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But no lights came out in windows there that night and have not ever since, and those copper gates were left wide and have never shut, and the sound arose of the red fire crackling in the vineyards, and the pattering of feet fleeing softly. BUT NO LIGHTS CAME OUT IN WINDOWS THERE THAT NIGHT AND HAVE NOT EVER SINCE AND THOSE COPPER GATES WERE LEFT WIDE AND HAVE NEVER SHUT AND THE SOUND AROSE OF THE RED FIRE CRACKLING IN THE VINEYARDS AND THE PATTERING OF FEET FLEEING SOFTLY
 messengers bear in those lands, and seemed sombrely clad when the dancers all came round them with their green and lilac dresses. Those Europeans who were present and heard the message given were ignorant of the language, and only caught the name of Utnar Véhi. But it was brief, and passed rapidly from mouth to mouth, and almost at once the people burnt their vineyards and began to flee away from Bethmoora, going for the most part northwards, though some went to the East. They ran down out of their fair white houses, and streamed through the copper gate; the throbbing of the tambang and the tittibuk suddenly ceased with the note of the Zootibar, and the clinking kalipac stopped a moment after. The three strange travellers went back the way they came the instant their message was given. It was the hour when a light would have appeared in some high tower, and window after window would have poured into the dusk its lion-frightening light, and the cooper gates would have been fastened up. D STAVES SUCH AS MESSENGERS BEAR IN THOSE LANDS AND SEEMED SOMBRELY CLAD WHEN THE DANCERS ALL CAME ROUND THEM WITH THEIR GREEN AND LILAC DRESSES THOSE EUROPEANS WHO WERE PRESENT AND HEARD THE MESSAGE GIVEN WERE IGNORANT OF THE LANGUAGE AND ONLY CAUGHT THE NAME OF UTNARVAHI BUT IT WAS BRIEF AND PASSED RAPIDLY FROM MOUTH TO MOUTH AND ALMOST AT ONCE THE PEOPLE BURNT THEIR VINEYARDS AND BEGAN TO FLEE AWAY FROM BETHMORA GOING FOR THE MOST PART NORTHWARDS WHILE SOME WENT TO THE EAST THEY RAN DOWN OUT OF THEIR FAIR WHITE HOUSES AND STREAMED THROUGH THE COPPER GATE THE THROBBING OF THE TAN BANG AND THE TITTER BUCK SUDDENLY CEASED WITH THE NOTE OF THE ZUDIBAR AND THE CLINKING CALIPACK STOPPED A MOMENT AFTER THE THREE STRANGE TRAVELLERS WENT BACK THE WAY THEY CAME THE INSTANT THEIR MESSAGE WAS GIVEN IT WAS THE HOUR WHEN A LIGHT WOULD HAVE APPEARED IN SOME HIGH TOWER AND WINDOW AFTER WINDOW WOULD HAVE POURED INTO THE DUSK ITS LION FRIGHTENING LIGHT AND THE COPPER GATES WOULD HAVE BEEN FASTENED UP
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