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And upon us praying the night came suddenly down, as it comes upon all men who pray at evening and upon all men who do not; yet our prayers comforted our own souls when we thought of the Great Night to come. AND UPON US PRAYING THE NIGHT CAME SUDDENLY DOWN AS IT COMES UPON ALL MEN WHO PRAY AT EVENING AND UPON ALL MEN WHO DO NOT YET OUR PRAYERS COMFORTED OUR OWN SOULS WHEN WE THOUGHT OF THE GREAT NIGHT TO COME
time men of different faiths, so that no god should hear two men praying to him at once. As soon as any one had finished his prayer, another of the same faith would take his place. Thus knelt the row of five or six with bended heads under the fluttering sail, while the central stream of the River Yann took them on towards the sea, and their prayers rose up from among the lanterns and went towards the stars. And behind them in the after end of the ship the helmsman prayed aloud the helmsman's prayer, which is prayed by all who follow his trade upon the River Yann, of whatever faith they be. And the captain prayed to his little lesser gods, to the gods that bless Belzoond. And I too felt that I would pray. Yet I liked not to pray to a jealous God there where the frail affectionate gods whom the heathen love were being humbly invoked; so I bethought me, instead, of Sheol Nugganoth, whom the men of the jungle have long since deserted, who is now unworshipped and alone; and to him I prayed. Y PRAYED AT THE SAME TIME MEN OF DIFFERENT FAITHS SO THAT NO GOD SHOULD HEAR TWO MEN PRAYING TO HIM AT ONCE AS SOON AS ANYONE HAD FINISHED HIS PRAYER ANOTHER OF THE SAME FAITH WOULD TAKE HIS PLACE THUS KNELT THE ROW OF FIVE OR SIX WITH BENDED HEADS UNDER THE FLUTTERING SAIL WHILE THE CENTRAL STREAM OF THE RIVER YAWN TOOK THEM ON TOWARDS THE SEA AND THEIR PRAYERS ROSE UP FROM AMONG THE LANTERNS AND WENT TOWARDS THE STARS AND BEHIND THEM IN THE AFTER END OF THE SHIP THE HELMSMAN PRAYED ALOUD THE HELMSMAN'S PRAYER WHICH IS PRAYED BY ALL WHO FOLLOW HIS TRADE UPON THE RIVER YAN OF WHATEVER FAITH THEY BE AND THE CAPTAIN PRAYED TO HIS LITTLE LESSER GODS TO THE GODS THAT BLESS BELZOUND AND I TOO FELT THAT I WOULD PRAY YET I LIKED NOT TO PRAY TO A JEALOUS GOD THERE WHERE THE FRAIL AFFECTIONATE GODS WHOM THE HEATHEN LOVE WERE BEING HUMBLY INVOKED SO I BETHOUGHT ME INSTEAD OF SHIEL NEWGANOTH WHOM THE MEN OF THE JUNGLE HAVE LONG SINCE DESERTED WHO WAS NOW UNWORSHIPPED AND ALONE AND TO HIM I PRAYED
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