Alan's head and threw the saddle-chair on Alan's shoulders.

      Wiln saddled up Robb, a husky man he often rode on long trips, and they were off to the city at an easy trot

      The Star Tower was visible before they reached Falldyn. Alan could see its spire above the tops of the ttornot trees as soon as they emerged from the Blue Forest Blik saw it at the same time. Holding onto the bridle-helmet with erne four-fingered hand, Blik poked Alan and pointed.

      Look, Alan, the Star Tower! cried Blik. They say humans once lived in the Star Tower.

      Blik, when will you grow up and stop talking to the humans? chided his father. I'm going to punish you severely one of these days.

      Alan did not answer Blik, for it was forbidden for humans to talk in the Hussir language except in reply to direct questions. But he kept his eager eyes on the Star Tower and watched it loom taller and taller ahead of them, striking into the sky far above the buildings of the city. He quickened his pace, so that he began to pull ahead of Robb, and Robb had to caution him.

      Between the Blue Forest and Falklyn, they were still in wild country, where the land was eroded and there were no farms and fields. Little clumps of ttornot trees huddled here and there among the gullies and low hills, thickening back toward the Blue Forest behind them, thinning toward the northwest plain, beyond which lay the distant mountains.

      They rounded a curve in the dusty road, and Blik whistled in excitement from Alan's shoulders. A figure stood on a little promontory overhanging the road ahead of them.

      At first Alan thought it

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