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They marched, and next morning Troy had been removed from the map; ninety per cent of the Trojans died suddenly, and Æneas, grabbing up his family in one hand and his gods in the other, went yachting for several seasons, ultimately settling down in Italy. THEY MARCHED AND NEXT MORNING TROY HAD BEEN REMOVED FROM THE MAP NINETY PER CENT OF THE TROJANS DIED SUDDENLY AND AENEAS GRABBING UP HIS FAMILY IN ONE HAND AND HIS GODS IN THE OTHER WENT YACHTING FOR SEVERAL SEASONS ULTIMATELY SETTLING DOWN IN ITALY
nted to. And then the Greeks made a great wooden horse as a gift for the Trojans, and when I turned my X-ray gaze upon it I saw that it contained about six brigades of infantry, three artillery regiments, and sharp-shooters by the score. It was a sort of military Noah’s Ark; but I knew that the prejudice against me was so strong that nobody would believe what I told them. So I said nothing. My prophecies never came true, they said, failing to observe that my warning as to what would be was in itself the cause of their non-fulfilment. But desiring to save Troy, I sent for Laocoon and told him all about it, and he went out and announced it as his own private prophecy; and then, having tried to drown his conscience in strong waters, he fell a victim to the usual serpentine hallucination, and everybody said he wasn’t sober, and therefore unworthy of belief. The horse was accepted, hauled into the city, and that night orders came from hindquarters to the regiments concealed inside to march. EVEN IF THEY WANTED TO AND THEN THE GREEKS MADE A GREAT WOODEN HORSE AS A GIFT FOR THE TROJANS AND WHEN I TURNED MY EX RAY GAZE UPON IT I SAW THAT IT CONTAINED ABOUT SIX BRIGADES OF INFANTRY THREE ARTILLERY REGIMENTS AND SHARPSHOOTERS BY THE SCORE IT WAS A SORT OF MILITARY NOAH'S ARK BUT I KNEW THAT THE PREJUDICE AGAINST ME WAS SO STRONG THAT NOBODY WOULD BELIEVE WHAT I HAD TOLD THEM SO I SAID NOTHING MY PROPHECIES NEVER CAME TRUE THEY SAID FAILING TO OBSERVE THAT MY WARNING AS TO WHAT WOULD BE WAS IN ITSELF THE CAUSE OF THEIR NON FULFILMENT BUT DESIRING TO SAVE TROY I SENT FOR LAOCOON AND TOLD HIM ALL ABOUT IT AND HE WENT OUT AND ANNOUNCED IT AS HIS OWN PRIVATE PROPHECY AND THEN HAVING TRIED TO DROWN HIS CONTENTS IN STRONG WATERS HE FELL A VICTIM TO THE USUAL SERPENTINE HALLUCINATION AND EVERYBODY SAID HE WASN'T SOBER AND WAS THEREFORE UNWORTHY OF BELIEF THE HORSE WAS ACCEPTED HAULED INTO THE CITY AND THAT NIGHT ORDERS CAME FROM HIND QUARTERS TO THE REGIMENTS CONCEALED INSIDE TO MARCH
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