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And the night deepened over the River Yann, a night all white with stars. And with the night there rose the helmsman's song. As soon as he had prayed he began to sing to cheer himself all through the lonely night. AND THE NIGHT DEEPENED OVER THE RIVER YON A NIGHT ALL WHITE WITH STARS AND WITH THE NIGHT THERE ROSE THE HELMSMAN'S SONG AS SOON AS HE HAD PRAYED HE BEGAN TO SING TO CHEER HIMSELF ALL THROUGH THE LONELY NIGHT
n I went to the captain and told him quietly of the thing I had seen. And he questioned me at once about the gate, in a low voice, that the sailors might not know; and I told him how the weight of the thing was such that it could not have been brought from afar, and the captain knew that it had not been there a year ago. We agreed that such a beast could never have been killed by any assault of man, and that the gate must have been a fallen tusk, and one fallen near and recently. Therefore he decided that it were better to flee at once; so he commanded, and the sailors went to the sails, and others raised the anchor to the deck, and just as the highest pinnacle of marble lost the last rays of the sun we left Perdóndaris, that famous city. And night came down and cloaked Perdóndaris and hid it from our eyes, which as things have happened will never see it again; for I have heard since that something swift and wonderful has suddenly wrecked Perdóndaris in a day--towers, walls and people.  FALLEN SUNLIGHT THEN I WENT TO THE CAPTAIN AND TOLD HIM QUIETLY OF THE THING I HAD SEEN AND HE QUESTIONED ME AT ONCE ABOUT THE GATE IN A LOW VOICE THAT THE SAILORS MIGHT NOT KNOW AND I TOLD HIM HOW THE WEIGHT OF THE THING WAS SUCH THAT IT COULD NOT HAVE BEEN BROUGHT FROM AFAR AND THE CAPTAIN KNEW THAT IT HAD NOT BEEN THERE A YEAR AGO WE AGREED THAT SUCH A BEAST COULD NEVER HAVE BEEN KILLED BY ANY ASSAULT OF MAN AND THAT THE GATE MUST HAVE BEEN A FALLEN TUSK AND ONE FALLEN NEAR AND RECENTLY THEREFORE HE DECIDED THAT IT WERE BETTER TO FLEE AT ONCE SO HE COMMANDED AND THE SAILORS WENT TO THE SAILS AND OTHERS RAISED THE ANCHOR TO THE DECK AND JUST AS THE HIGHEST PINNACLE OF MARBLE LOST THE LAST RAYS OF THE SUN WE LEFT PREDONDERAS THAT FAMOUS CITY AND NIGHT CAME DOWN AND CLOAKED PREDONDERAS AND HID IT FROM OUR EYES WHICH AS THINGS HAVE HAPPENED WILL NEVER SEE IT AGAIN FOR I HAVE HEARD SINCE THAT SOMETHING SWIFT AND WONDERFUL HAS SUDDENLY WRECKED PREDANDERAS IN A DAY TOWERS WALLS AND PEOPLE
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