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©1990-2007 by Mark Hull-Richter. All rights reserved.
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Santa Ana, CA 92711
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This
is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents either
are the product of the author’s imagination or are used
fictitiously, and any resemblance to any actual persons, living or
dead, events or locales is entirely coincidental.
This
book is dedicated to the friends who helped play-test the game Legend
Hunter,
on whose world it is based:
Alastair,
Bill, Heath, Pat, Peter, Rick, Steve, Tim, and, especially, the dear,
late
Carl Wayne Franks.
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phantom n.
That
which has only an apparent existence; an apparition; a specter; a
phantasm; a sprite; an airy spirit; an ideal image.
Adj.
Being, or of the nature
of, a phantom.
stranger n.
1.
One who is strange, foreign, or unknown. Specifically:
(a)
one who comes from a foreign land; a foreigner; (b) one whose home is
at a distance from the place where he is, but in the same country;
(c) One who is unknown or unacquainted; as, the gentleman is a
stranger to me; hence, one not admitted to communication, fellowship,
or acquaintance.
2.
One not belonging to the family or household; a guest; a visitor.
zentek n.
1.
A member of the Zentek Society.
2.
Prefix attached to the sobriquet given to all zenteks during their
society initiation for their "rebirth as a zentek" name, e.g.,
zentek the Phantom Stranger (one who has the appearance or image of
being a stranger or unknown, but is not really).
3.
~ way: The study of sixteen progressively more difficult and advanced
disciplines, ranging from self-control and physical defense to
complete mastery of all life energy forms, taught only by and to
zenteks.
4.
~ sanctuary: A place of study where (a) qualified applicants go for
initiation into the zentek way and (b) qualified zenteks go to learn
their next discipline.
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