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SHEYDU AND VEYADA made a path for us to the doors of the assembly hall. These days, I came in through the main entrance because I’d been given a box in the lower tiers of the hall. Most minor delegates sat on the unassigned benches at the top of the hall and they crowded up the stairs because apparently someone needed to be found to open the gallery doors.
Veyada went to speak to the guards at the door. There was too much talk in the hall for me to hear what was being said. The guard’s expression was grave. I didn’t think Veyada was successful. He turned back to us. “The delegation can go in the public gallery. They can’t come with us.”
“That’s all right.” Frankly I was surprised that they were allowed in at all, even if only because with all of us here, the box would be very cramped
