....At that very moment, the knight's thoughts were interrupted by Sam's voice. "The Castle of Knowledge was designed by the universe itself - the source of all knowledge."
....The knight was surprised but pleased to hear from Sam again. "I'm glad you're back," he said.
...."Actually, I never left," Sam replied. "Remember that I'm you."
...."Please, I don't want to go through that again. How do you like me now that I've had a shave and a haircut?"
...."It's the first time that you ever profited from being clipped," Sam replied.
....The knight laughed at Sam's joke. He liked Sam's sense of humor. If the Castle of Knowledge was anything like the Castle of Silence, he'd be happy to have Sam along for company.
....The knight, Squirrel, and Rebecca crossed the drawbridge over the moat and stopped before the golden door. The knight took the key from around his neck and turned it in the lock. As he pushed the door open, he asked Rebecca and Squirrel if they were going to leave as they had done before.
...."No," Rebecca replied. "Silence is for one; knowledge is for all."
....The knight wondered how the word pigeon had come to mean an easy mark.
....The three of them walked through the doorway and into a darkness so dense that the knight couldn't even see his own hand. The knight groped for the customary torches by the castle door to light the way, but there weren't any.
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