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And he went on carving again at his idol of jasper for the king who was weary of Wosh; and Pombo thanked him and went singing away, for in his vernacular mind he thought that "he _had_ the gods." It is a long journey from London to World's End, and Pombo had no money left, yet within five weeks he was strolling along Last Street; but how he contrived to get there I will not say, for it was not entirely honest. AND HE WENT ON CARVING AGAIN AT HIS IDOL OF JASPER FOR THE KING WHO WAS WEARY OF WISH AND POMBO THANKED HIM AND WENT SINGING AWAY FOR IN HIS VERNACULAR MIND HE THOUGHT THAT HE HAD THE GODS IT IS A LONG JOURNEY FROM LONDON TO WORLD'S END AND POMBO HAD NO MONEY LEFT AND YET WITHIN FIVE WEEKS HE WAS STROLLING ALONG LAST STREET BUT HOW HE CONTRIVED TO GET THERE I WILL NOT SAY FOR IT WAS NOT ENTIRELY HONEST
 at the furthest end of Last Street, there is a hole that you take to be a well, close by the garden wall, but that if you lower yourself by your hands over the edge of the hole, and feel about with your feet till they find a ledge, that is the top step of a flight of stairs that takes you down over the edge of the World. "For all that men know, those stairs may have a purpose and even a bottom step," said the arch-idolater, "but discussion about the lower flights is idle." Then the teeth of Pombo chattered, for he feared the darkness, but he that made idols of his own explained that those stairs were always lit by the faint blue gloaming in which the World spins. "Then," he said, "you will go by Lonely House and under the bridge that leads from the House to Nowhere, and whose purpose is not guessed; thence past Maharrion, the god of flowers, and his high-priest, who is neither bird nor cat; and so you will come to the little idol Duth, the disreputable god that will grant your prayer. OW IN THE VILLAGE OF WORLD'S END AT THE FURTHEST END OF LAST STREET THERE IS A HOLE THAT YOU TAKE TO BE A WELL CLOSE BY THE GARDEN WALL SO THAT IF YOU LOWER YOURSELF BY YOUR HANDS OVER THE EDGE OF THE HOLE AND FEEL ABOUT WITH YOUR FEET TILL THEY FIND A LEDGE THAT IS THE TOP STEP OF A FLIGHT OF STAIRS THAT TAKES YOU DOWN OVER THE EDGE OF THE WORLD FOR ALL THAT MEN KNOW THOSE STAIRS MAY HAVE A PURPOSE AND EVEN A BOTTOM STEP SAID THE ARCH IDOLATER BUT DISCUSSION ABOUT THE LOWER FLIGHTS IS IDLE THEN THE TEETH OF POMBO CHATTERED FOR HE FEARED THE DARKNESS BUT HE THAT MADE IDOLS OF HIS OWN EXPLAINED THAT THOSE STAIRS WERE ALWAYS LIT BY THE FAINT BLUE GLOAMING IN WHICH THE WORLD SPINS THEN HE SAID YOU WILL GO BY LONELY HOUSE AND UNDER THE BRIDGE THAT LEADS FROM THE HOUSE TO NOWHERE AND WHOSE PURPOSE IS NOT GUESSED THENCE PASS MAHARION THE GOD OF FLOWERS AND HIS HIGH PRIEST WHO IS NEITHER BIRD NOR CAT AND SO YOU WILL COME TO THE LITTLE IDLE DUKE THE DISREPUTABLE GOD THAT WILL GRANT YOUR PRAYER
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