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And wearily the body took a pen again. Then the soul spoke merrily as he looked through the window. AND WEARILY THE BODY TOOK A PEN AGAIN THEN THE SOUL SPOKE MERRILY AS HE LOOKED THROUGH THE WINDOW
; they know the spell that brings them to the causeway along the ivory mountains--on one side looking downward they behold the fields of their youth and on the other lie the radiant plains of the future. Arise and write down what the people dream." "What reward is there for me," said the body, "if I write down what you bid me?" "There is no reward," said the soul. "Then I shall sleep," said the body. And the soul began to hum an idle song sung by a young man in a fabulous land as he passed a golden city (where fiery sentinels stood), and knew that his wife was within it, though as yet but a little child, and knew by prophecy that furious wars, not yet arisen in far and unknown mountains, should roll above him with their dust and thirst before he ever came to that city again--the young man sang it as he passed the gate, and was now dead with his wife a thousand years. "I cannot sleep for that abominable song," the body cried to the soul. "Then do as you are commanded," the soul replied. ES CHAMBERS AND CASTLES OF ENCHANTMENT THEY KNOW THE SPELL THAT BRINGS THEM TO THE CAUSEWAY ALONG THE IVORY MOUNTAINS ON ONE SIDE LOOKING DOWNWARD THEY BEHOLD THE FIELDS OF THEIR YOUTH AND ON THE OTHER LIE THE RADIANT PLAINS OF THE FUTURE ARISE AND WRITE DOWN WHAT THE PEOPLE DREAM WHAT REWARD IS THERE FOR ME SAID THE BODY IF I WRITE DOWN WHAT YOU BID ME THERE IS NO REWARD SAID THE SOUL THEN I SHALL SLEEP SAID THE BODY AND THE SOUL BEGAN TO HUM AN IDLE SONG SUNG BY A YOUNG MAN IN A FABULOUS LAND AS HE PASSED A GOLDEN CITY WHERE FIERY SENTINELS STOOD AND KNEW THAT HIS WIFE WAS WITHIN IT THOUGH AS YET BUT A LITTLE CHILD AND KNEW BY PROPHECY THAT FURIOUS WARS NOT YET ARISEN IN FAR AND UNKNOWN MOUNTAINS SHOULD ROLL ABOVE HIM WITH THEIR DUST AND THIRST BEFORE HE EVER CAME TO THAT CITY AGAIN THE YOUNG MAN SANG IT AS HE PASSED THE GATE AND WAS NOW DEAD WITH HIS WIFE A THOUSAND YEARS I CANNOT SLEEP FOR THAT ABOMINABLE SONG THE BODY CRIED TO THE SOUL THEN DO AS YOU ARE COMMANDED THE SOUL REPLIED
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