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But he, repeating the oath that he had sworn, set out, looking often backwards until the slope became to step and his face was set to the rock. BUT HE REPEATING THE OATH THAT HE HAD SWORN SET OUT LOOKING OFF AND BACKWARDS UNTIL THE SLOPE BECAME TO STEP AND HIS FACE WAS SET TO THE ROCK
g it was as though one of the heroes of old time had come back again in the full glory of his legendary youth. And long time they went up and down the terraces, saying those things which were said before and since, and which lips shall yet be made to say again. And above them stood Poltarnees beholding the Sea. And the day came when Athelvok should go. And Hilnaric said to him: "Will you not indeed most surely come back again, having just looked over the summit of Poltarnees?" Athelvok answered: "I will indeed come back, for thy voice is more beautiful than the hymn of the priests when they chant and praise the Sea, and though many tributary seas ran down into Oriathon and he and all the others poured their beauty into one pool below me, yet would I return swearing that thou were fairer than they." And Hilnaric answered: "The wisdom of my heart tells me, or old knowledge or prophecy, or some strange lore, that I shall never hear thy voice again. And for this I give thee my forgiveness. T TO HILNARCH LISTENING IT WAS AS THOUGH ONE OF THE HEROES OF OLD TIME HAD COME BACK AGAIN IN THE FULL GLORY OF HIS LEGENDARY YOUTH AND LONG TIME THEY WENT UP AND DOWN THE TERRACES SAYING THOSE THINGS WHICH WERE SAID BEFORE AND SINCE AND WHICH LIPS SHALL YET BE MADE TO SAY AGAIN AND ABOVE THEM STOOD POLTARNEY'S BEHOLDING THE SEA AND THE DAY CAME WHEN ATHELBOCH SHOULD GO AND HALNARIC SAID TO HIM WILL YOU NOT INDEED MOST SURELY COME BACK AGAIN HAVING JUST LOOKED OVER THE SUMMIT OF POLTARNES ATLVOC ANSWERED I WILL INDEED COME BACK FOR THY VOICE IS MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN THE HYMN OF THE PRIESTS WHEN THEY CHANT AND PRAISE THE SEA AND THOUGH MANY TRIBUTARY SEAS RUN DOWN INTO HORIATHAN AND HE AND ALL THE OTHERS POURED THEIR BEAUTY INTO ONE POOL BELOW ME YET WOULD I RETURN SWEARING THAT THOU WERT FAIRER THAN THEY AND TILL NOARCH ANSWERED THE WISDOM OF MY HEART TELLS ME OR OLD KNOWLEDGE OR PROPHECY OR SOME STRANGE LORE THAT I SHALL NEVER HEAR THY VOICE AGAIN AND FOR THIS I GIVE THEE MY FORGIVENESS
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