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It seemed likely that all the acts, or attempted acts, were the result of the activities of a single individual. The first act was the surprise of, and murder of, the tunnel guard whom Thrasymedes and I had posted at our end of the tunnel, that tunnel which had been opened in the house of Tarchon, that through which mercenaries had sought to steal into the camp and overcome the gate guard, opening the gate to their waiting cohorts, and through which, shortly afterward, I and others had managed to reach the enemy camp and destroy his three monstrous catapults. The accomplishment of this act was a necessary prelude to the other acts, assuming the perpetrator wished to effect an escape. The second and third acts, though the order was unclear, were the placement of a carpet of straw and a candle in both the 'Grain Room' and the 'Harbor Room'. The candles were lit and would soon burn down to the straw, which, when ignited, would set everything within reach afire. The fourth act, an act which failed, was the attempt to treat the 'Central Room' similarly. In this case, however, the would-be arsonist, doubtless to his dismay, was challenged by the guard whom Thrasymedes and I had posted, having earlier in the afternoon become aware of some missing stores. - (Avengers of Gor)