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- Artemis suddenly drew a lungful of air, as though he had just
- breached the ocean’s surface.
- “Ah, my genius surfaces. Stand up, Artemis. I command you.”
- Artemis lurched to his feet, his head and clothes matted with white
- powder.
- “Choke that centaur for me, would you?”
- There followed an uncomfortable minute while Artemis tried to find
- some purchase on Foaly’s broad neck, then squeezed with all the
- power in his fingers, which was not very much. Foaly was more
- embarrassed than hurt.
- Turnball wiped a tear from his eye. “Oh, this is too much. But I
- indulge myself—Leonor is waiting. Come here, Artemis, and you too,
- Captain Short. Bring the demon. We must be gone from here before
- the ambulance generator blows.”
- Artemis and Holly did as they were told with the emotion of
- automatons. Holly yanked poor, gasping No1 along by the collar of his
- tunic, and Artemis stepped past Foaly without a glance. Outside the
- conduit, the fish and squid paid close attention to this fascinating
- diversion from the dreariness of everyday subaquatic life.
- Suddenly, Turnball was impatient to be off.
- “Come now, my thralls. Where is the speed you are famous for?”
- Artemis did speed up, showing a nimbleness that anyone who knew
- the boy would not associate with him.
- “That’s more like it,” said Turnball. “I may keep you, Artemis.”
- “That’s nice,” said the human boy. “I’ll tell him when I see him.”
- “Ehm,” said Turnball, puzzled; then the boy who looked like
- Artemis Fowl jabbed Turnball in the gut with stiffened fingers.
- “Butler showed Artemis that one a thousand times,” said the boy.
- “He didn’t listen, but I did.”
- Turnball wanted to say something, but he was winded, and even if
- he hadn’t been, he had no idea what he would have said.
- “For I am not Artemis Fowl, villainous elf,” said Orion, twisting the
- gun from Turnball’s fingers. “I am the young romantic who always
- knew his day would come, so I listened to Butler and I am ready.”
- Turnball got enough breath back for one word. “How?”
- “Artemis knew he had to escape the power of the rune, which
- controlled his mind but not mine, so he goaded your cretinous minion
- into shocking him, which released me.”
- Turnball clasped his stomach. Of course. Atlantis stage two.
- - The Atlantis Complex, Chapter 9
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