{"id":707,"date":"2026-01-03T20:53:55","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T20:53:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/epub-book.com\/download\/thieves-world-04-asprin-robert\/"},"modified":"2026-01-03T20:53:55","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T20:53:55","slug":"thieves-world-04-asprin-robert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/epub-book.com\/download\/thieves-world-04-asprin-robert\/","title":{"rendered":"Thieves World 04 – Asprin, Robert"},"content":{"rendered":"
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It had been a long time since Hakiem, Sanctuary’s oldest storyteller, had<\/b> visited that section of town known only as the Fisherman’s Quarters, but he<\/b> still knew the way. Not much had changed: the stalls with their flimsy<\/b> awnings<\/b><\/p>\n

to keep the sun off the day’s catch; the boats bottom up along the pier and, on<\/b> the beach, a few nets hung for drying and mending. All was the same-only<\/b> more<\/b><\/p>\n

faded and worn-like the people… like the rest of the town. <\/b><\/p>\n

Hakiem had watched Sanctuary’s decline over the years; watched the<\/b> economy dry<\/b><\/p>\n

up as the citizens became more desperate and vicious. He had watched<\/b> and<\/b><\/p>\n

chronicled with the detached eye of a professional tale-spinner. <\/b><\/p>\n

though, like this-when a prolonged absence made the deterioration more<\/b> apparent<\/b><\/p>\n

to the eye than the day-to-day erosion of his more favored haunts, he felt a<\/b> pang of sorrow not unlike that he felt the day he visited his father and<\/b> realized the man was dying. He had cut that visit short and never returned,<\/b> preferring in his then-youth to preserve the memories of his sire in the joyful<\/b> strength of his prime. Hakiem had always regretted that decision and, now<\/b> that<\/b><\/p>\n

the town he had adopted and grown to love was in its death throes, he was<\/b> determined not to repeat his earlier mistakes by abandoning it. He would<\/b> stay<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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