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Maggong took a few vats and vials from the chest and set them on the creaky table before Glanos. He took a small vial from the group and took the cork off. He wafted the vial around him until an obvious odor could be detected.
"Do ju know what this is?" Maggong asked questioningly. "Ugh..no.. but it's bitter." He replied. Maggong smiled with a wry grin. "It's cyanide. Der are greater poisons out der, fer sure, but dis one has never failed me yet. Tell me, Glanos, what type of poison is dis?"
Glanos referred back to the sheet. "Dis seems like da contact one." Maggong shook his head. "No. Dis is all four. Ju must learn all da poisons and how dey operate. Only den can ju exploit dem fully. Cyanide, fer instance, can be applied in da food.. or wafted as gas.. slipped on da edge of a weapon.. or just be contacted. It's deadly form can be used in many instances. Ju must learn to exploit dese poisons."
Maggong took another vial from the group. It was a white powder and seemed to be without much form. "Dis Glanos is arsenic. It 'as no distinguishing smell or taste. What use might dis be of?" Maggong asked. "Seems like no smell or taste might be a good ingestive poison." Glanos replied.
"Correct. Not the only use, but certainly the best." Maggong said. "Der are over seventy known poisons in dis world and ju must be familiar wit' every one of dem. I want ju to comb over dis chest of vials and inspect each one. Once ju have determined da characteristic dat defines dem, I will give ju da name of it."
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