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He feared then that its mirth might be insuperable, not to be saddened by the most grievous song; nevertheless he did not turn back then, but softly climbed the stairs and, placing the agate bowl upon a step, struck up the chaunt called Dolorous. HE FEARED THEN THAT ITS MIRTH MIGHT BE INSUPERABLE NOT TO BE SADDENED BY THE MOST GRIEVOUS SONG NEVERTHELESS HE DID NOT TURN BACK THEN BUT SOFTLY CLIMBED THE STAIRS AND PLACING THE AGATE BOWL UPON A STEP STRUCK UP THE CHAUNT CALLED DOLORUS
he Southern Cross--and so they came to the garden wherein his cabbages were, and those flowers that only blow in Fairyland, turning their faces always towards the comet, and he pointed them out the way to the place he called Underneath, where the Gladsome Beast had his lair. Then they manoeuvred. Ackronnion was to go by the way of the steps with his harp and an agate bowl, while Arrath went round by a crag on the other side. Then the Old Man Who Looks After Fairyland went back to his windy house, muttering angrily as he passed his cabbages, for he did not love the ways of the Gladsome Beast; and the two friends parted on their separate ways. Nothing perceived them but that ominous crow glutted overlong already upon the flesh of man. The wind blew bleak from the stars. At first there was dangerous climbing, and then Ackronnion gained the smooth, broad steps that led from the edge to the lair, and at that moment heard at the top of the steps the continuous chuckles of the Gladsome Beast. S SLOPS SHEER ON TO THE SOUTHERN CROSS AND SO THEY CAME TO THE GARDEN WHEREIN HIS CABBAGES WERE AND THOSE FLOWERS THAT ONLY BLOW IN FAIRYLAND TURNING THEIR FACES ALWAYS TOWARDS THE COMET AND HE POINTED THEM OUT THE WAY TO THE PLACE HE CALLED UNDERNEATH WHERE THE GLADSOME BEAST HAD HIS LAIR THEN THEY MANEUVERED ACRONIAN WAS TO GO BY THE WAY OF THE STEPS WITH HIS HARP AND AN AGATE BOWL WHILE EARRATH WENT ROUND BY A CRAG ON THE OTHER SIDE THEN THE OLD MAN WHO LOOKS AFTER FAIRYLAND WENT BACK TO HIS WINDY HOUSE MUTTERING ANGRILY AS HE PASSED HIS CABBAGES FOR HE DID NOT LOVE THE WAYS OF THE GLADSOME BEAST AND THE TWO FRIENDS PARTED ON THEIR SEPARATE WAYS NOTHING PERCEIVED THEM BUT THAT OMINOUS CROW GLUTTED OVER LONG ALREADY UPON THE FLESH OF MAN THE WIND BLEW BLEAK FROM THE STARS AT FIRST THERE WAS DANGEROUS CLIMBING AND THEN ACRONIAN GAINED THE SMOOTH BROAD STEPS THAT LED FROM THE EDGE TO THE LAIR AND AT THAT MOMENT HEARD AT THE TOP OF THE STEPS THE CONTINUOUS CHUCKLES OF THE GLADSOME BEAST
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