It was a nice day, so rather than drive Joshua decided to walk around downtown. He thought about the city as he walked--so much was concentrated in such a small area. His current destination, for example, just happened to be nearly equidistant from both the Goldman Museum and the Wells Fargo Center, where the Deacon had his office. During his walk he passed the Westfield Shoppingtown that had been the location of his first meeting with a Sacramento cabal--the Neidan, back when they had been complete.
Joshua finally reached his destination. If he walked just two more blocks he would be at the Hostel HI, where he had first fought beside Animus, met Zero, and seen the mysterious red-biked Seer. And of course, the place where Calligan Wellmer had been murdered.
But Joshua didn't walk to the Hostel; instead, he went up the little path to the door of the I Street branch of the Sacramento Library.
The Sentinel didn't bother checking any of the computer databases, instead heading straight for the shelves with the confidence of someone who is familiar with Mr. Dewey's shelving system. He pulled texts from the areas he wanted and carried them to an out-of-the-way table in a corner. He settled in, ready for a couple of hours of reading.
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