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Taking a rest for a few moments on the seats on the platform, we collected our strength. TAKING A REST FOR A FEW MOMENTS ON THE SEATS ON THE PLATFORM WE COLLECTED OUR STRENGTH
 rearguard. After crossing the chasm that separated the hall and the entrance tunnel, we came to the long defile that formed the latter and passed through it swiftly, the lofty archer guards remaining as stern and immovable as when I had first come through. We then came to the winding stairs that occupied the hollowed innards of a massive and ancient tree, of which kind many were to be found in Daem, being at least fifty feet thick and 700 feet high, such gigantic trees that were never seen elsewhere, yet constituted the whole forests of the northern lands. I found that the stairs were as long as I had remembered, taking us a great while to ascend to the top of the tree, and when we had made it, we, especially myself, were dazzled by the effulgent light of midday. After having been out of the sun's reach for the last few days I was completely unprepared, though the shock helped me by curing me of the disillusionment that comes from not seeing sun, moon, or stars for any length of time. OURUS THE REAR GUARD AFTER CROSSING THE CHASM THAT SEPARATED THE HALL AND THE ENTRANCE TUNNEL WE CAME TO THE LONG DEFILE THAT FORMED THE LATTER AND PASSED THROUGH IT SWIFTLY THE LOFTY ARCHER GUARDS REMAINING AS STERN AND IMMOVABLE AS WHEN I HAD FIRST COME THROUGH WE THEN CAME TO THE WINDING STAIRS THAT OCCUPIED THE HOLLOWED INLANDS OF A MASSIVE AND ANCIENT TREE OF WHICH KIND MANY WERE TO BE FOUND IN DAUM BEING AT LEAST FIFTY FEET THICK AND SEVEN HUNDRED FEET HIGH SUCH GIGANTIC TREES THAT WERE NEVER SEEN ELSEWHERE YET CONSTITUTED THE WHOLE FOREST OF THE NORTHERN LANDS I FOUND THAT THE STAIRS WERE AS LONG AS I HAD REMEMBERED TAKING US A GREAT WHILE TO ASCEND TO THE TOP OF THE TREE AND WHEN WE HAD MADE IT WE ESPECIALLY MYSELF WERE DAZZLED BY THE EFFLIGENT LIGHT OF MIDDAY AFTER HAVING BEEN OUT OF THE SUN'S REACH FOR THE LAST FEW DAYS I WAS COMPLETELY UNPREPARED THOUGH THE SHOCK HELPED ME BY CURING ME OF ANY DISILLUSIONMENT THAT COMES FROM NOT SEEING SUN MOON OR STARS FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME
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