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Clarke shivered; the white mist gathering over the river was chilly. "It is wonderful indeed," he said. "We are standing on the brink of a strange world, Raymond, if what you say is true. I suppose the knife is absolutely necessary?" CLARKE SHIVERED THE WHITE MIST GATHERING OVER THE RIVER WAS CHILLY IT IS WONDERFUL INDEED HE SAID WE ARE STANDING ON THE BRINK OF A STRANGE WORLD RAYMOND IF WHAT YOU SAY IS TRUE I SUPPOSE THE KNIFE IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY
flush on his cheek. “Look about you, Clarke. You see the mountain, and hill following after hill, as wave on wave, you see the woods and orchard, the fields of ripe corn, and the meadows reaching to the reed-beds by the river. You see me standing here beside you, and hear my voice; but I tell you that all these things—yes, from that star that has just shone out in the sky to the solid ground beneath our feet—I say that all these are but dreams and shadows; the shadows that hide the real world from our eyes. There _is_ a real world, but it is beyond this glamour and this vision, beyond these ‘chases in Arras, dreams in a career,’ beyond them all as beyond a veil. I do not know whether any human being has ever lifted that veil; but I do know, Clarke, that you and I shall see it lifted this very night from before another’s eyes. You may think this all strange nonsense; it may be strange, but it is true, and the ancients knew what lifting the veil means. They called it seeing the god Pan.” D CLARKE AND FACED HIM THERE WAS A FLUSH ON HIS CHEEK LOOK ABOUT YOU CLARK YOU SEE THE MOUNTAIN AND HILL FOLLOWING AFTER HILL AS WAVE ON WAVE YOU SEE THE WOODS AND ORCHARD THE FIELDS OF RIPE CORN AND THE MEADOWS REACHING TO THE REED BEDS BY THE RIVER YOU SEE ME STANDING HERE BESIDE YOU AND HEAR MY VOICE BUT I TELL YOU THAT ALL THESE THINGS YES FROM THAT STAR THAT HAS JUST SHOWN OUT IN THE SKY TO THE SOLID GROUND BENEATH OUR FEET I SAY THAT ALL THESE ARE BUT DREAMS AND SHADOWS THE SHADOWS THAT HIDE THE REAL WORLD FROM OUR EYES THERE IS A REAL WORLD BUT IT IS BEYOND THIS GLAMOUR AND THIS VISION BEYOND THESE CHASES IN ARRAS DREAMS IN A CAREER BEYOND THEM ALL AS BEYOND A VEIL I DO NOT KNOW WHETHER ANY HUMAN BEING HAS EVER LIFTED THAT VEIL BUT I DO KNOW CLARKE THAT YOU AND I SHALL SEE IT LIFTED THIS VERY NIGHT FROM BEFORE ANOTHER'S EYES YOU MAY THINK THIS ALL STRANGE NONSENSE IT MAY BE STRANGE BUT IT IS TRUE AND THE ANCIENTS KNEW WHAT LIFTING THE VEIL MEANS THEY CALLED IT SEEING THE GOD PAN
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