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Some say that the terrible gnousar sickness was upon the three travellers, and that their very mules were dripping with it, and suppose that they were driven to the city by hunger, but suggest no better reason for so terrible a crime. SOME SAY THAT THE TERRIBLE NUZSAR SICKNESS WAS UPON THE THREE TRAVELLERS AND THAT THEIR VERY MULES WERE DRIPPING WITH IT AND SUPPOSED THAT THEY WERE DRIVEN TO THE CITY BY HUNGER BUT SUGGEST NO BETTER REASON FOR SO TERRIBLE A CRIME
arose of the red fire crackling in the vineyards, and the pattering of feet fleeing softly. There were no cries, no other sounds at all, only the rapid and determined flight. They fled as swiftly and quietly as a herd of wild cattle flee when they suddenly see a man. It was as though something had befallen which had been feared for generations, which could only be escaped by instant flight, which left no time for indecision. Then fear took the Europeans also, and they too fled. And what the message was I have never heard. Many believe that it was a message from Thuba Mleen, the mysterious emperor of those lands, who is never seen by man, advising that Bethmoora should be left desolate. Others say that the message was one of warning from the gods, whether from friendly gods or from adverse ones they know not. And others hold that the Plague was ravaging a line of cities over in Utnar Véhi, following the South-west wind which for many weeks had been blowing across them towards Bethmoora.  SHUT AND THE SOUND AROSE OF THE RED FIRE CRACKLING IN THE VINEYARDS AND THE PATTERING OF FEET FLEEING SOFTLY THERE WERE NO CRIES NO OTHER SOUNDS AT ALL ONLY THE RAPID AND DETERMINED FLIGHT THEY FLED AS SWIFTLY AND QUIETLY AS A HERD OF WILD CATTLE FLEE WHEN THEY SUDDENLY SEE A MAN IT WAS AS THOUGH SOMETHING HAD BEFALLEN WHICH HAD BEEN FEARED FOR GENERATIONS WHICH COULD ONLY BE ESCAPED BY INSTANT FLIGHT WHICH LEFT NO TIME FOR INDECISION THEN FEAR TOOK THE EUROPEANS ALSO AND THEY TOO FLED AND WHAT THE MESSAGE WAS I HAVE NEVER HEARD MANY BELIEVE THAT IT WAS A MESSAGE FROM THUBUM LIEN THE MYSTERIOUS EMPEROR OF THOSE LANDS WHO IS NEVER SEEN BY MAN ADVISING THAT BETHMOR SHOULD BE LEFT DESOLATE OTHERS SAY THAT THE MESSAGE WAS ONE OF WARNING FROM THE GODS WHETHER FROM FRIENDLY GODS OR FROM ADVERSE ONES THEY KNOW NOT AND OTHERS HOLD THAT THE PLAGUE WAS RAVAGING A LINE OF CITIES OVER IN UTNAR VALLEY FOLLOWING THE SOUTH WEST WIND WHICH FOR MANY WEEKS HAD BEEN BLOWING ACROSS THEM TOWARDS BETHMORRA
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