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And he that carved from jasper the usurper of Wosh explained how 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, 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. AND HE THAT CARVED FROM JASPER THE USURPER OF VOSH EXPLAINED HOW 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
said; and concerning the idols themselves he spoke long and learnedly, explaining divine etiquette, and how Pombo had offended, and how no idol in the world would listen to Pombo's prayer. When Pombo heard this he wept and made bitter outcry, and cursed the gods of ivory and the gods of jade, and the hand of Man that made them, but most of all he cursed their etiquette that had undone, as he said, an innocent man; so that at last that arch-idolater, who made idols of his own, stopped in his work upon an idol of jasper for a king that was weary of Wosh, and took compassion on Pombo, and told him that though no idol in the world would listen to his prayer, yet only a little way over the edge of it a certain disreputable idol sat who knew nothing of etiquette, and granted prayers that no respectable god would ever consent to hear. When Pombo heard this he took two handfuls of the arch-idolater's beard and kissed them joyfully, and dried his tears and became his old impertinent self again. THE ARCH IDOLATER SAID AND CONCERNING THE IDOLS THEMSELVES HE SPOKE LONG AND LEARNEDLY EXPLAINING DIVINE ETIQUETTE AND HOW POMBO HAD OFFENDED AND HOW NO IDOL IN THE WORLD WOULD LISTEN TO POMBO'S PRAYER WHEN POMBO HEARD THIS HE WEPT AND MADE BITTER OUTCRY AND CURSED THE GODS OF IVORY AND THE GODS OF JADE AND THE HAND OF MAN THAT MADE THEM BUT MOST OF ALL HE CURSED THEIR ETIQUETTE THAT HAD UNDONE AS HE SAID AN INNOCENT MAN SO THAT AT LAST THAT ARCH IDOLATOR WHO MADE IDOLS OF HIS OWN STOPPED IN HIS WORK UPON AN IDOL OF JASPER FOR A KING THAT WAS WEARY OF WUSH AND TOOK COMPASSION ON POMBO AND TOLD HIM THAT THOUGH NO IDOL IN THE WORLD WOULD LISTEN TO HIS PRAYER YET ONLY A LITTLE WAY OVER THE EDGE OF IT A CERTAIN DISREPUTABLE IDOL SAT WHO KNEW NOTHING OF ETIQUETTE AND GRANT HIM PRAYERS THAT NO RESPECTABLE GOD WOULD EVER CONSENT TO HEAR WHEN POMBO HEARD THIS HE TOOK TWO HANDFULS OF THE ARCH IDOLATER'S BEARD AND KISSED THEM JOYFULLY AND DRIED HIS TEARS AND BECAME HIS OLD IMPERTINENT SELF AGAIN
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