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In places the level valleys stretched away for many miles in every direction. "The Smoky God," in its clear white light, looked calmly down. There was an intoxication in the electrically surcharged air that fanned the cheek as softly as a vanishing whisper. IN PLACES THE LEVEL VALLEY STRETCHED AWAY FOR MANY MILES IN EVERY DIRECTION THE SMOKY GOD IN ITS CLEAR WHITE LIGHT LOOKED CALMLY DOWN THERE WAS AN INTOXICATION IN ELECTRICALLY SURCHARGED AIR THAT FANNED THE CREEK AS SOFTLY AS A VANISHING WHISPER
atoms in this great forest, and, fortunately, unobserved by this vast herd of elephants as they drifted on and away, following a leader as does a herd of sheep. They browsed from growing herbage which they encountered as they traveled, and now and again shook the firmament with their deep bellowing.(20) (20 "Moreover, there were a great number of elephants in the island: and there was provision for animals of every kind. Also whatever fragrant things there are in the earth, whether roots or herbage, or woods, or distilling drops of flowers or fruits, grew and thrived in that land."--The Cratylus of Plato.) There is a hazy mist that goes up from the land each evening, and it invariably rains once every twenty-four hours. This great moisture and the invigorating electrical light and warmth account perhaps for the luxuriant vegetation, while the highly charged electrical air and the evenness of climatic conditions may have much to do with the giant growth and longevity of all animal life. E TWO ATOMS IN THIS GREAT FOREST AND FORTUNATELY UNOBSERVED BY THIS VAST HERD OF ELEPHANTS AS THEY DRIFTED ON AND AWAY FOLLOWING A LEADER AS DOES A HERD OF SHEEP THEY BROWSED FROM GROWING HERBAGE WHICH THEY ENCOUNTERED AS THEY TRAVELLED AND NOW AND AGAIN SHOOK THE FIRMAMENT WITH THEIR DEEP BELLOWING NOTE TWENTY QUOTE MOREOVER THERE WERE A GIANT NUMBER OF ELEPHANTS IN THE ISLAND AND THERE WAS PROVISION FOR ANIMALS OF EVERY KIND ALSO WHATEVER FRAGRANT THINGS THERE ARE IN THE EARTH WHETHER ROOTS OR HERBAGE OR WOODS OR DISTILLING DROPS OF FLOUR OR FRUITS GREW AND THRIVED IN THAT LAND UNQUOTE THE CRAUTTALLUS OF PLATO THERE IS A HAZY MIST THAT GOES UP FROM THE LAND EACH EVENING AND IT INVARIABLY RAINS ONCE EVERY TWENTY FOUR HOURS THIS GREAT MOISTURE AND THE INVIGORATING ELECTRIC LIGHT AND WARMTH ACCOUNT PERHAPS FOR THE LUXURIANT VEGETATION WHILE THE HIGHLY CHARGED ELECTRICAL AIR AND THE EVENNESS OF CLIMATIC CONDITIONS MAY HAVE MUCH TO DO WITH THE GIANT GROWTH AND LONGEVITY OF ALL ANIMAL LIFE
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