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Travellers had seen it sometimes like a clear dream, with the sun glittering on its citadel upon a far off hilltop, and then the clouds had come or a sudden mist; no one had seen it long or come quite close to it; though once there were some men that came very near, and the smoke from the houses blew into their faces, a sudden gust  no more, and these declared that some one was burning cedarwood there. TRAVELLERS HAD SEEN IT SOMETIMES LIKE A CLEAR DREAM WITH THE SUN GLITTERING ON ITS CITADEL UPON A FAR OFF HILLTOP AND THEN THE CLOUDS HAD COME OR A SUDDEN MIST NO ONE HAD SEEN IT LONG OR COME QUITE CLOSE TO IT THOUGH ONCE THERE WERE SOME MEN THAT CAME VERY NEAR AND THE SMOKE FROM THE HOUSES BLEW INTO THEIR FACES A SUDDEN GUST NO MORE AND THESE DECLARED THAT SOMEONE WAS BURNING CEDAR WOOD THERE
ain of centuries of punishment. But this I know and foretell--that you will never come to Carcassonne." Instantly there was a buzz of talk telling of Carcassonne--some had heard of it in speech or song, some had read of it, and some had dreamed of it. And the king sent Arleon of the Harp down from his right hand to mingle with the Weald-folk to hear aught that any told of Carcassonne. But the warriors told of the places they had won to--many a hard-held fortress, many a far-off land, and swore that they would come to Carcassonne. And in a while came Arleon back to the king's right hand, and raised his harp and chanted and told of Carcassonne. Far away it was, and far and far away, a city of gleaming ramparts rising one over other, and marble terraces behind the ramparts, and fountains shimmering on the terraces. To Carcassonne the elf-kings with their fairies had first retreated from men, and had built it on an evening late in May by blowing their elfin horns. Carcassonne! Carcassonne! GS THAT I MAY NOT FORETELL ON PAIN OF CENTURIES OF PUNISHMENT BUT THIS I KNOW AND FORETELL THAT YOU WILL NEVER COME TO CARCASSINY INSTANTLY THERE WAS A BUZZ OF TALK TELLING OF CARCASSINY SOME HAD HEARD OF IT IN SPEECH OR SONG SOME HAD READ OF IT AND SOME HAD DREAMED OF IT AND THE KING SENT ARLION OF THE HARP DOWN FROM HIS RIGHT HAND TO MINGLE WITH THE WHEELED FOLK TO HEAR AUGHT THAT ANY TOLD OF CARCASSINY BUT THE WARRIORS TOLD OF THE PLACES THEY HAD WON TO MANY A HARD HELD FORTRESS MANY A FAR OFF LAND AND SWORE THAT THEY WOULD COME TO CARCASSINY AND IN A WHILE CAME ALION BACK TO THE KING'S RIGHT HAND AND RAISED HIS HARP AND CHANTED AND TOLD OF CARCASSINY FAR AWAY IT WAS AND FAR AND FAR AWAY A CITY OF GLEAMING RAMPARTS RISING ONE OVER OTHER AND MARBLE TERRACES BEHIND THE RAMPARTS AND FOUNTAINS SHIMMERING ON THE TERRACES TO CARCASSINI THE ELF KINGS WITH THEIR FAIRIES HAD FIRST RETREATED FROM MEN AND HAD BUILT IT ON AN EVENING LATE IN MAY BY BLOWING THEIR ELFIN HORNS CARCASSINE CARCASSINY
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