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	At length you arrive at the Lourdanian Consulate 
Š	where a guard at the gate allows you both to enter 
Š	and wait in its cool, tree-shaded courtyard. A few 
Š	minutes later you are met by the consul's assistant, 
Š	a rotund little official called Cheary. He is shocked 
Š	to hear of the pirate attack, and he urges Gregor to 
Š	accompany him inside the consulate to make a full 
Š	written report. He says that it could take several 
Š	hours, possibly even a day or two, and so you decide 
Š	that now is a good time to say farewell to your 
Š	companion. Before you go, Gregor offers you his 
Š	heartfelt thanks for all you have done for him, and 
Š	he hopes that one day soon your paths will cross 
Š	again.
	
	"If you should ever visit Pforodon," he says, "stop 
Š	by the Singing Lamb Tavern on Spike Street. If I'm 
Š	not there, the landlord will know where you can find 
Š	me."
	
	You wish Gregor a safe journey home, then you leave 
Š	the consulate and make your way back along the main 
Š	street to the harbour. The heat and dust of the 
Š	afternoon are making you thirsty and so you stop to 
Š	drink from a freshwater fountain set into the wall of 
Š	a crumbling old temple. The hustle and noise of the 
Š	street crowd is becoming oppressive and you yearn to 
Š	find somewhere quiet where you can rest before you 
Š	return to the ship. Looking around, you notice two 
Š	places which promise some respite. The first is a 
Š	public park which stands upon a cliff that looms 
Š	above the city to the east of the harbour wall. The 
Š	second is a narrow deserted alley that wends its way 
Š	into the city's Old Quarter.


	If you wish to visit the park, turn to  â291â

	If you choose to explore the city's Old Quarter, turn 
Š	to  â126â