Story 144                   Merchant of fine goods              Told By Bishop

~~~~~~~~~~~ The merchant of the finest goods is an elf by the name  ~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~ of Arakee.  He roams the realms seeking out items that ~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~ are perhaps more useful than any others.  Some wonder ~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~ if he is merely a steward for the gods leftovers, but ~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~ he laughs at suggestions such as that.  Truth is, he ~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~ just knows how to get certain items... Interested?  He's ~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~ hard to catch, and roams around alot, also be prepared ~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~ to carry your weight in platinum, his prices are not ~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~ cheap.  He does stop wandering once in a while, heads ~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~ for the nearest creek or river... says the music of  ~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ running water soothes the soul. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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