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Asher Mir cursed his way across Io. | Asher Mir cursed his way across Io. | ||
As he picked his way across the rocky outcrops, he cursed the loose soil underfoot, cursed his oversized pack, cursed the roving Taken, cursed the kick of his [[Silicon Neuroma]] Rifle against his shoulder. | As he picked his way across the rocky outcrops, he cursed the loose soil underfoot, cursed his oversized pack, cursed the roving [[Taken]], cursed the kick of his [[Silicon Neuroma]] Rifle against his shoulder. | ||
He looked up at the Pyramid funneling its foul energies down into the Cradle and sneered. Well-read as he was, he didn't have the energy to arrange the required words. | He looked up at the Pyramid funneling its foul energies down into the [[Cradle]] and sneered. Well-read as he was, he didn't have the energy to arrange the required words. | ||
It was late during what passed for night on Io, and while Asher was tired, he hiked on diligently. He stopped only once, briefly, to study a snail whose shell was growing tiny clusters of crystalline black obelisks. | It was late during what passed for night on Io, and while Asher was tired, he hiked on diligently. He stopped only once, briefly, to study a snail whose shell was growing tiny clusters of crystalline black obelisks. | ||