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"This is the room."
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Kahelonay led me to the main room, which was lined with stone platforms on which the bodies of the dead were laid out.
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The room was filled with a strong atmosphere. The amount of the element in the air was on a par with that of the frontier.
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And perhaps that is why the smell of decomposition is so slight.
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"Here, the corpse is laid to rest for a period of time until the demon element in the corpse is released.
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After making a gesture of prayer, Kaheronay shows a number of bodies lined up on a platform.
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All of them have been carefully processed and wrapped in clean cloths, and they are neatly arranged one by one on the table. One body on one stand.
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The tops of the tables are empty in some places, probably because the amount of magical elements in the human body varies from person to person. When the magical elements have been drained from the body, the body is probably moved to another place.
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"This is where Gern and the other resurrected bodies were found.
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Kahelonee indicated the place. Only there was an empty space above the platform.
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The space was the size of a human body, several people's bodies, to be sure.
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"I see. May I touch the table?
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"Yes. No problem.
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I proceeded to the place, being careful not to touch the other bodies, as I stitched my way through the many stands that lined the room.
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"Do you know exactly which one was used to hold Gern's body, Kahelonay?"
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"Yes. That way.
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He took out what looked like a ledger, checked it, and told me that it was one platform to the right of where I was standing.
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"There are six tables available, centering on Gern, aren't there?
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"Yes. But one of them was originally empty.
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"I see. So five people are back.
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"That's right."
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I nodded one in reply to Kahelonay. Then I removed the glove from my right hand and slowly moved my hand toward the table where Ghane's body had been placed.
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