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Nothing was to be found, whether material or custom, that was new in Astahahn. Now they took no notice at all of us as we went by, but continued their processions and ceremonies in the ancient city, and the sailors, knowing their custom, took no notice of them. NOTHING WAS TO BE FOUND WHETHER MATERIAL OR CUSTOM THAT WAS NEW IN USTAN NOW THEY TOOK NO NOTICE AT ALL OF US AS WE WENT BY BUT CONTINUED THEIR PROCESSIONS AND CEREMONIES IN THE ANCIENT CITY AND THE SAILORS KNOWING THEIR CUSTOM TOOK NO NOTICE OF THEM
nderneath 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. 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. ONARCH 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 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
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