With the steady clatter of the mills, the constant blowing of horns, pipes and flutes and the clanging of wind chimes, it is wonder that the Orlanthi could communicate with each other. But although none spoke without yelling, the cacophony did not seem to matter to them. With all the bellowing it was hard to tell people from cattle.
'What's *he* doing?' said one of the young Lunar soldiers. His companions turned to watch a non-woman in a non-skirt jumping and leaping among some huge, regularly patterned standing stones expelling air out of his backside in some sort of incredible rhythm. 'Must be some sort of religious ceremony' said another. 'Nonsense! It couldn't be' said the patrol leader, 'you would need a big city for such a thing', and with that they left.
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