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The Master's voice cut through them all.
"Lord Asriel, what in God's name have you got there?"
"This is the head of Stanislaus Grumman," said Lord Asriel's voice.
Over the jumble of voices Lyra heard someone stumble to the door and out, making incoherent sounds of distress. She wished she could see what they were seeing.
Lord Asriel said, "I found his body preserved in the ice off Svalbard. The head was treated in this way by his killers. You'll notice the characteristic scalping pattern. I think you might be familiar with it, Sub-Rector."
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After a short silence he spoke again.
"My eyes are not very clear,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], and the ice is dirty, but it seems to me that there is a hole in the top of the skull. Am I right?"
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