us throughout your lands. We want no more, NO MORE!"
58 The Litoans weren't quite as ready to surrender, but after they had had a taste of the rolling guns, they, too, gave up. And they, too, asked to be absorbed. "Make us your people," they said. "We tear down the temples of our gods. They are dead. No more will we worship them. They are powerless against your Spirits!"
59 So it was, that the lands of Epon and Lite became part of Spirit. Some of their people were scattered among Spirit's cities, the rest took up worshiping The Lords in their own land. From that day forth they were loyal to them.
60 Now, as fall again came, Bold Fox was ready to march south. "Let the Oneness have a taste of the rolling guns." But he never got a chance to go. As he was massing his troops in Western, emissaries appeared from The Oneness. They were ready to negotiate a cease fire. Things in the south had not gone well for them, either. Below Zo they had lost all they had taken except Sti. In Mu all they had left was Lh. "We will consider," they announced, "a cease fire in place."
61 "We want," insisted Bold Fox, "a complete surrender. No cease fire."
62 The Oneness agents looked at him. "We are willing to deal," they announced, "If we continue fighting both sides will only lose. For what little we have gained, we have paid a terrible price. We will profit none. Why don't you be reasonable and accept our offer? Do not think we have no knowledge of the rolling guns, as you call them. Already we have hundreds. We also have other weapons you know nothing of. We could resist for a long time.
63 You have punished us severely. Our Priest of Priests is dead. Our sacred city, ashes, many of our sons dead. Why do you want back this rubble that was

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