Ikranankan Street Scene

In the narrow sand streets of Katandara:

spans of karikuts draw planters' carts carrying Chakoran produce;

porters carry burdens on shaven heads;

Shekheji caravaneers swagger;

Tiruts guard a wagon of stalks spliced and glued to make expensive timber;

zandara-riding Lachnakoni come to trade hides for city goods;

there is harsh babble, rumblings, groans, footfalls, clangor, dust, smoke and sharp smells;

Ikranankans climb out of Adzel's way;

booths sell food, drink, cloth, pelts and handicrafts;

behind them are noisy workshops hidden from demons and black magicians.

("The Trouble Twisters.")