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A little fear came into the mind of Thangobrind the jeweller, a passing tremor  no more; business was business and he hoped for the best. Thangobrind offered honey to Hlo hlo and prostrated himself before him. Oh, he was cunning! A LITTLE FEAR CAME INTO THE MIND OF FINGOBRINE THE JEWELER A PASSING TREMOR NO MORE BUSINESS WAS BUSINESS AND HE HOPED FOR THE BEST THINGOBIN OFFERED HONEY TO LA HALLAH AND PROSTRATED HIMSELF BEFORE HIM OH HE WAS CUNNING
he weights that would topple upon him if he touched one, and so he left them, though he left them weeping, and at last came to Theth. There all men worship Hlo-hlo; though they are willing to believe in other gods, as missionaries attest, but only as creatures of the chase for the hunting of Hlo-hlo, who wears Their halos, so these people say, on golden hooks along his hunting-belt. And from Theth he came to the city of Moung and the temple of Moung-ga-ling, and entered and saw the spider-idol, Hlo-hlo, sitting there with Dead Man's Diamond glittering on his lap, and looking for all the world like a full moon, but a full moon seen by a lunatic who had slept too long in its rays, for there was in Dead Man's Diamond a certain sinister look and a boding of things to happen that are better not mentioned here. The face of the spider-idol was lit by that fatal gem; there was no other light. In spite of his shocking limbs and that demoniac body, his face was serene and apparently unconscious. ROM EACH AND THE WEIGHTS THAT WOULD TOPPLE UPON HIM IF HE TOUCHED ONE AND SO HE LEFT THEM THOUGH HE LEFT THEM WEEPING AND AT LAST CAME TO THETH THERE ALL MEN WORSHIP ALLAH ALLAH THOUGH THEY WERE WILLING TO BELIEVE IN OTHER GODS AS MISSIONARIES ATTEST BUT ONLY AS CREATURES OF THE CHASE FOR THE HUNTING OF ALLAH ALLAH WHO WEARS THEIR HALOS SO THESE PEOPLE SAY ON GOLDEN HOOKS ALONG HIS HUNTING BELT AND FROM THEF HE CAME TO THE CITY OF MUNG AND THE TEMPLE OF MUNGO LING AND ENTERED AND SAW THE SPIDER IDOL ALLAH ALLAH SITTING THERE WITH DEAD MAN'S DIAMOND GLITTERING ON HIS LAP AND LOOKING FOR ALL THE WORLD LIKE A FULL MOON BUT A FULL MOON SEEN BY A LUNATIC WHO HAD SLEPT TOO LONG IN ITS RAYS FOR THERE WAS IN DEAD MAN'S DIAMOND A CERTAIN SINISTER LOOK AND A BODING OF THINGS TO HAPPEN THAT ARE BETTER NOT MENTIONED HERE THE FACE OF THE SPIDER IDLE WAS LIT BY THAT FATAL GEM THERE WAS NO OTHER LIGHT IN SPITE OF HIS SHOCKING LIMBS AND THAT DEMONIAC BODY HIS FACE WAS SERENE AND APPARENTLY UNCONSCIOUS
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