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    The Oblate Tower
    The Oblate Tower
    The Oblate Tower
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    The Oblate Tower

    By Tom Morris

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    In his quest for arcane knowledge in the ruined city of Quadesh Zozimos the Mage uncovered a dark secret which rather curbed his enthusiasm.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTom Morris
    Release dateNov 20, 2013
    ISBN9781310018077
    The Oblate Tower
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    Tom Morris

    Tom Morris was a professor of philosophy at Notre Dame for fifteen years. Since leaving Notre Dame in 1994, he has gone on to become one of the most sought-after motivational speakers in the country. Each year he is invited to give keynote addresses at major gatherings of executives at hundreds of the leading companies around the world. The author of True Success: A New Philosophy of Excellence, he is also chairman of the Morris Institute for Human Values in Wilmington, North Carolina, where he makes his home.

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      The Oblate Tower - Tom Morris

      THE OBLATE TOWER

      By

      Tom Morris

      Published by Tom Morris at Smashwords

      Copyright 2013, Tom Morris

      Quadesh The Forgotten City.

      The road from the High Plain down through the Hills of Jarrin is long, twisting, hot and dangerous in the extreme. Spined erbs hide in the tumbled yellow rocks, ready to pounce on the unwary and drag them back to their dens, there to be consumed at leisure. Where the road descends onto the arid salt flats sand flies swarm at night. Their eggs, laid in the nostrils and ears swiftly hatch into tiny burrowing grubs which chew way deep into the mucous membranes of their victims. High overhead the dark shapes of monstrous vulpine circle effortlessly on the thermals rising from the rocky outcrops, endlessly searching for their next meal. Emerging from the twisting gulleys and ravines onto the Desert of The Lost the traveller will finally see across the shimmering heat haze the ancient city of Quadesh, its multifaceted spires and domes catching the harsh light of the sun as it beats down with a relentless intensity from morn until dusk. In its midst rises the gigantic bulk of the Oblate Tower like an enormous flattened egg, squatting in the ungainly sprawl of the surrounding buildings. As the traveller draws closer he will realise that the city is in sad need of repair, its buildings eyeless shells amidst tumbled ruins, overgrown with ivy and scabbed golden and green with lichens. As he makes his way through the debris encumbered streets dark shapes may be glimpsed at the edge of his vision, secreted amongst the shadows. When finally he has reached the tower he will search in vain for a way in, no doors, entrances or other means of access are to be found. In times passed many came seeking to enter

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