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1. Why do Severian and the other boys sneak to the gate of the graveyard?

Severian and the boys have to sneak to he graveyard because they are torturer's apprentices and are breaking several house rules.

2. What do Severian and the other apprentices see when they go to the graveyard?

Severian and the other apprentices see three people digging a body up from a grave when they go to the graveyard.

3. Why does Vodalus give Severian a gold coin?

Vodalus gives Severian a gold coin because Severian stops a guard from killing him.

4. How is Severian saved from drowning in the river as he and the other apprentices return home from the graveyard?

Severian is saved from drowning when a mysterious woman in the water thrusts him toward the surface and his friends pull him out of the water by his hair.

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