skeleton op  and dark glasses.

    ty ering eyes, s. As Lyra looked at s stirred, and a very t it  a skeleton. In fact, on in ture too, noticed, and all travelers toget e figures like tside. And all of t as nonplussed as t seen them.

    In fact, all ttle s t a loss for  was Lyra w.

    quot;ts very kind of you,quot; s;to be o  any deats t  disturb you any more to. You see, s o come   kno, or o get t. So if you can tell us anyt it, eful.quot;

    till staring, but Lyras mosptle, and ted to sit at table, dra a benced the sleeping dragonflies up

    to a sialys said t till dayligable.

    teoes and cut to it to make it go farto offer travelers some ot  a bottle of clear and pungent spirit t smelled to Lyra like tians jenniver, and ted a glass into heir own.

    Lyra o stare most at t ty ed just as muc, at   long to ask why.

    quot;Youre t people  a deat; said ter. quot;Since  to  till our deatells us its time.quot;

    quot;Your deatells you?quot; said Lyra.

    quot;Yes.   side, taking to ;

    quot;Doesnt it scare you, ime?quot; said Lyra.

    quot;? If  more nervous not knowing w;

    quot;And everyone ; said ill, marveling.

    quot; youre born, your deato ts your deat takes you out.quot;

    quot;A; said Lyra, quot;ts o knorying to find t kno t;

    quot;Your deataps you on takes your s time. It migravail, your deato you kindly and says, Easy no across to t.  ;

    told a co call to to tcoget drab and quiet and dull.