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One day when he sat in Sowla, the city of the Thuls, throned on one amethyst, he decided, and it was proclaimed on the moment by silver trumpets all along the land, that he would be crowned as king over all the lands of Wonder. ONE DAY WHEN HE SAT IN SAOULA THE CITY OF THE THOLLS THRONED ON ONE AMETHYST HE DECIDED AND IT WAS PROCLAIMED ON THE MOMENT BY SILVER TRUMPETS ALL ALONG THE LAND THAT HE WOULD BE CROWNED AS KING OVER ALL THE LANDS OF WONDER
 again, and the firm spoke to him severely about it. But he had his consolation. Were not Arathrion and Argun Zeerith and all the level coasts of Oora his? And even as the firm found fault with him his fancy watched the yaks on weary journeys, slow specks against the snow-fields, bringing tribute; and saw the green eyes of the mountain men who had looked at him strangely in the city of Nith when he had entered it by the desert door. Yet his logic did not forsake him; he knew well that his strange subjects did not exist, but he was prouder of having created them with his brain, than merely of ruling them only; thus in his pride he felt himself something more great than a king, he did not dare to think what! He went into the temple of the city of Zorra and stood some time there alone: all the priests kneeled to him when he came away. He cared less and less for the things we care about, for the affairs of Shap, the business-man in London. He began to despise the man with a royal contempt. ORNING TRAIN EVEN OCCURRED AGAIN AND THE FIRM SPOKE TO HIM SEVERELY ABOUT IT BUT HE HAD HIS CONSOLATION WERNA ARA FRYON AND ARGUN ZORITH AND ALL THE LEVEL COASTS OF URA HIS AND EVEN AS THE FIRM FOUND FAULT WITH HIM HIS FANCY WATCHED THE AXE ON WEARY JOURNEYS SLOW SPECKS AGAINST THE SNOW FIELDS BRINGING TRIBUTE AND SAW THE GREEN EYES OF THE MOUNTAIN MEN WHO HAD LOOKED AT HIM STRANGELY IN THE CITY OF NITH WHEN HE HAD ENTERED IT BY THE DESERT DOOR YET HIS LOGIC DID NOT FORSAKE HIM HE KNEW WELL THAT HIS STRANGE SUBJECTS DID NOT EXIST BUT HE WAS PROUDER OF HAVING CREATED THEM WITH HIS BRAIN THAN MERELY OF RULING THEM ONLY THUS IN HIS PRIDE HE FELT HIMSELF SOMETHING MORE GREAT THAN A KING HE DID NOT DARE TO THINK WHAT HE WENT INTO THE TEMPLE OF THE CITY OF ZORA AND STOOD SOME TIME THERE ALONE ALL THE PRIESTS KNEELED TO HIM WHEN HE CAME AWAY HE CARED LESS AND LESS FOR THE THINGS WE CARE ABOUT FOR THE AFFAIRS OF SHAPP THE BUSINESS MAN IN LONDON HE BEGAN TO DESPISE THE MAN WITH A ROYAL CONTEMPT
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