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"Now haste ye all," cried Claus,  "haste ye all to your homes and bring to my workshop the best ye have. NOW HAST YE ALL CRIED KLOES HAS YIELD TO YOUR HOMES AND BRING TO MY WORKSHOP THE BEST YE HAVE
of his mother was to be seen. "Father--mother!" he cried, but he received no answer. Just then the Star cast its golden gleam through the latticed window, and this strange, holy light fell and rested upon the symbol of the cross that lay upon the floor. Seeing it, Claus stooped and picked it up, and kissing it reverently, he cried: "Dear talisman, be thou my inspiration evermore; and wheresoever thy blessed influence is felt, there also let my works be known henceforth forever!" No sooner had he said these words than Claus felt the gift of immortality bestowed upon him; and in that moment, too, there came to him a knowledge that his parents' prayer had been answered, and that Norss and Faia would live in him through all time. And lo! to that place and in that hour came all the people of Mist-Land and of Dream-Land to declare allegiance to him: yes, the elves, the fairies, the pixies,--all came to Claus, prepared to do his bidding. Joyously they capered about him, and merrily they sang.  KLAUS WONDERED THAT NO SIGN OF HIS FATHER NOR OF HIS MOTHER WAS TO BE SEEN FATHER MOTHER HE CRIED BUT HE RECEIVED NO ANSWERS JUST THEN THE STAR CAST ITS GOLDEN GLEAM THROUGH THE LATTICE WINDOW AND THIS STRANGE HOLY LIGHT FELL AND REST UPON THE SYMBOL OF THE CROSS THAT LAY UPON THE FLOOR SEEING IT KLOW STOOP AND PICK IT UP AND KISSING IT REVERENTLY HE CRIED DEAR TALISMAN BE THOU MY INSPIRATION EVERMORE AND WHERESOEVER THY BLESSED INFLUENCE IS FELT THERE ALSO LET MY WORKS BE KNOWN HENCEFORTH FOR EVER NO SOONER HAD HE SAID THESE WORDS THAN KLAUS FELT THE GIFT OF IMMORTALITY BEST OUT UPON HIM AND IN THATMENT TOO THERE CAME TO HIM A KNOWLEDGE THAT HIS PARENTS PRAYER HAD BEEN ANSWERED AND THAT NORSE AND FIRE WOULD LIVE IN HIM THROUGH ALL TIME AND LO TO THAT PLACE AND IN THAT HOUR CAME ALL THE PEOPLE OF MISTLAND AND OF TRIMLAND TO DECLARE ALLEGIANCE TO HIM YES THE ALPHAS THE FAIRIES THE PIXIES ALL CAME TO CLOSE PREPARED TO DO HIS BIDDING JOYOUSLY THEY CAMPERED ABOUT HIM AND MERRILY THEY SUNG
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