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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sometime shortly after the encounter with the Water
Serpent, Kiet explains to the curious amongst us what he was doing and saying to
the creature. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>"As most of you know I am Lemasan, like this
crew. Lemasa is an island nation and the Sea is important to our whole
nation and society. This creature, the Water Serpent, is a thing of much
legend and lore. Many of our ships have devices/decorations of some sort
depicting these creatures. They are revered as the servants of Zu and
especialy Manakel. Zu is placated while Manakels help is actually
sought. Anyway, all I did was offer up my thanks to it and let it know how
much its help meant to me personally. I don't know if it understood...I
don't know if they can speak or understand speech...but it seems there was some
reaction...hopefully for good. No, I do not know what the reaction
meant."</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>