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When next Amy and Rami could see, they were standing in a much smaller
cave. Unlike the previous one, which reeked of offal, orcish byproducts
and unwashed and rarely washed female bodies, this place smelled strongly
of incense. Everything was decorated with hundreds of burning candles,
colorful fuzzy rugs and marble statues of naked, frolicking humans and
mythological creatures. As Amy and Rami struggled to take all of this in,
a shrill female voice behind them declared "Welcome, m'ladies!" They spun around to see an aging, horribly decrepit woman shuffling toward them. She had withered white hair, dark-gray wrinkled skin, bright-red eyes and wore a gaudy robe and slippers. "I be called Yala, m'ladies, and I am the chief administrator of this cave level." she cackled. "And who are ye, fine ladies, so recently advanced in station here?" "I am Rami!" Rami yelled, bouncing up and down. "I'm a vicious predator! Back off, wench!" "Marvelous!" Yala grinned toothily. "And you?" "My name is Amy Gupta, ma'am." Amy said, glancing nervously at Rami, who was now tipping over one of the statues. "That's my sister. May I ask where we are?" "There will be time aplenty for questions and ponderings later, my sweet juicy ones." Yala laughed. "First, you must take baths, and wash away the filth of the lower levels. You poor dears, dwelling so long in the company of such rabble. Fear not, your ordeal is over." Glancing where Yala was pointing, Amy was surprised to see a small pool of steaming water where there wasn't one before.
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