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All in that city was of ancient device; the carving on the houses, which, when age had broken it, remained unrepaired, was of the remotest times, and everywhere were represented in stone beasts that have long since passed away from Earth  the dragon, the griffin, the hippogriffin, and the different species of gargoyle. Nothing was to be found, whether material or custom, that was new in Astahahn. ALL IN THAT CITY WAS OF ANCIENT DEVICE THE CARVING ON THE HOUSES WHICH WHEN AGE HAD BROKEN IT REMAINED UNREPAIRED WAS OF THE REMOTEST TIMES AND EVERYWHERE WERE REPRESENTED IN STONE BEASTS THAT HAVE LONG SINCE PASSED AWAY FROM EARTH THE DRAGON THE GRIFFIN THE HIPPOGRIFFIN AND THE DIFFERENT SPECIES OF GARGOYLE NOTHING WAS TO BE FOUND WHETHER MATERIAL OR CUSTOM THAT WAS NEW IN USTAN
g merchandise to Perdóndaris, and that he would take back to fair Belzoond things appertaining to the affairs of the sea. Then, as I watched through the pavilion's opening the brilliant birds and butterflies that crossed and recrossed over the river, I fell asleep, and dreamed that I was a monarch entering his capital underneath arches of flags, and all the musicians of the world were there, playing melodiously their instruments; but no one cheered. In the afternoon, as the day grew cooler again, I awoke and found the captain buckling on his scimitar, which he had taken off him while he rested. And now we were approaching the wide court of Astahahn, which opens upon the river. Strange boats of antique design were chained there to the steps. As we neared it we saw the open marble court, on three sides of which stood the city fronting on colonnades. And in the court and along the colonnades the people of that city walked with solemnity and care according to the rites of ancient ceremony. ING ME THAT HE WAS TAKING MERCHANDISE TO PREDONDERAS AND THAT HE WOULD TAKE BACK TO FAIR BELL ZUM THINGS APPERTAINING TO THE AFFAIRS OF THE SEA THEN AS I WATCHED THROUGH THE PAVILIONS OPENING THE BRILLIANT BIRDS AND BUTTERFLIES THAT CROSSED AND RECROSSED OVER THE RIVER I FELL ASLEEP AND DREAMED THAT I WAS A MONARCH ENTERING HIS CAPITAL UNDERNEATH ARCHES OF FLAGS AND ALL THE MUSICIANS OF THE WORLD WERE THERE PLAYING MELODIOUSLY THEIR INSTRUMENTS BUT NO ONE CHEERED IN THE AFTERNOON AS THE DAY GREW COOLER AGAIN I AWOKE AND FOUND THE CAPTAIN BUCKLING ON HIS SCIMITAR WHICH HE HAD TAKEN OFF HIM WHILE HE RESTED AND NOW WE WERE APPROACHING THE WIDE COURT OF OSTAGAN WHICH OPENS UPON THE RIVER STRANGE BOATS OF ANTIQUE DESIGN WERE CHAINED THERE TO THE STEPS AS WE NEARED IT WE SAW THE OPEN MARBLE COURT ON THREE SIDES OF WHICH STOOD THE CITY FRONTING ON COLONNADES AND THE COURT AND ALONG THE COLONNADES THE PEOPLE OF THAT CITY WALKED WITH SOLEMNITY AND CARE ACCORDING TO THE RITES OF ANCIENT CEREMONY
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