Chapter Summaries (Demon in White)

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Chapter 1: Behold a Pale Horse

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Spur of Orion > Forum > ??? Prefecture > The Eternal City > Campus Raphael > The Sun King's Hall > The Throne Room

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Chapter 2: The Firstborn Son of Earth

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Spur of Orion > Forum > ??? Prefecture > The Eternal City > Campus Raphael > The Peronine Palace > The Cloud Gardens

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Chapter 3: The Empire of the Clouds

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Spur of Orion > Forum > ??? Prefecture > The Eternal City > Campus Raphael > Legion Intelligence Offices
Spur of Orion > Forum > ??? Prefecture > The Eternal City > Flier Shuttle above the Campus Raphael

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Chapter 4: Children of the Sun

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Spur of Orion > Forum > ??? Prefecture > The Eternal City > Campus Raphael > The Peronine Palace > Tramcar
Spur of Orion > Forum > ??? Prefecture > The Eternal City > Campus Raphael > The Peronine Palace > Glass Dome Solarium overlooking the Cloud Gardens
Spur of Orion > Forum > ??? Prefecture > The Eternal City > Campus Raphael > The Peronine Palace > Steps entering the Palace beneath the Galath Trees

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Chapter 5: Tamerlane

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Spur of Orion > Forum > Orbit > Legion Fueling Station > On Board the Tamerlane

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Chapter 6: Alone

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Spur of Orion > Forum > Orbit > Legion Fueling Station > On Board the Tamerlane

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Chapter 7: Before the Sun Fell

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Centaurus Arm > Gododdin > Orbit > On Board the Tamerlane
Centaurus Arm > Gododdin > Catraeth Prefecture > Catraeth > Fort Din

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Chapter 8: Dream Evil

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Centaurus Arm > Gododdin > Catraeth Prefecture > Catraeth > Fort Din

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Chapter 9: The Devil's Cohort

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Centaurus Arm > Gododdin > Catraeth Prefecture > Catraeth > Fort Din

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Chapter 10: Pinion and Claw

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Centaurus Arm > Gododdin > Catraeth Prefecture > Catraeth > Fort Din

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Chapter 11: Decimation

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Centaurus Arm > Gododdin > Catraeth Prefecture > Catraeth > Fort Din

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Chapter 12: Udax

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Centaurus Arm > Gododdin > Catraeth Prefecture > Catraeth > Fort Din

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Chapter 13: Too Close to the Sun

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Centaurus Arm > Gododdin > Catraeth Prefecture > Catraeth > Fort Din

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Chapter 14: Request and Require

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Centaurus Arm > Gododdin > Catraeth Prefecture > Catraeth > Fort Din

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Chapter 15: The Shadows of Arae

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Centaurus Arm > Gododdin > Orbit > On Board the Tamerlane

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Chapter 16: Other Devils

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Centaurus Arm > Gododdin > Orbit > On Board the Tamerlane

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Chapter 17: Lorian

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Centaurus Arm > At Warp between Gododdin and Nemavand > On Board the Tamerlane

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Chapter 18: Night Journeys

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Centaurus Arm > At Warp between Gododdin and Nemavand > On Board the Tamerlane

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Chapter 19: The Jaws are Closed

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Centaurus Arm > Empty Space between Gododdin and Nemavand > On Board the Tamerlane

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Chapter 20: The Aquilarii

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Centaurus Arm > Empty Space between Gododdin and Nemavand > On Board the Tamerlane

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Chapter 21: Demon in Black

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Centaurus Arm > Empty Space between Gododdin and Nemavand > On Board the Tamerlane > On Board the Mistral

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Chapter 22: Into the Maw

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Centaurus Arm > Empty Space between Gododdin and Nemavand > On Board Iubalu's Worldship

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Chapter 23: Kingdoms of Death

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Centaurus Arm > Empty Space between Gododdin and Nemavand > On Board Iubalu's Worldship

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Chapter 24: Beyond the Doors of the Dark

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Centaurus Arm > Empty Space between Gododdin and Nemavand > On Board Iubalu's Worldship
Centaurus Arm > Empty Space between Gododdin and Nemavand > On Board Iubalu's Worldship > On Board the ISV Merciless

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Chapter 25: In the Belly of the Whale

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Centaurus Arm > Empty Space between Gododdin and Nemavand > On Board Iubalu's Worldship > On Board the ISV Merciless

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Chapter 26: The Vayadan

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Centaurus Arm > Empty Space between Gododdin and Nemavand > On Board Iubalu's Worldship > On Board the ISV Merciless

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Chapter 27: The Battle of the Beast

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Centaurus Arm > Empty Space between Gododdin and Nemavand > On Board Iubalu's Worldship > On Board the ISV Merciless

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Chapter 28: The Devil Triumphant

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Spur of Orion > Forum > ??? Prefecture > The Eternal City > Campus Raphael
Spur of Orion > Forum > ??? Prefecture > The Eternal City > Campus Raphael > The Arch of Peace
Spur of Orion > Forum > ??? Prefecture > The Eternal City > Campus Raphael > The Last Stair
Spur of Orion > Forum > ??? Prefecture > The Eternal City > Campus Raphael > The Peronine Palace

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Chapter 29: Far Beyond the Sun

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Spur of Orion > Forum > ??? Prefecture > The Eternal City > Campus Raphael > The Peronine Palace > Colonnade overlooking the Cloud Gardens and the Galath Tree
Spur of Orion > Forum > ??? Prefecture > The Eternal City > Campus Raphael > The Peronine Palace > Ballroom

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Chapter 30: Selene

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Spur of Orion > Forum > ??? Prefecture > The Eternal City > Campus Raphael > The Peronine Palace > Ballroom

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Chapter 31: The Cloud Gardens

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Spur of Orion > Forum > ??? Prefecture > The Eternal City > Campus Raphael > The Peronine Palace > The Cloud Gardens

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Chapter 32: Lions

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Spur of Orion > Forum > Orbit > On Board the Tamerlane
Spur of Orion > Forum > ??? Prefecture > The Eternal City > Campus Raphael > Legion Intelligence Offices

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Chapter 33: There are Endings

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Spur of Orion > Forum > Orbit > On Board the Tamerlane

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Chapter 34: Majesty, Monarch, Prophet, Princess

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Spur of Orion > Forum > ??? Prefecture > The Eternal City > Campus Raphael > The Peronine Palace > Imperial Study in the White Tower

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Chapter 35: Those Things You Thought Unreal

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Spur of Orion > Forum > Orbit > On Board the Tamerlane

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Chapter 36: The First Steps

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Spur of Orion > Forum > ??? Prefecture > The Eternal City > The Royal Forest > Hunting Zone
Spur of Orion > Forum > ??? Prefecture > The Eternal City > The Royal Forest > The Arch of Titus
Spur of Orion > Forum > ??? Prefecture > The Eternal City > The Royal Forest > Gatehouse

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Chapter 37: Blade Without a Handle

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Spur of Orion > Forum > Orbit > On Board the Tamerlane

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Chapter 38: Valka Awakes

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Spur of Orion > Forum > Orbit > On Board the Tamerlane

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Chapter 39: The Council of Ghosts

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Spur of Orion > Forum > Orbit > On Board the Tamerlane

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Chapter 40: The Plan

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Spur of Orion > Forum > Orbit > On Board the Tamerlane

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Chapter 41: The Good Soldier

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Spur of Orion > Forum > Orbit > On Board the Tamerlane

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Chapter 42: Impossible Tasks

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Spur of Orion > Forum > Orbit > On Board the Tamerlane

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Chapter 43: Purgatory

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Spur of Orion > Forum > Orbit > On Board the Tamerlane

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Chapter 44: Along Comes a Spider

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Spur of Orion > Forum > ??? Prefecture > The Eternal City > Campus Raphael > The Sun King's Hall > Council Chamber
Spur of Orion > Forum > ??? Prefecture > The Eternal City > Campus Raphael > The Sun King's Hall > Open-air Colonnade

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Chapter 45: Visitation

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Spur of Orion > Forum > Orbit > On Board the Tamerlane

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Chapter 46: Shadows of the Past

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Spur of Orion > Forum > ??? Prefecture > The Eternal City > Campus Raphael > Grand Colosseum > Royal Suite

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Chapter 47: Once a Myrmidon

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Spur of Orion > Forum > ??? Prefecture > The Eternal City > Campus Raphael > Grand Colosseum > Landing Shuttle

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Chapter 48: Halfmortal

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Spur of Orion > Forum > ??? Prefecture > The Eternal City > Campus Raphael > Grand Colosseum > Floating Barge in the Flooded Arena
Spur of Orion > Forum > ??? Prefecture > The Eternal City > Campus Raphael > Grand Colosseum > Hypogeum
Spur of Orion > Forum > ??? Prefecture > The Eternal City > Campus Raphael > Grand Colosseum > Royal Strand for Landing Shuttles

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Chapter 49: Regeneration

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Spur of Orion > Forum > Orbit > On Board the Tamerlane

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Chapter 50: Evil Eyes

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Spur of Orion > Forum > ??? Prefecture > The Eternal City > Campus Raphael > The Peronine Palace > The Cloud Gardens

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Chapter 51: The Merchant of Death

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Spur of Orion > Forum > ??? Prefecture > The Eternal City > Campus Raphael > The Sun King's Hall

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Chapter 52: Falling off the Edge of the World

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Centaurus Arm > Colchis > Aea Prefecture > Aea > Shuttle above the City
Centaurus Arm > Colchis > Aea Prefecture > Aea > Landing Field
Centaurus Arm > Colchis > Aea Prefecture > Aea > Governor-General's Mansion
Centaurus Arm > Colchis > Aea Prefecture > Nov Belgaer > The Gate

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Chapter 53: The Golden Age

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Centaurus Arm > Colchis > Aea Prefecture > Nov Belgaer > Primate's Quarters
Centaurus Arm > Colchis > Aea Prefecture > Nov Belgaer > Imperial Library > Scriptorium Annex > Room 113

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Chapter 54: Unlooked-For

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Centaurus Arm > Colchis > Aea Prefecture > Nov Belgaer > Dormitories
Centaurus Arm > Colchis > Aea Prefecture > Nov Belgaer > Imperial Library > Scriptorium Annex
Centaurus Arm > Colchis > Aea Prefecture > Nov Belgaer > Imperial Library > Archivists' Grotto

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Chapter 55: Reunion

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Centaurus Arm > Colchis > Aea Prefecture > Nov Belgaer > Imperial Library > Archivists' Grotto

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Chapter 56: Meeting of the Minds

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Centaurus Arm > Colchis > Orbit > On Board the Tamerlane
Centaurus Arm > Colchis > Aea Prefecture > Nov Belgaer > Imperial Library > Archivists' Grotto

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Chapter 57: Gabriel's Archive

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Centaurus Arm > Colchis > Aea Prefecture > Nov Belgaer > Primate's Quarters
Centaurus Arm > Colchis > Aea Prefecture > Nov Belgaer > Imperial Library > Gabriel's Archive

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Chapter 58: Island in Time

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Centaurus Arm > Colchis > Aea Prefecture > Nov Belgaer > Imperial Library > Gabriel's Archive
Centaurus Arm > Colchis > Aea Prefecture > Nov Belgaer > On Top of the Outer Wall

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Chapter 59: Island in the Sun

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Centaurus Arm > Colchis > ??? Prefecture > Sevrast Islands > Thessa > Red Company Camp
Centaurus Arm > Colchis > ??? Prefecture > Sevrast Islands > Thessa > Beach
Centaurus Arm > Colchis > ??? Prefecture > Sevrast Islands > Thessa > Clifftop overlooking the Sea

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Chapter 60: The Library Again

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Centaurus Arm > Colchis > Aea Prefecture > Nov Belgaer > Imperial Library > Gabriel's Archive
Centaurus Arm > Colchis > Aea Prefecture > Nov Belgaer > Imperial Library > Archivists' Grotto

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Chapter 61: Horizon

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Centaurus Arm > Colchis > Aea Prefecture > Nov Belgaer > Imperial Library > Gabriel's Archive
Centaurus Arm > Colchis > Aea Prefecture > Nov Belgaer > Imperial Library > Gabriel's Archive > U.S.S. Horizon

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Chapter 62: Computer God

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Centaurus Arm > Colchis > Aea Prefecture > Nov Belgaer > Imperial Library > Gabriel's Archive > U.S.S. Horizon

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Chapter 63: Late Goodbye

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Centaurus Arm > Colchis > Aea Prefecture > Nov Belgaer > The Gate

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Chapter 64: The Last Command

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Centaurus Arm > Colchis > Aea Prefecture > Aea > Landing Field

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Chapter 65: The Lone and Level Sands

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Norma Arm > Annica > Orbit > On Board the Tamerlane
Norma Arm > Annica > On Board a Sparrowhawk conducting a Flyover

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Chapter 66: Empire of Silence

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Norma Arm > Annica > The Mountain > The Buried Arches at the Base of the Mountain
Norma Arm > Annica > The Mountain > The Cave Ruins
Norma Arm > Annica > The Mountain > The Mountain Slope

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Chapter 67: The Summons

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Norma Arm > Annica > The Mountain > The Red Company Camp

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Chapter 68: Annica

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Norma Arm > Annica > The Mountain > The Cave Ruins

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Chapter 69: The Highest Place

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Norma Arm > Annica > The Mountain > The Cave Ruins
Norma Arm > Annica > The Mountain > The Bridge
Norma Arm > Annica > The Mountain > The Summit

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Chapter 70: The Agony

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Norma Arm > Annica > The Mountain > The Summit
Norma Arm > Annica > The Mountain > The Cave Ruins
Norma Arm > Annica > The Mountain > The Red Company Camp

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Chapter 71: Whispers

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Norma Arm > Annica > The Mountain > The Red Company Camp
Norma Arm > Annica > Orbit > On Board the Tamerlane

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Chapter 72: Between the Hammer and the Anvil

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Centaurus Arm > Berenike > Valles Merguli > Deira > Express Lift
Centaurus Arm > Berenike > Valles Merguli > Deira > Legion Headquarters in the Storm Wall
Centaurus Arm > Berenike > Valles Merguli > Deira > Tram to the Industrial District

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Chapter 73: Berenike

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Centaurus Arm > Berenike > Valles Merguli > Deira > Tram to the Industrial District
Centaurus Arm > Berenike > Orbit > On Board the Tamerlane

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Chapter 74: Phylacteries

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Centaurus Arm > Berenike > Valles Merguli > Deira > Atop the Storm Wall

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Chapter 75: The Noise of Thunder

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Centaurus Arm > Berenike > Valles Merguli > Deira > Mouth of Storm Wall Tunnel overlooking the City

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Chapter 76: The Giant

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Centaurus Arm > Berenike > Valles Merguli > Deira > Mouth of Storm Wall Tunnel overlooking the City
Centaurus Arm > Berenike > Valles Merguli > Deira > Base of the Inner Wall

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Chapter 77: Upon the Ramparts

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Centaurus Arm > Berenike > Valles Merguli > Deira > Command Post atop the Inner Wall
Centaurus Arm > Berenike > Valles Merguli > Deira > Mouth of Storm Wall Tunnel overlooking the City

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Chapter 78: Of Rats and Falcons

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Centaurus Arm > Berenike > Valles Merguli > Deira > The Storm Wall > Command Center

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Chapter 79: The Dismal Night

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Centaurus Arm > Berenike > Valles Merguli > Deira > The Storm Wall > Command Center

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Chapter 80: Black Sun

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Centaurus Arm > Berenike > Valles Merguli > Deira > The Storm Wall > Command Center

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Chapter 81: The Labyrinth Again

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Centaurus Arm > Berenike > Valles Merguli > Deira > Tramway Tunnels
Centaurus Arm > Berenike > Valles Merguli > Deira > Starport Atrium
Centaurus Arm > Berenike > Valles Merguli > Deira > Terminal Chamber

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Chapter 82: The Depths Below

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Centaurus Arm > Berenike > Valles Merguli > Deira > Terminal Chamber
Centaurus Arm > Berenike > Valles Merguli > Deira > The Kupari's Landing Pit
Centaurus Arm > Berenike > Valles Merguli > Deira > Starport Access Corridors
Centaurus Arm > Berenike > Valles Merguli > Deira > Collpased Tunnel

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Chapter 83: No Man's Land

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Centaurus Arm > Berenike > Valles Merguli > Deira > Starport Tarmac near Fallen Colossus
Centaurus Arm > Berenike > Valles Merguli > Deira > No Man's Land between the Fallen Colossus and the Storm Wall
Centaurus Arm > Berenike > Valles Merguli > Deira > Cielcin Siege Crawler

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Chapter 84: The Crawler

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Centaurus Arm > Berenike > Valles Merguli > Deira > Cielcin Siege Crawler

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Chapter 85: The Winged Centurion

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Centaurus Arm > Berenike > Valles Merguli > Deira > Cielcin Siege Crawler

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Chapter 86: The Scourge of Earth

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Centaurus Arm > Berenike > Valles Merguli > Deira > The Storm Wall Gate
Centaurus Arm > Berenike > Valles Merguli > Deira > No Man's Land in front of the Storm Wall

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Chapter 87: No Sword Can Cut

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Centaurus Arm > Berenike > Valles Merguli > Deira > The Storm Wall
Centaurus Arm > Berenike > Valles Merguli > Deira > No Man's Land in front of the Storm Wall
Centaurus Arm > Berenike > Valles Merguli > Deira > The Storm Wall Gate

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Dramatis Personae:

The Meidua Red Company

The Aventine Dynasty and the Eternal City

On Gododdin

On Colchis

On Berenike

The Cielcin and Their Allies

The Wider World

Index of Worlds: A Note on Astrography
Lexicon: A Note on Translation