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  1. CAPTURED!
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  3. Title Page
  4. Map
  5. Introduction
  6. BOOK ONE
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  64. What’s next onyour reading list?

They were gathered at the edge of the Abbey pond, listening as the raven General outlined his strategy, the final plan to conquer Redwall Abbey. Ironbeak paced up and down in front of his command.

“Yaggah! Listen well, my fighters. I will not say there is no ghost mouse; what I say is that it is a trick, some silly thing the earthcrawlers have thought up. When we conquer them I will make them tell us how they did it, then we will throw their ghost from the very top of this redstone house. Kaah! See if it comes back to haunt us then. In the past I was like you. One time in the northlands when I was standing nightwatch, I was sleepy, my wings drooped and my eyes began to close. Yarrak! I saw a great green eagle, a fearsome bird. Instead of running away I flew to attack it. Kaah! It was only an odd-shaped green bush. Do you see what I mean? Tired eyes, darkness, even sun shadows when you are dozing, can cause your mind to see strange sights. So let me hear no more of these things. They are like the first sight of lightning to an eggchick.”

The rooks were unconvinced, but dared not speak.

“Tonight we will make ready for our final battle,” the General continued. “Mangiz sees that the omens are good. I know you are loyal fighters. You have fought under me in the northlands. Now you shall have your reward in this warm country, for we will live together in the redstone house with lots of food, sun and easy times. Here is how we do it. I have not posted guards or sentries for two days now. The weather is hot and the earthcrawlers are resting easy. They have plenty of food and think themselves safe in the Cavern Hole place. Kayah! This is good. Let them go on thinking we have forgotten them, then they will relax. They have posted no guards at their barricade for two nights now. I have seen this. In the hour before the sun rises at dawn, Quickbill and his brothers will go down the stairs. If all is quiet, they will signal to us. Kraa! Silence is the key to my plan. Without the big stripedog we will have them at our mercy.”

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