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		â256â      

	You leave the jetty and hurry to the tavern. This 
Š	riverside inn is in urgent need of some paint and 
Š	repair, yet for all its shabby outward appearance, 
Š	its taproom is filled to overflowing with customers. 
Š	The sound of lyre and pipe music mingles with the 
Š	chatter and raucous laughter of its patrons, many of 
Š	whom are river travellers bound for Seroa within the 
Š	hour. You push you way through the noisy crowd and 
Š	climb a flight of stairs that gives access to rooms 
Š	on the upper floor. From the top of the stairs you 
Š	are able to get a better view of the crowded bar 
Š	room. Karvas points out two men who are standing at 
Š	the tavern counter. They are dressed in dandified 
Š	court costumes and they wear Sadando's eagle's-head 
Š	emblem pinned to velvet berets that are resting on 
Š	their coiffured heads. "I'd wager those two dandies 
Š	have tickets for the riverboat," says Karvas, 
Š	conspiratorially. You focus your concentration on the 
Š	two men and your Kai sixth sense confirms that the 
Š	prince's assumption is correct.


	If you wish to approach them and offer to buy their 
Š	riverboat tickets, turn to  â17â
	
	If you wish to wait outside the tavern and approach 
Š	the men when they leave, turn to  â111â