Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller for October 14, 2007

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Ordinary Basil. Inside the fantastic cavern of light, Basil and Louise discovered they were not alone.. "Odians!" Louise gasped. "Who... what..." Basil stammered, "are Odians?" "Zat is vot ve hoped," the tall mysterious woman softly replied. "My name is Eurika," she said, her eyes fastened on Basil. Basil looked at Louise, bewildered. "She doesn't look like a myth to me." Louise explained: "In Helios, there's long been a legend that it was the Odians who figured out how to make our city levitate in the clouds. Helios was built 200 years ago... the Odians haven't been seen since." "Zat is all ture," Eurika smiled sadly. Basil's mind was spinning. "Wait..." Basil interrupted. "You disappeared on purpose... why?" "Our ancestors long ago discovered this secret cavern and its monstrous power. Ever since that time, it has become the burden of the Odian people to stay here and guard it from the vorld." Eurika hesitated, then looked to the others, who slowly nodded their approval. She turned b