:18:00
Illusions! Deceptions! Mirages!
:18:04
Your Mommy Fortuna cannot truly change things!
:18:07
That's true; she can only disguise. And only for those eager to
believe whatever comes easiest.
:18:13
The Midgard Serpent.
:18:16
It's got the whole world in its coils.
:18:25
No, she can't turn cream into butter.
:18:27
But she can make a lion look like a manticore to eyes that want to
see a manticore.
:18:32
Just as she'd put a false horn on a real unicorn to make them see the
unicorn.
:18:37
I know you. If I were blind I would know who you are.
:18:41
Who are you?
:18:43
I am called Schmendrick, the magician. You wouldn't have heard of me.
:18:49
I entertain the sightseers as they gather for the show.
:18:53
It's not much of a job for a real magician, but I've had worse.
:19:08
That one is real. That is the harpy Celaeno.
:19:12
Yes. The old woman caught her by chance, asleep, just as she took you.
:19:16
Oh, she should never have meddled with a real harpy, or a real
unicorn for that matter, because the truth melts her magic, always.
:19:28
She's going to free herself very soon now, and she must not catch you
still caged.
:19:32
Go on, get away from there! You know what she told you!
:19:35
Don't be afraid! Schmendrick is with you! Do nothing till you hear
from me!
:19:45
The unicorn.
:19:48
A unicorn!