"Oh no. It's not what you humans think of as a palace. It is much more beautiful than that."

The orbital turned and began to rise; soon making a steady climb back through the sky, back through the white and into the purple, and then we were back in black again. I turned to the Prophet, who was watching me.

"There are many roles to be played in the Behehn," he said. "You will see this as you meet with the others. Your work will derive from three points of the First Tier: Creation, Observation and Integration. Your role is to create, and observe reactions; and also to observe, and create in reply. Many circles are made; you will find the connections. There is great power in these forms and how they conjoin. It is the power of Qedin."

He reached inside his sleeve and withdrew a slim, clear object, which he offered to me. It was the size of a playing card, though thicker, with a black rectangle floating in the middle. It was heavier than I expected, and seemed to be vibrating slightly.

"When you return to Earth," he said, "use this object for your meditation."

I turned it around in my hand and the vibration seemed to grow stronger. "Use it how?"

"However you like. Hold it, stare at it, hide it under your pillow. Just do whatever feels right to you, and you will start to see your first mission. You will see the sequence, which has already come. It is important work, but really just a preparation. A procedure, if you like. You will call it TELEPORT."

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