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It was a custom among them to greet newcomers with an honor guard which escorted them to the body of dignitaries and aristocrats that would be waiting to welcome them in style. IT WAS A CUSTOM AMONG THEM TO GREET NEW COMERS WITH AN HONOR GUARD WHICH ESCORTED THEM TO THE BODY OF DIGNITARIES AND ARISTOCRATS THAT WOULD BE WAITING TO WELCOME THEM IN STYLE
 being the essence of well disciplined soldiery. This narrow chasm led onward for about three hundred yards, the walls stretching upwards in such a fashion that it brought to mind images of Moses crossing the Red Sea, with great walls of water suspended in air on either side, ready at any moment to come crashing down upon them, their lives in the hands of another. So did I then feel, the Canitaur guards being able to slay me on the slightest whim of fancy that struck their minds into a sadistic mood. Yet I was not afraid, instead I was overcome by a feeling of relaxation, where all cares and worries are given up as frivolous burdens, not necessary and not helpful, being, in fact, harmful to the mind. The defile, or narrow passage, led to a great abyss, crossable only by a drawbridge controlled on the other side, which was at this time lowered and ready for us to cross, which we did, accompanied by four honor guards who were dressed in all the pomp and pleasantry known by the Canitaurs. VEMENT AT OUR PASSING INSTEAD BEING THE ESSENCE OF WELL DISCIPLINED SOLDIERY THIS NARROW CHASM LED ONWARD FOR ABOUT THREE HUNDRED YARDS THE WALLS STRETCHING UPWARD IN SUCH A FASHION THAT IT BROUGHT TO MINE IMAGES OF MOSES CROSSING THE RED SEA WITH GREAT WALLS OF WATER SUSPENDED IN AIR ON EITHER SIDE READY AT ANY MOMENT TO COME CRASHING DOWN UPON THEIR LIVES IN THE HANDS OF ANOTHER SO DID I THEN FEEL THE CANOTAUR GUARDS BEING ABLE TO SLAY ME ON THE SLIGHTEST WHIM OF FANCY THAT STRUCK THEIR MINDS INTO A SODISTIC MOOD YET I WAS NOT AFRAID INSTEAD I WAS OVERCOME BY A FEELING OF RELAXATION WHERE ALL CARES AND WORRIES ARE GIVEN UP AS FRIVOLOUS BURDENS NOT NECESSARY AND NOT HELPFUL BEING IN FACT HARMFUL TO THE MIND THE DEFILE OR NARROW PASSAGE LED TO A GREAT ABYSS CROSSIBLE ONLY BY A DRAWBRIDGE CONTROLLED ON THE OTHER SIDE WHICH WAS AT THIS TIME LOWERED AND READY FOR US TO CROSS WHICH WE DID ACCOMPANIED BY FOUR HONOR GUARDS WHO WERE DRESSED IN ALL THE POMP AND PLEASANTRY KNOWN BY THE CANADORS
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