"The basement," Indy replied shortly. That ought to be explanation enough, but since these contacts were based on exchanging information, he continued, "There are four rooms down there built around the four classical elements. 'Fire' didn't end well." And at Lunge's comment, he went on, "Anywhere else, it might be bad. Here I imagine it'll take a few days or a week to heal." He couldn't complain, but the strangeness of that rapid healing still wasn't lost on him.

While he was talking, his gaze fell on a rack with what looked like the local newspaper. Huh, he hadn't noticed that before. Indy picked up the top copy and--after a quick glance at the pair behind the counter to gauge whether reading unbought merchandise was likely to get him kicked out--unfolded it and flipped quickly through. It was obviously a weekly paper, given the range of days listed in the stories; it also didn't contain a single article about anything outside the area. "All local news," he commented, setting it back on the rack. "Maybe they get all their national news from the television."