Artemis put his decaf cappuccino down gently, so as not to rattle the saucer. "We're at the Nice Library trying to dig up anything on this Minerva person. Perhaps we can find out if she has a villa near here." "Glad to hear it," said Holly. "I had visions of you two drinking tea at the beach while I sweat it out here." Twenty yards from where Artemis was sitting, waves swirled along the beach like emerald paint poured from a bucket. "Tea? At the beach? No time for luxuries, Holly.
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[ The Lost Colony ]
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