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Suddenly there became manifest in the midst of the plain that fearful portent of the presence of Man  a little flickering fire. SUDDENLY THERE BECAME MANIFEST IN THE MIDST OF THE PLAIN THAT FEARFUL PORTENT OF THE PRESENCE OF MAN A LITTLE FLICKERING FIRE
ng we regarded one another, knowing that we should meet no more, for my fancy is weakening as the years slip by, and I go ever more seldom into the Lands of Dream. Then we clasped hands, uncouthly on his part, for it is not the method of greeting in his country, and he commended my soul to the care of his own gods, to his little lesser gods, the humble ones, to the gods that bless Belzoond. THE SWORD AND THE IDOL It was a cold winter's evening late in the Stone Age; the sun had gone down blazing over the plains of Thold; there were no clouds, only the chill blue sky and the imminence of stars; and the surface of the sleeping Earth began to harden against the cold of the night. Presently from their lairs arose, and shook themselves and went stealthily forth, those of Earth's children to whom it is the law to prowl abroad as soon as the dusk has fallen. And they went pattering softly over the plain, and their eyes shone in the dark, and crossed and recrossed one another in their courses.  THE SWORD AND THE IDOL CHAPTER SEVEN OF A DREAMER'S TALES BY LORD DUNSANI THIS LIVER BOX RECORDING IS IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN IT WAS A COLD WINTER'S EVENING LATE IN THE STONE AGE THE SUN HAD GONE DOWN BLAZING OVER THE PLAINS OF THOLDE THERE WERE NO CLOUDS ONLY THE CHILL BLUE SKY AND THE IMMINENCE OF STARS AND THE SURFACE OF THE SLEEPING EARTH BEGAN TO HARDEN AGAINST THE COLD OF THE NIGHT PRESENTLY FROM THEIR LAIRS AROSE AND SHOOK THEMSELVES AND WENT STEALTHILY FORTH THOSE OF EARTH'S CHILDREN TO WHOM IT IS THE LAW TO PROWL ABROAD AS SOON AS THE DUSK HAS FALLEN AND THEY WENT PATTERING SOFTLY OVER THE PLAIN AND THEIR EYES SHONE IN THE DARK AND CROSSED AND RECROSSED ONE ANOTHER IN THEIR COURSES
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