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sposition　upon　the　surface　below。　I　thought　at　first　that　it　was　inscribed　in　the　rock；　but　as　we　drew　nearer　I　saw　that　it　was　contained　within　it　…　gold…pink　swirls；　like　veining　in　an　exotic　marble；　natural…seeming　despite　the　obvious　purpose　to　the　design。
　I　drew　rein　and　the　others　came　up　beside　me。　Random　to　my　right；　Ganelon　to　my　left。
　We　regarded　it　in　silence　for　a　long　while。　A　dark；　rough…edged　smudge　had　obliterated　an　area　of　the　section　immediately　beneath　us；　running　from　its　outer　rim　to　the　center。
　〃You　know；〃　Random　finally　said；　〃it　is　as　if　someone　had　shaved　the　top　off　Kolvir；　cutting　at　about　the　level　of　the　dungeons。〃
　〃Yes；〃　I　said。
　〃Then　…　looking　for　congruence　…　that　would　be　about　where　our　own　Pattern　lies。〃
　〃Yes；〃　I　said　again。
　〃And　that　blotted　area　is　to　the　south；　from　whence　es　the　black　road。〃
　I　nodded　slowly　as　the　understanding　arrived　and　forged　itself　into　a　certainty。
　〃What　does　it　mean？〃　he　asked。　〃It　seems　to　correspond　to　the　true　state　of　affairs；　but　beyond　that　I　do　not　understand　its　significance。　Why　have　we　been　brought　here　and　shown　this　thing？〃
　〃It　does　not　correspond　to　the　true　state　of　affairs；〃　I　said。　〃It　is　the　true　state　of　affairs。〃
　Ganelon　turned　toward　us。
　〃On　that　shadow　Earth　we　visited　…　where　you　had　spent　so　many　years　…　I　heard　a　poem　about　two　roads　that　diverged　in　a　wood；〃　he　said。　〃It　ends；　'I　took　the　one　less　traveled　by；　and　that　has　made　all　the　difference。'　When　I　heard　it；　I　thought　of　something　you　had　once　said　…　'All　roads　lead　to　Amber'　…　and　I　wondered　then；　as　I　do　now；　at　the　difference　the　choice　may　make；　despite　the　end's　apparent　inevitability　to　those　of　your　blood。〃
　〃You　know？〃　I　said。　〃You　understand？〃
　〃I　think　so。〃
　He　nodded；　then　pointed。
　〃That　is　the　real　Amber　down　there；　isn't　it？〃
　〃Yes；〃　I　said。　〃Yes；　it　is。〃