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And soon we saw the tide of the Sea himself advancing resolute between Yann's borders, and Yann sprang lithely at him and they struggled awhile; then Yann and all that was his were pushed back northward, so that the sailors had to hoist the sails and, the wind being favorable, we still held onwards. AND SOON WE SAW THE TIDE OF THE SEA HIMSELF ADVANCING RESOLUTE BETWEEN JAN'S BORDERS AND JAN SPRANG LITHELY AT HIM AND THEY STRUGGLED AWHILE THEN JAN AND ALL THAT WAS HIS WERE PUSHED BACK NORTHWARD SO THAT THE SAILORS HAD TO HOIST THE SAILS AND THE WIND BEING FAVOURABLE WE STILL HELD ONWARDS
e, grudging not one another their alien gods. And I had a liking too for the tender way in which they often spoke of Durl and Duz, for it is good that men should love their native cities and the little hills that hold those cities up. And I had come to know who would meet them when they returned to their homes, and where they thought the meetings would take place, some in a valley of the Acroctian hills where the road comes up from Yann, others in the gateway of one or another of the three cities, and others by the fireside in the home. And I thought of the danger that had menaced us all alike outside Perdóndaris, a danger that, as things have happened, was very real. And I thought too of the helmsman's cheery song in the cold and lonely night, and how he had held our lives in his careful hands. And as I thought of this the helmsman ceased to sing, and I looked up and saw a pale light had appeared in the sky, and the lonely night had passed; and the dawn widened, and the sailors awoke. VENING SIDE BY SIDE GRUDGING NOT ONE ANOTHER THEIR ALIEN GODS AND I HAD A LIKING TOO FOR THE TENDER WAY IN WHICH THEY OFTEN SPOKE OF DUURAL AND DEWES FOR IT IS GOOD THAT MEN SHOULD LOVE THEIR NATIVE CITIES AND THE LITTLE HILLS THAT HOLD THOSE CITIES UP AND I HAD COME TO KNOW WHO WOULD MEET THEM WHEN THEY RETURNED TO THEIR HOMES AND WHERE THEY THOUGHT THE MEETINGS WOULD TAKE PLACE SOME IN A VALLEY OF THE ACROSIAN HILLS WHERE THE ROAD COMES UP FROM YON OTHERS IN THE GATEWAY OF ONE OR ANOTHER OF THE THREE CITIES AND OTHERS BY THE FIRESIDE IN THE HOME AND I THOUGHT OF THE DANGER THAT HAD MENACED US ALL ALIKE OUTSIDE PREDONDERAS A DANGER THAT AS THINGS HAVE HAPPENED WAS VERY REAL AND I THOUGHT TOO OF THE HELMSMAN'S CHEERY SONG IN THE COLD AND LONELY NIGHT AND HOW HE HAD HELD OUR LIVES IN HIS CAREFUL HANDS AND AS I THOUGHT OF THIS THE HOUSEMAN CEASED TO SING AND I LOOKED UP AND SAW A PALE LIGHT HAD APPEARED IN THE SKY AND THE LONELY NIGHT HAD PASSED AND THE DAWN WIDENED AND THE SAILORS AWOKE
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