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He put his head down low to the scent of the flowers, he lifted it up to be nearer the unseen stars, he revelled through kingdoms, took rivers in his stride; how shall I tell you, ye that dwell in cities, how shall I tell you what he felt as he galloped? HE PUT HIS HEAD DOWN LOW TO THE SCENT OF THE FLOWER HE LIFTED IT UP TO BE NEARER THE UNSEEN STARS HE REVELLED THROUGH KINGDOMS TOOK RIVERS IN HIS STRIDE HOW SHALL I TELL YOU YE THAT DWELL IN CITIES HOW SHALL I TELL YOU WHAT HE FELT AS HE GALLOPED
sea from islands not yet discovered: and this spring-tide of current that visits the blood of man comes from the fabulous quarter of his lineage, from the legendary, the old; it takes him out to the woodlands, out to the hills; he listens to ancient song. So it may be that Shepperalk's fabulous blood stirred in those lonely mountains away at the edge of the world to rumours that only the airy twilight knew and only confided secretly to the bat, for Shepperalk was more legendary even than man. Certain it was that he headed from the first for the city of Zretazoola, where Sombelenë in her temple dwelt; though all the mundane plain, its rivers and mountains, lay between Shepperalk's home and the city he sought. When first the feet of the centaur touched the grass of that soft alluvial earth he blew for joy upon the silver horn, he pranced and caracoled, he gambolled over the leagues; pace came to him like a maiden with a lamp, a new and beautiful wonder; the wind laughed as it passed him. S DRIFTWOOD IS FOUND AT SEA FROM ISLANDS NOT YET DISCOVERED AND THIS SPRINGTIDE OF CURRENT THAT VISITS THE BLOOD OF MAN COMES FROM THE FABULOUS QUARTER OF HIS LINEAGE FROM THE LEGENDARY OF OLD IT TAKES HIM OUT TO THE WOODLANDS OUT TO THE HILLS HE LISTENS TO ANCIENT SONG SO IT MAY BE THAT SHEPPERALK'S FABULOUS BLOOD STIRRED IN THOSE LONELY MOUNTAINS AWAY AT THE EDGE OF THE WORLD TO RUMORS THAT ONLY THE AIRY TWILIGHT KNEW AND ONLY CONFIDED SECRETLY TO THE BAT FOR SHEPPERALK WAS MORE LEGENDARY EVEN THAN MAN CERTAIN IT WAS THAT HE HEADED FROM THE FIRST FOR THE CITY OF ZRETAZOOLA WHERE SOMBELENE IN HER TEMPLE DWELT THOUGH ALL THE MUNDANE PLAIN ITS RIVERS AND MOUNTAINS LAY BETWEEN SHEPPERALK'S HOME AND THE CITY HE SOUGHT WHEN FIRST THE FEET OF THE CENTAUR TOUCHED THE GRASS OF THAT SOFT ALLUVIAL EARTH HE BLEW FOR JOY UPON THE SILVER HORN HE PRANCED AND CARACOLED HE GAMBOLED OVER THE LEAGUES PACE CAME TO HIM LIKE A MAIDEN WITH A LAMP A NEW AND BEAUTIFUL WONDER THE WIND LAUGHED AS IT PASSED HIM
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