By the end of his life no goes near him and no one willuntil his year is up. Meanwhile back at thefarm mas killin off da injuns OOPS there I go again just a sec. Perturbed by what hehas done Tintagel leaves the colony which means certaindeath and is never heard from again. He starts to disconnect himselffrom reality. Instead of killing Chuck it made himdiseased and mentally insane. There was but a single fact overlooked by Tintagel and thatwas the power of the pearl. Hehad them delivered to Chuck and unknowingly took the poison. Then after his materials weregathered he mixed and organized them in perfect blend.

The next few days Tintagelspent carefully gathering all the equipment and materials hedneed to complete his plan. Tintagel knew this fact but was jealous and devised a plan tosteal the pearl by poisoning Chuck. Finally with a little cheating and a lot ofdishonesty Chuck took the pearl to gain its power till thecoming year when he would relinquish control of the pearl. It came down to Chuck the clan favorite andTinagel the outcast. This was the first time in history that more than three testshad to be run. The contending oysters must run the test andthose standing at the end must do it again until one oysterstands. Triumph and defeat lurksaround all corners. This conference I told you about is a great as well ashorrible experience for all the oysters. To keep order among theoysters they gathered all the pearls forged by the pillar andcursed them so that if man found one in the leader oyster itwould destroy the finder and find its way back to the sea. Now the pillar does notexist due to the carelessness of man.

This pillar was the giver of powerbefore the pestilence of man arrived. They were not made by an oysterbut were forged by the pillar.

Whats that you dontknow what the oyster conference is! You see it is a time whenthe oysters of the world gather together in their respectiveclans and decide who shall carry the pearl of power. Thats it !! Well now that I seemto temporarily regained my memory Ill tell you the story of thathorrible season of the oyster conference. Could it be uhh… Onthat rainy day when the sea would not quit, the sky growledand men shuttered in their huts. Itwas a beautiful sunny day … not it either. It was a dark and stormy night … no thats not it.

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