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He that now watches the magic of his prophets will behold no more the wonder of the dance, and among ancient parchments, strange and wise, he shall forget the swirl of drapery when we swing together through the Dance of the Myriad Steps." HE THAT NOW WATCHES THE MAGIC OF HIS PROPHETS WILL BEHOLD NO MORE THE WONDER OF THE DANCE AND AMONG ANCIENT PARCHMENTS STRANGE AND WISE HE SHALL FORGET THE SWIRL OF DRAPERY WHEN WE SWING TOGETHER THROUGH THE DANCE OF THE MYRIAD STEPS
e light of stars and scattering earthward out of both his hands the dust of forgetfulness over the fields of heroes and smitten Temples of the older gods.” But when the other prophets heard with what doleful words the King spake in the Hall they all cried out: “It is not as Ulf has said but as I have said—and I.” Then the King pondered long, not speaking. But down in the city in a street between the houses stood grouped together they that were wont to dance before the King, and they that had borne his wine in jewelled cups. Long they had tarried in the city hoping that the King might relent, and once again regard them with kindly faces calling for wine and song. The next morning they were all to set out in search of some new Kingdom, and they were peering between the houses and up the long grey street to see for the last time the palace of King Ebalon; and Pattering Leaves, the dancer, cried: “Not any more, not any more at all shall we drift up the carven hall to dance before the King.  MOON AND PALING THE LIGHT OF STARS AND SCATTERING EARTHWARD OUT OF BOTH HIS HANDS THE DUST OF FORGETFULNESS OVER THE FIELDS OF HEROES AND SMITTEN TEMPLES OF THE OLDER GODS BUT WHEN THE OTHER PROPHETS HEARD WITH WHAT DOLEFUL WORDS THE KING SPAKE IN THE HALL THEY ALL CRIED OUT IT IS NOT AS ULF HAS SAID BUT AS I HAVE SAID AND I THEN THE KING PONDERED LONG NOT SPEAKING BUT DOWN IN THE CITY IN A STREET BETWEEN THE HOUSES STOOD GROUPED TOGETHER THEY THAT WERE WONT TO DANCE BEFORE THE KING AND THEY THAT HAD BORNE HIS WINE AND JEWELLED CUPS LONG THEY HAD TARRIED IN THE CITY HOPING THAT THE KING MIGHT RELENT AND ONCE AGAIN REGARD THEM WITH KINDLY FACES CALLING FOR WINE AND SONG THE NEXT MORNING THEY WERE ALL TO SET OUT IN SEARCH OF SOME NEW KINGDOM AND THEY WERE PEERING BETWEEN THE HOUSES AND UP THE LONG GRAY STREET TO SEE FOR THE LAST TIME THE PALACE OF KING EBALON AND PATTERING LEAVES THE DANCER CRIED NOT ANY MORE NOT ANY MORE AT ALL SHALL WE DRIFT UP THE CARVEN HALL TO DANCE BEFORE THE KING
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