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<blockquote data-quote="Delemental" data-source="post: 3397832" data-attributes="member: 5203">Okay, this update is relatively short, but oh boy...---------------------------------------------------------------&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; The ornate doors opened into a long hallway, which stretched beyond the range of their vision.&nbsp; Proceeding cautiously, they eventually came to a set of stairs leading up to a matching set of doors, over three hundred feet farther down the corridor.&nbsp; Osborn, inspecting the door for traps, reported they were safe, but slightly warm to the touch.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; The doors opened into a truly enormous chamber, extending roughly four hundred feet beyond the doors, and was nearly as wide.&nbsp; The center of the room was dominated by a huge stepped pyramid, carved with imagery of flames and burning creatures. Rivulets of liquid magma flowed down in thin streams from the walls, then ran along recessed channels in the floor toward the base of the pyramid, filling the room with a reddish glow and sweltering heat.&nbsp; A trio of creatures stood in front of the pyramid – two were huge, roughly spherical blobs, which looked like a thick pudding holding a raging inferno inside.&nbsp; Occasionally a jet of flame would burst from the membrane, lighting up the room.&nbsp; In the center of the room was a cloud of something that looked like a collection of thousands of sparks or burning embers, except that they moved with malevolent intent.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; The party moved quickly, spreading out into the room.&nbsp; Arrie went right as Osborn went left, and Autumn charged straight down the middle toward the burning cloud.&nbsp; Her greataxe cut through the cloud, doing little apparent damage, and a moment later the aasimar was enveloped by thousands of the tiny creatures, which looked like miniature elementals.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “This is why I hate swarms!” she snarled, batting away the tiny creatures.&nbsp; Her clothing and the padding under her armor were staring to smolder.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Meanwhile, Arrie was slashing at one of the flaming globs, her spiked chain doing little apparent damage to it.&nbsp; “Try something blunt!” Kyle thought at her, as he stepped forward and cast a mass fire shield, covering everyone in protective cold flames.&nbsp; Next to him, Lanara unslung her Doss Lute and began her inspiring song, letting the music echo through the enormous chamber and filling her companions with renewed vigor.&nbsp; Then she stepped over and unleashed a shout at the pudding that Osborn was fighting, causing it to quiver and spray gouts of flame everywhere as the membrane ripped.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Tolly, standing at the rear of the party, had just finished casting a divine vigor spell on himself, and was now moving up to aid Osborn when he saw the strange metallic-colored dog race by.&nbsp; As it passed him, he distinctly heard the dog mutter to itself in Draconic.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Oh, bother.”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; The dog ran up to within a few feet of the fiery swarm, and a blast of acid erupted from its mouth, extinguishing dozens of the flaming gnats at once.&nbsp; The dog then withdrew to the back, a content look on his face.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Holy cr*p!” Lanara exclaimed.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “You and I need to have a discussion,” Tolly said to the dog as it trotted by.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; The party pressed their attack.&nbsp; Arrie converted Anyweapon into a warmace, which proved more effective against the flaming pudding.&nbsp; In response to Arrie’s blows, the pudding tried to envelop her, but she was able to easily slip out using her evader’s psicrown.&nbsp; Lanara targeted the swarm with a second shout, which bruised Autumn a little but was much more devastating to the swarm.&nbsp; Taking the cue, Autumn backed out of the swarm and threw a bead of force at it, the blast disintegrating the last of the flaming insects.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Kyle hung back, conserving his spells for the battle to come with Meeranda and the cornugon.&nbsp; He looked over and saw Tolly’s dog looking up at him.&nbsp; “I think he knows now,” the dog said.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Yeah,” Kyle replied.&nbsp; “It was bound to happen sooner or later.”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “I feel like I’ve failed somehow.”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “But look how long you kept it up,” Kyle said encouragingly.&nbsp; “And that was even after I found out.&nbsp; And I’m terrible at secrets.”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Autumn and Arrie teamed up against one of the oozes, and Tolly and Osborn tackled the other.&nbsp; Eventually, the two sisters managed burst the one they were battling, sending a hot, sticky liquid spraying everywhere.&nbsp; Some of the burning fluid soaked into Autumn’s skin, and she started to feel very weak as it burned through her blood.&nbsp; Moments later, the second pudding burst open, spraying Tolly and Osborn and infecting the hin with its toxic blood.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Lanara came over and cast a delay poison spell on Autumn and Osborn through one of her instruments, stopping the poison from further weakening them.&nbsp; As healing potions were quaffed, and the area searched, Tolly came over with a scroll and stood over Autumn, reciting the works and healing the debilitating effects of the ooze’s poison.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “I thought you were out of those kind of spells,” Autumn commented as she felt her vitality returning, though she was still slightly feverish.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “I found a scroll I’d forgotten about,” Tolly said.&nbsp; “Besides, Kyle does not need to be at peak physical strength to be effective.&nbsp; You do.”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Tolly walked across the room to where his ‘dog’ sat.&nbsp; The dog barked once, tail wagging.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “You’re not fooling me,” he said simply in Draconic.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; The dog sighed, and sat down.&nbsp; It suddenly began to change, shifting into the form of a largish copper dragon.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “We’re supposed to learn from each other,” the dragon said in Common.&nbsp; “So, tell me, how do I take a joke?”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Tolly regarded the dragon for a while.&nbsp; “Point taken.&nbsp; Now is not the time to discuss it, however.&nbsp; What is your name?”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Kuparikolikko,” the dragon said.&nbsp; “I understand if you wish to come up with some sort of shortened version that’s easier for humans to pronounce.&nbsp; But nothing too ‘cute’.”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Trust me,” said Lanara, “with Tolly that won’t be a problem.”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “I take it that Ardara sent you?” Tolly asked.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Yes, Our Lady wanted me to keep an eye on you,” Kuparikolikko said.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Good thing she didn’t send a beholder,” Lanara quipped.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Ardara generally does not work with beholders,” the dragon stated.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; The cansin turned to Osborn.&nbsp; “Boy, we need to get them both tutors for how to take a joke.”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Actually, the hin was in on the joke the whole time,” Kuparikolikko stated.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Yeah, I knew before any of you,” Osborn said proudly.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “So, you all knew?” Lanara asked.&nbsp; “Except for me and Tolly?”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “We were very proud that we were able to keep a secret from you,” said Autumn.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Congratulations!” Lanara said with a smile.&nbsp; “Vengeance will be sweet.”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Tolly turned back to the dragon.&nbsp; “I take it the ship was your doing?”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Yes.&nbsp; I can’t teach you anything at the bottom of the ocean except how to drown.”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Understandable.&nbsp; Will you be remaining in this form?” Tolly asked.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “No, it’s easier to move around as a dog.”&nbsp; The dragon shifted back into its former form, though now its coat clearly shone with the color of new copper.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; The pyramid, indeed the entire room, was obviously a shrine to Grabâkh.&nbsp; Valuable offerings had been piled atop the pyramid’s steps, valuables which were now being swept into Autumn’s portable hole by Kyle, Arrie, and Autumn.“Should we really be taking offerings for Grabâkh?” Tolly asked.“Grabâkh is a f*cker,” Arrie said.&nbsp; “Besides, to the victor goes the spoils, right of conquest, blah blah blah.”“You made a good, if ineloquent point,” Tolly admitted.&nbsp;Searching the top of the structure, Osborn found a hidden stairway leading down.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Well, if I were going to be having a ritual…” Lanara commented.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Down we go, then?” Arrie asked.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; As they proceeded down the narrow, steep stairs, they began to hear a low hum, more of a resonating vibration that they could feel more than hear.&nbsp; At the bottom of the stairs, they saw a strange, purplish-greenish glow emanating from the end of a short hallway.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “That’s psionic energy,” Kyle informed them, though it was fairly obvious to everyone.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; At the end of the hallway, they came to a large room, which was surrounded by a dome of pure psionic energy.&nbsp; So much psionic energy was in the air that Arrie could feel her own reserves being replenished just from the residual emanations.&nbsp; Inside the dome were a number of robed figures, each standing next to a waist-high plinth.&nbsp; Atop each stone column was an object they immediately recognized as the missing divine relics.&nbsp; They saw the metal cage of the Gatekeeper’s Key, and the oathbond dagger of Bail that had been stolen from Autumn so long ago. The robed figure next to each relic was deep in meditation.&nbsp; The figures and the relics were arranged in a rough circle around the center of the room, which was dominated by a glowing warp in reality that was painful to look at directly.&nbsp; Psionic and divine energy flowed into the anomaly from the relics, mixing and pulsing in an unholy union. Only one of the plinths was empty; the one where Grabâkh’s relic would go.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; The Legacy attempted to move into the room, but the psionic barrier was solid and impenetrable.&nbsp; From across the room, they saw two figures step out from behind the anomaly; Meeranda, and Grabâkh’s cornugon servant.&nbsp; They both grinned at the helpless party.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “So you see,” the cornugon laughed, “it does come to fruition.&nbsp; That which was discorporated will be reborn, the gods will be brought to Aelfenn, and all will be crushed under Grabâkh’s heel.”&nbsp; He glared at Autumn.&nbsp; “As I said, all that you love will be destroyed.”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Well,” Meeranda said, from behind the cornugon, “that’s pretty close, but there’s been a change in plans.”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Meeranda held up a hand as the cornugon whirled on her.&nbsp; There was a wet popping noise, and the massive devil stiffened and then fell over, a gaping hole in its chest.&nbsp; Meeranda stood there, holding its still-pulsing heart in her hand.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Thank you so much,” Meeranda said to the cornugon’s twitching corpse, “for bringing us the last bit we needed.”&nbsp; She casually tossed the bloody heart over to the empty plinth.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; The Legacy frantically renewed their efforts to batter through the barrier.&nbsp; Kyle pounded on the dome with the Scion’s Staff.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “If you’ve got any tricks left,” he said to it, “now’s the time!”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Your pathetic little stick won’t help you,” Meeranda sneered.&nbsp; “Silko will return, and there’s nothing you can do to stop it.”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Kyle reared back to smash the staff into the dome again, when he felt a pair of strong hands grab on with him.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Let’s try it together,” Aran said to him.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; The party stepped back as Kyle and Aran prepared to strike.&nbsp; There were also four dromites with Aran, who stood silently waiting.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; The staff connected.&nbsp; There was a sound like shattering glass and tearing silk.---------------------------------------Let's just say that the upcoming battle will have some relevance to the campaign plotline.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Delemental, post: 3397832, member: 5203"] Okay, this update is relatively short, but oh boy... --------------------------------------------------------------- The ornate doors opened into a long hallway, which stretched beyond the range of their vision. Proceeding cautiously, they eventually came to a set of stairs leading up to a matching set of doors, over three hundred feet farther down the corridor. Osborn, inspecting the door for traps, reported they were safe, but slightly warm to the touch. The doors opened into a truly enormous chamber, extending roughly four hundred feet beyond the doors, and was nearly as wide. The center of the room was dominated by a huge stepped pyramid, carved with imagery of flames and burning creatures. Rivulets of liquid magma flowed down in thin streams from the walls, then ran along recessed channels in the floor toward the base of the pyramid, filling the room with a reddish glow and sweltering heat. A trio of creatures stood in front of the pyramid – two were huge, roughly spherical blobs, which looked like a thick pudding holding a raging inferno inside. Occasionally a jet of flame would burst from the membrane, lighting up the room. In the center of the room was a cloud of something that looked like a collection of thousands of sparks or burning embers, except that they moved with malevolent intent. The party moved quickly, spreading out into the room. Arrie went right as Osborn went left, and Autumn charged straight down the middle toward the burning cloud. Her greataxe cut through the cloud, doing little apparent damage, and a moment later the aasimar was enveloped by thousands of the tiny creatures, which looked like miniature elementals. “This is why I hate swarms!” she snarled, batting away the tiny creatures. Her clothing and the padding under her armor were staring to smolder. Meanwhile, Arrie was slashing at one of the flaming globs, her spiked chain doing little apparent damage to it. [COLOR=Blue]“Try something blunt!”[/COLOR] Kyle thought at her, as he stepped forward and cast a [I]mass fire shield[/I], covering everyone in protective cold flames. Next to him, Lanara unslung her [I]Doss Lute[/I] and began her inspiring song, letting the music echo through the enormous chamber and filling her companions with renewed vigor. Then she stepped over and unleashed a [I]shout [/I]at the pudding that Osborn was fighting, causing it to quiver and spray gouts of flame everywhere as the membrane ripped. Tolly, standing at the rear of the party, had just finished casting a [I]divine vigor[/I] spell on himself, and was now moving up to aid Osborn when he saw the strange metallic-colored dog race by. As it passed him, he distinctly heard the dog mutter to itself in Draconic. “Oh, bother.” The dog ran up to within a few feet of the fiery swarm, and a blast of acid erupted from its mouth, extinguishing dozens of the flaming gnats at once. The dog then withdrew to the back, a content look on his face. [COLOR=Blue]“Holy cr*p!”[/COLOR] Lanara exclaimed. “You and I need to have a discussion,” Tolly said to the dog as it trotted by. The party pressed their attack. Arrie converted [I]Anyweapon [/I]into a warmace, which proved more effective against the flaming pudding. In response to Arrie’s blows, the pudding tried to envelop her, but she was able to easily slip out using her [I]evader’s psicrown[/I]. Lanara targeted the swarm with a second [I]shout[/I], which bruised Autumn a little but was much more devastating to the swarm. Taking the cue, Autumn backed out of the swarm and threw a [I]bead of force[/I] at it, the blast disintegrating the last of the flaming insects. Kyle hung back, conserving his spells for the battle to come with Meeranda and the cornugon. He looked over and saw Tolly’s dog looking up at him. “I think he knows now,” the dog said. “Yeah,” Kyle replied. “It was bound to happen sooner or later.” “I feel like I’ve failed somehow.” “But look how long you kept it up,” Kyle said encouragingly. “And that was even after[I] I[/I] found out. And I’m terrible at secrets.” Autumn and Arrie teamed up against one of the oozes, and Tolly and Osborn tackled the other. Eventually, the two sisters managed burst the one they were battling, sending a hot, sticky liquid spraying everywhere. Some of the burning fluid soaked into Autumn’s skin, and she started to feel very weak as it burned through her blood. Moments later, the second pudding burst open, spraying Tolly and Osborn and infecting the hin with its toxic blood. Lanara came over and cast a [I]delay poison[/I] spell on Autumn and Osborn through one of her instruments, stopping the poison from further weakening them. As healing potions were quaffed, and the area searched, Tolly came over with a scroll and stood over Autumn, reciting the works and healing the debilitating effects of the ooze’s poison. “I thought you were out of those kind of spells,” Autumn commented as she felt her vitality returning, though she was still slightly feverish. “I found a scroll I’d forgotten about,” Tolly said. “Besides, Kyle does not need to be at peak physical strength to be effective. You do.” Tolly walked across the room to where his ‘dog’ sat. The dog barked once, tail wagging. “You’re not fooling me,” he said simply in Draconic. The dog sighed, and sat down. It suddenly began to change, shifting into the form of a largish copper dragon. “We’re supposed to learn from each other,” the dragon said in Common. “So, tell me, how do I take a joke?” Tolly regarded the dragon for a while. “Point taken. Now is not the time to discuss it, however. What is your name?” “Kuparikolikko,” the dragon said. “I understand if you wish to come up with some sort of shortened version that’s easier for humans to pronounce. But nothing too ‘cute’.” “Trust me,” said Lanara, “with Tolly that won’t be a problem.” “I take it that Ardara sent you?” Tolly asked. “Yes, Our Lady wanted me to keep an eye on you,” Kuparikolikko said. “Good thing she didn’t send a beholder,” Lanara quipped. “Ardara generally does not work with beholders,” the dragon stated. The cansin turned to Osborn. “Boy, we need to get them both tutors for how to take a joke.” “Actually, the hin was in on the joke the whole time,” Kuparikolikko stated. “Yeah, I knew before any of you,” Osborn said proudly. “So, you all knew?” Lanara asked. “Except for me and Tolly?” “We were very proud that we were able to keep a secret from you,” said Autumn. “Congratulations!” Lanara said with a smile. “Vengeance will be sweet.” Tolly turned back to the dragon. “I take it the ship was your doing?” “Yes. I can’t teach you anything at the bottom of the ocean except how to drown.” “Understandable. Will you be remaining in this form?” Tolly asked. “No, it’s easier to move around as a dog.” The dragon shifted back into its former form, though now its coat clearly shone with the color of new copper. The pyramid, indeed the entire room, was obviously a shrine to Grabâkh. Valuable offerings had been piled atop the pyramid’s steps, valuables which were now being swept into Autumn’s [I]portable hole[/I] by Kyle, Arrie, and Autumn. [COLOR=Blue]“Should we really be taking offerings for Grabâkh?”[/COLOR] Tolly asked. [COLOR=Blue]“Grabâkh is a f*cker,”[/COLOR] Arrie said. [COLOR=Blue]“Besides, to the victor goes the spoils, right of conquest, blah blah blah.”[/COLOR] [COLOR=Blue]“You made a good, if ineloquent point,”[/COLOR] Tolly admitted. Searching the top of the structure, Osborn found a hidden stairway leading down. [COLOR=Blue]“Well, if I were going to be having a ritual…”[/COLOR] Lanara commented. [COLOR=Blue]“Down we go, then?”[/COLOR] Arrie asked. As they proceeded down the narrow, steep stairs, they began to hear a low hum, more of a resonating vibration that they could feel more than hear. At the bottom of the stairs, they saw a strange, purplish-greenish glow emanating from the end of a short hallway. [COLOR=Blue]“That’s psionic energy,”[/COLOR] Kyle informed them, though it was fairly obvious to everyone. At the end of the hallway, they came to a large room, which was surrounded by a dome of pure psionic energy. So much psionic energy was in the air that Arrie could feel her own reserves being replenished just from the residual emanations. Inside the dome were a number of robed figures, each standing next to a waist-high plinth. Atop each stone column was an object they immediately recognized as the missing divine relics. They saw the metal cage of the Gatekeeper’s Key, and the oathbond dagger of Bail that had been stolen from Autumn so long ago. The robed figure next to each relic was deep in meditation. The figures and the relics were arranged in a rough circle around the center of the room, which was dominated by a glowing warp in reality that was painful to look at directly. Psionic and divine energy flowed into the anomaly from the relics, mixing and pulsing in an unholy union. Only one of the plinths was empty; the one where Grabâkh’s relic would go. The Legacy attempted to move into the room, but the psionic barrier was solid and impenetrable. From across the room, they saw two figures step out from behind the anomaly; Meeranda, and Grabâkh’s cornugon servant. They both grinned at the helpless party. “So you see,” the cornugon laughed, “it does come to fruition. That which was discorporated will be reborn, the gods will be brought to Aelfenn, and all will be crushed under Grabâkh’s heel.” He glared at Autumn. “As I said, all that you love will be destroyed.” “Well,” Meeranda said, from behind the cornugon, “that’s pretty close, but there’s been a change in plans.” Meeranda held up a hand as the cornugon whirled on her. There was a wet popping noise, and the massive devil stiffened and then fell over, a gaping hole in its chest. Meeranda stood there, holding its still-pulsing heart in her hand. “Thank you so much,” Meeranda said to the cornugon’s twitching corpse, “for bringing us the last bit we needed.” She casually tossed the bloody heart over to the empty plinth. The Legacy frantically renewed their efforts to batter through the barrier. Kyle pounded on the dome with the Scion’s Staff. “If you’ve got any tricks left,” he said to it, “now’s the time!” “Your pathetic little stick won’t help you,” Meeranda sneered. “Silko will return, and there’s nothing you can do to stop it.” Kyle reared back to smash the staff into the dome again, when he felt a pair of strong hands grab on with him. “Let’s try it together,” Aran said to him. The party stepped back as Kyle and Aran prepared to strike. There were also four dromites with Aran, who stood silently waiting. The staff connected. There was a sound like shattering glass and tearing silk. --------------------------------------- Let's just say that the upcoming battle will have some relevance to the campaign plotline. [/QUOTE]

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