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Zakath looked puzzled.

* * As you may have noticed, I 'm not really a very large person. Immensity depresses me. I '11 admit that your mountain is bigger flan I am. I just don't want to know how much bigger."

Tbth was gesturing to Durnik again.

"He says that Kell lies in the shadow of that mountain," the unith said.

"That's a little unspecific, Goodman," Sadi said wryly. "I'd

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guess that about half the continent lies in the shadow of that

thing."

Beldin came soaring in again.' 'Big, isn't it?" he said, squinting at the huge white peak looming into the sky.

"We noticed," Belgarath replied. "What's on up ahead?"

"A fair amount of downhill going—at least until you get to the slopes of that monster there."

"I can see that from here."

"Congratulations. I found a place where you can get rid of your Grolim. Several places, actually."

"Exactly how do you mean 'get rid of,' uncle?" Polgara

asked suspiciously.

"There are quite a few high cliffs alongside this track on the way down," he replied blandly. "Accidents do happen, you know."

"Out of the question. I didn't treat his wounds just to keep him going until you found time to throw him off a cliff.''

"Polgara, you're interfering with the practice of my religion."

She raised one eyebrow.

"I thought you knew. It's an article of the faith: 'Kill every Grolim you come across.' "

"I might even consider converting to that religion," Zakath

said.

"Are you absolutely certain you're not Arendish?" Garion said to him.

Beldin sighed. "Since you're going to be such a spoilsport for this, Pol, I found a group of sheephenders below the snow line."