“If either of our calamars is moving, the distance between us would constantly be changing. Under those conditions, the calamars might not be able to establish the other’s position. Perhaps both must be stationary—as they are now.”

    “Bright lad! That might be the case. Tomorrow we find out. And they must be accurate, because both show exactly the same distance between our locations. We end this transmission now.”

    He dropped the warm instrument to the ground. Contact with Gilin was broken and the calamar’s opacity returned. No interference, interruption, or attack that time, thought the magician. Perhaps our luck is changing.

    Diliani and the others returned and Speckarin told them what happened. One more...

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