Shimrod gave the boy a copper penny. 'Bring me now a goblet of good tawny wine.'By a sleight of magic Shimrod augmented the acuity of his hearing, so that the whispers of two young lovers in a far corner were now clearly audible, as were the innkeeper's instructions to Fonsel in regard to the watering of Shimrod's wine.
-Jack Vance
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