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Sariana didn't begin to get nervous until she realized she couldn t find the exit

Fear set in when she becah the hter first Stifled, les and wildly excited bursts that were nervously cut off Then the flapping edge of a cape filled the room, only to vanish an instant later as if the owner had retreated to some safe spot

A low hiss from Sariana's cloak pocket announced the scarlet-toe's questioning concern "Hush," Sariana said soothingly "I just need to find the door, that's all"

But she couldn't find the door Every tiraphy of the roo in the center of a kaleidoscope She tried closing her eyes and walking in a straight line, one hand extended in front of her, but that only led her into another dazzling rooht she found a flight of ht, but when she tried to climb them, they flattened beneath her and turned into a mirrored slide

Sariana screamed as her feet went out from under her She sat down hard on the slick surface and found herself sliding down an endless corridor When she skidded to a halt she was in still another rooht, Lucky?" Anxiously she checked the cloak pocket Her fingers touched the little lizard and she was reassured by the feel of her small companion The scarlet-toe was not happy, however Sariana felt a distinct nip on the tip of her finger Not hard enough to draw blood, but sufficient to register the protest

"I' for help"

She sat in thearound her and screaiggle

Panic began to set in On her hands and knees, figuring that was the best way to keep in touch with the only fir in a straight line

She h another dian to wonder if she was reallyor if that, too, was an illusion The countless copies of Sariana Dayne reflected around her see anywhere

Sariana stopped, perplexed and thoroughly frightened She took several deep breaths to control her fear and then tried to reason her way out of the dilemma She badly needed to find so on the bottomless floor, Sariana took off one shoe and rapped the heel sainst the reflective surface She was rewarded by a tiny fissure But the crack only see reflections Sariana struck the flooring again The faceted h It had to be to stand up to thousands of pairs of fairgoers' feet

Before she could try a third blow, the harsh giggles floated down the endless corridors again Sariana froze and then scooted backward as a million booted feet suddenly appeared ahead of her The boots were quickly withdrawn but Sariana knew they would return

Frantically she glanced around, seeking soht was a dangling lass But the mirror was just another illusion, the reflection of soroped wildly, but it was iain and so did the laughter This dme there was a voice It sounded to Sariana like the voice of a teenaged male, but she couldn't be certain

"She's in the next rooht out of her mind by now Come on, let's close in"