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"If I understand Stralchus's plans," Control says, "he will be able to fire it by midmorning. We don't have much time."

"Time to make plans," Alexius says. There must be some way to sneak in. "And even with the mountain falling, there are still plenty of shadows. Once we're inside, we can climb up to the sun lens."

"I concur with Alexius," Control says. "We do not have a force strong enough to win in a direct conflict. We must approach by stealth and sabotage the sun lens."

"We don't need to win a brawl," Therko says. "We hit the Ziggurat as hard as we can, and once we're inside, we move up. We have surprise on our side, after all."

"I don't know," Vecla says, shaking her head.