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"But what of the symbol?" BUT WHAT OF THE SYMBOL
tle children everywhere loved Claus, because he gave them pretty toys, and their parents loved him because he made their little ones so happy. [Illustration: For he was so generous that he gave away all these pretty things as fast as he made them.] But now Norss and Faia were come to old age. After long years of love and happiness, they knew that death could not be far distant. And one day Faia said to Norss: "Neither you nor I, dear love, fear death; but if we could choose, would we not choose to live always in this our son Claus, who has been so sweet a joy to us?" "Ay, ay," said Norss; "but how is that possible?" "We shall see," said Faia. That night Norss dreamed that a spirit came to him, and that the spirit said to him: "Norss, thou shalt surely live forever in thy son Claus, if thou wilt but acknowledge the symbol." Then when the morning was come Norss told his dream to Faia, his wife; and Faia said: "The same dream had I,--an angel appearing to me and speaking these very words.  DISPENSED THE OLD CHILDREN ALIKE THE HOMELIER TOY OF HIS YOUTH SO NOW HE GIVES OLD CHILDREN LIKE THESE MORE BEAUTIFUL AND MORE COURTEOUS GIFTS SO LITTLE CHILDREN EVERYWHERE LOVE KLOWS BECAUSE HE GAVE THEM PRETTY TOYS AND THEIR PARENTS LOVED HIM BECAUSE HE MADE THEIR LITTLE ONES SO HAPPY BUT NOW NORSE AND VOYA WERE COME TO OLD AGE AFTER LONG YEARS OF LOVE AND HAPPINESS THEY KNEW THAT DEATH COULD NOT BEFORE DISTEND AND ONE DAY FIRE SAID TO NORSE NEITHER YOU NOR I DO LOVE YOUR DEATH BUT IF WE WILL CHOOSE WOULD WE NOT CHOOSE TO LIVE ALWAYS IN THIS OUR SON CLASS WHO HAS BEEN SO SWEET A JOY TO US AYE AY SAID NORSE BUT HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE WE SHALL SEE SAID FIRE THAT NIGHT NORSE DREAMED THAT A SPIRIT CAME TO HIM AND THAT THE SPIRIT SAID TO HIM NORSE THOU SHALT SURELY LIVE FOREVER IN THY SON KLAUS IF THOU WILT BUT ACKNOWLEDGE THE SYMBOL THEN WHEN THE MORNING WAS COME NORSE TOLD HIS DREAM TO FIRE HIS WIFE AND FIRE SAID THE SAME DREAM HAD I AN ANGEL APPEARING TO ME AND SPEAKING THESE VERY WORDS
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