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There were series of pictures telling stories of wonders and adventures in far distant lands, voyages, wars, conquests. The Faun proudly pointed out a picture of other Fauns dancing with Nymphs. THERE WERE SERIES OF PICTURES TELLING STORIES OF WONDERS AND ADVENTURES IN FAR DISTANT LANDS VOYAGES WARS CONQUESTS THE FAWN PROUDLY POINTED OUT A PICTURE OF OTHER FAWNS DANCING WITH NYMPHS
tly from behind--jumped suddenly on their backs--got a quick grip around their necks--and away in a rush! It was almost as good as flying, except that you got jolted off sooner or later. Then watch out!--it took some quick dodging to escape the horns of the angry rams. They left the goats alone, because of their sharper horns and the wicked look in their eyes. "I know where some pictures are," said the Faun. "Come on!" And he led them to a kind of glade ringed with shattered columns. The ground there was covered with moss and drifts of leaves. They each got a stick to clear away the debris, and uncovered a beautiful mosaic pavement. It was made of bits of colored stone and tile, which were arranged to make pictures. There were scenes of youths treading out wine, minstrels with lyres, gods with curly hair, and a beast which was half man and half horse. There were maidens dancing to flute and drums, hunters battling with boars and lions, warriors clashing with sword and shield and spear. THE RAMS YOU CREPT UP VERY QUIETLY FROM BEHIND JUMPED SUDDENLY ON THEIR BACKS GOT A QUICK GRIP AROUND THEIR NECKS AND AWAY IN A RUSH IT WAS ALMOST AS GOOD AS FLYING EXCEPT THAT YOU GOT JOLTED OFF SOONER OR LATER THEN WATCH OUT IT TOOK SOME QUICK DODGING TO ESCAPE THE HORNS OF THE ANGRY RAMS THEY LEFT THE GOATS ALONE BECAUSE OF THEIR SHARPER HORNS AND THE WICKED LOOK IN THEIR EYES I KNOW WHERE SOME PICTURES ARE SAID THE FAWN COME ON AND HE LED THEM TO A KIND OF GLADE RINGED WITH SHATTERED COLUMNS THE GROUND THERE WAS COVERED WITH MOSS AND DRIFTS OF LEAVES THEY EACH GOT A STICK TO CLEAR AWAY THE DEBRIS AND UNCOVERED A BEAUTIFUL MOSAIC PAVEMENT IT WAS MADE OF BITS OF COLORED STONE AND TILE WHICH WERE ARRANGED TO MAKE PICTURES THERE WERE SCENES OF YOUTHS TREADING OUT WINE MINSTRELS WITH LYRES GODS WITH CURLY HAIR AND A BEAST WHICH WAS HALF MAN AND HALF HORSE THERE WERE MAIDENS DANCING TO FLUTE AND DRUMS HUNTERS BATTLING WITH BOARS AND LIONS WARRIORS CLASHING WITH SWORD AND SHIELD AND SPEAR
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