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"They understand us," said the philosopher, laughing, "and who indeed could resist when such a dazzling phantom comes within range?" "Hush!" interrupted his friend, "what sort of a company can it be that returns the signal to us in such a way? I should say they were between twenty and forty strong, manly voices in that crowd  and where would such a number come from to greet us? They don't appear to have left the opposite bank of the Rhine yet; but at any rate we must have a look at them from our own side of the river. Come along, quickly!" THEY UNDERSTAND US SAID THE PHILOSOPHER LAUGHING AND WHO INDEED COULD RESIST WHEN SUCH A DAZZLING PHANTOM COMES WITHIN RANGE HUSH INTERRUPTED HIS FRIEND WHAT SORT OF COMPANY CAN IT BE THAT RETURNS THE SIGNAL TO US IN SUCH A WAY I SHOULD SAY THERE WERE BETWEEN TWENTY AND FORTY STRONG MANLY VOICES IN THAT CROWD AND WHERE WOULD SUCH A NUMBER COME FROM TO GREET US THEY DON'T APPEAR TO HAVE LEFT THE OPPOSITE BANK OF THE RHINE YET BUT AT ANY RATE WE MUST HAVE A LOOK AT THEM FROM OUR OWN SIDE THE RIVER COME ALONG QUICKLY
vere rhythm of that melody saluting us? Mark it well, and answer it in the same rhythm by a series of shots." This was a task well suited to our tastes and abilities; so we loaded up as quickly as we could and pointed our weapons at the brilliant stars in the heavens, whilst the echo of that piercing cry died away in the distance. The reports of the first, second, and third shots sounded sharply in the stillness; and then the philosopher cried "False time!" as our rhythm was suddenly interrupted: for, like a lightning flash, a shooting star tore its way across the clouds after the third report, and almost involuntarily our fourth and fifth shots were sent after it in the direction it had taken. "False time!" said the philosopher again, "who told you to shoot stars! They can fall well enough without you! People should know what they want before they begin to handle weapons." And then we once more heard that loud melody from the waters of the Rhine, intoned by numerous and strong voices. ENT ONCE AGAIN DID YOU HEAR THE SEVERE RHYTHM OF THAT MELODY SALUTING US MARK IT WELL AND ANSWER IT IN THE SAME RHYTHM BY A SERIES OF SHOTS THIS WAS A TASK WELL SUITED TO OUR TASTES AND ABILITIES SO HE LOADED UP AS QUICKLY AS WE COULD AND POINTED OUR WEAPONS AT THE BRILLIANT STARS IN THE HEAVEN WHILST THE ECHO OF THAT PIERCING CRY DIED AWAY IN THE DISTANCE THE REPORTS OF THE FIRST SECOND AND THIRD SHOT SOUNDED SHARPLY IN THE STILLNESS AND THEN THE PHILOSOPHER CRIED FALSE TIME AS OUR RHYTHM WAS SUDDENLY INTERRUPTED FOR LIKE A LIGHTNING FLASH A SHOOTING STAR TORE ITS WAY ACROSS THE CLOUDS AFTER THE THIRD REPORT AND ALMOST INVOLUNTARILY OUR FOURTH AND FIFTH SHOTS WERE SENT AFTER IN THE DIRECTION IT HAD TAKEN FALSE TIME SAID THE PHILOSOPHER AGAIN WHO TOLD YOU TO SHOOT STARS THEY CAN FALL WELL ENOUGH WITHOUT YOU PEOPLE SHOULD KNOW WHAT THEY WANT BEFORE THEY BEGIN TO HANDLE WEAPONS AND THEN WE ONCE MORE HEARD THAT LOUD MELODY FROM THE WATERS OF THE RHINE INTONED BY NUMEROUS AND STRONG VOICES
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