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In twelve hours this cloud of whiteness would pass out of sight as if eclipsed, and the twelve hours following corresponded with our night. We early learned that these strange people were worshipers of this great cloud of night. It was "The Smoky God" of the "Inner World." IN TWELVE HOURS THIS CLOUD OF WHITENESS WOULD PASS OUT OF SIGHT AS IF ECLIPSED AND THE TWELVE HOURS FOLLOWING CORRESPONDED WITH OUR NIGHT WE EARLY LEARNED THAT THESE STRANGE PEOPLE WERE WORSHIPPERS OF THIS GREAT CLOUD OF NIGHT IT WAS THE SMOKY GOD OF THE INNER WORLD
 This is, assuredly, the land beyond the North Wind." We seemed to make such an impression on the party that we were given specially into the charge of one of the men, Jules Galdea, and his wife, for the purpose of being educated in their language; and we, on our part, were just as eager to learn as they were to instruct. At the captain's command, the vessel was swung cleverly about, and began retracing its course up the river. The machinery, while noiseless, was very powerful. The banks and trees on either side seemed to rush by. The ship's speed, at times, surpassed that of any railroad train on which I have ever ridden, even here in America. It was wonderful. In the meantime we had lost sight of the sun's rays, but we found a radiance "within" emanating from the dull-red sun which had already attracted our attention, now giving out a white light seemingly from a cloud-bank far away in front of us. It dispensed a greater light, I should say, than two full moons on the clearest night.  MANY GENERATIONS OF OUR RACE THIS IS ASSUREDLY THE LAND BEYOND THE NORTH WIND WE SEEMED TO MAKE SUCH AN IMPRESSION ON THE PARTY THAT WE WERE GIVEN SPECIALLY INTO THE CHARGE OF ONE OF THE MEN JULES GALDEA AND HIS WIFE FOR THE PURPOSE OF BEING EDUCATED IN THEIR LANGUAGE AND WE ON OUR PART WERE JUST AS EAGER TO LEARN AS THEY WERE TO INSTRUCT AT THE CAPTAIN'S COMMAND THE VESSEL WAS SWUNG CLEVERLY ABOUT AND BEGAN RETRACTING ITS COURSE UP THE RIVER THE MACHINERY WHILE NOISE LESS WAS VERY POWERFUL THE BANKS AND SHEES ON EITHER SIDE SEEMED TO RUSH BY THE SHIP'S SPEED AT TIMES SURPASSED THAT OF ANY RAILROAD TRAIN ON WHICH I HAVE EVER RIDDEN EVEN HERE IN AMERICA IT WAS WONDERFUL IN THE MEANTIME WE HAD LOST SIGHT OF THE SUN'S RAYS BUT WE FOUND A RADIANCE WITHIN EMANATING FROM THE DULL RED SUN WHICH HAD ALREADY ATTRACTED OUR ATTENTION NOW GIVING OUT A WHITE LIGHT SEEMINGLY FROM A CLOUD BANK FAR AWAY IN FRONT OF US IT DISPENSED A GREATER LIGHT I SHOULD SAY THAN TWO FULL MOONS ON THE CLEAREST NIGHT
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