Chapter 8. More Than One Way to Do It

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Permute was a small village not far from Symbol. Hugh Rustic’s shop was easy to find. Its sign was even bigger and fancier than Tinker’s.

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“Hello, Mister Rustic?” Laurie called as she stepped inside the shop. “Mister Tinker back in Symbol owes me an algorithm, and he said I should talk to you about it.”

Rustic was a tall, loud, messy-looking man with a big red beard. He didn’t look anything like the elegant Eponymous or the neat and proper Tinker.

He certainly didn’t look how Laurie thought a Composer should look! ...

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