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"Speak on," said the King, gratefully. "This pool is the emblem of the world, and the tent is that of your kingdom. SPEAK ON SAID THE KING GRATEFULLY THIS POOL IS THE EMBLEM OF THE WORLD AND THE TENT IS THAT OF YOUR KINGDOM
gathering strength, erected its head and struck at the other. The struggle went on for several minutes, but in the end the red serpent overcame the white, driving it first out of the circle, then from the tent, and into the pool, where it disappeared, while the victorious red one moved into the tent again. When the tent flap was opened for all to see, nothing was visible except a red dragon; for the victorious serpent had turned into this great creature which combined in one new form the body and the powers of bird, beast, reptile and fish. It had wings to fly, the strongest animal strength, and could crawl, swim, and live in either water or air, or on the earth. In its body was the sum total of all life. Then, in the presence of all the assembly, the youth turned to the wise men to explain the meaning of what had happened. But not a word did they speak. In fact, their faces were full of shame before the great crowd. "Now, Your Majesty, let me reveal to you the meaning of this mystery. ER FOR A FINAL ONSET THE RED ONE GATHERING STRENGTH ERECTED ITS HEAD AND STRUCK AT THE OTHER THE STRUGGLE WENT ON FOR SEVERAL MINUTES BUT IN THE END THE RED SERPENT OVERCAME THE WHITE DRIVING IT FIRST OUT OF THE CIRCLE THEN FROM THE TENT AND INTO THE POOL WHERE IT DISAPPEARED WHILE THE VICTORIOUS RED ONE MOVED INTO THE TENT AGAIN WHEN THE TENT FLAP WAS OPENED FOR ALL TO SEE NOTHING WAS VISIBLE EXCEPT A RED DRAGON FOR THE VICTORIOUS SERPENT HAD TURNED INTO THIS GREAT CREATURE WHICH COMBINED IN ONE NEW FORM THE BODY AND THE POWERS OF BIRD BEAST REPTILE AND FISH IT HAD WINGS TO FLY THE STRONGEST ANIMAL STRENGTH AND COULD CRAWL SWIM AND LIVE IN EITHER WATER OR AIR OR ON THE EARTH AND ITS BODY WAS THE SUM TOTAL OF ALL LIFE THEN IN THE PRESENCE OF ALL THE ASSEMBLY THE YOUTH TURNED TO THE WISE MEN TO EXPLAIN THE MEANING OF WHAT HAD HAPPENED BUT NOT A WORD DID THEY SPEAK IN FACT THEIR FACES WERE FULL OF SHAME BEFORE THE GREAT CROWD NOW YOURJESTY LET ME REVEAL TO YOU THE MEANING OF THIS MYSTERY
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