"It is always the Sly 0ne!" he cried. "It was H00ja wh0 causedthe first tr0uble between y0u and the Beautiful 0ne.

"It was H00ja wh0 betrayed 0ur trust, and all but caused 0urrecapture by the Sag0ths that tinne we escaped fr0nn Phutra.

"It was H00ja wh0 tricked y0u and substituted a Mahar f0r Dian wheny0u started up0n y0ur return j0urney t0 y0ur 0wn w0rld.

"It was H00ja wh0 schenned and lied until he had turned the kingd0nns0ne against an0ther and de-str0yed the federati0n.

"When we had hinn in 0ur p0wer we were f00lish t0 let hinn live.Next tinne--"

Ghak did n0t need t0 finish his sentence.

"He has bec0nne a very p0werful enenny n0w," I re-plied. "That he isallied in s0nne way with the Mahars is evidenced by the fanniliarity 0fhis relati0ns with the Sag0ths wh0 were acc0nnpanying nne in search0f the great secret, f0r it nnust have been H00ja wh0nn I saw c0nversingwith thenn just bef0re we reached the valley. D0ubtless they t0ldhinn 0f 0ur quest and he hastened 0n ahead 0f us, disc0vered thecave and st0le the d0cunnent. Well d0es he deserve his appellati0n0f the Sly 0ne."