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And now the captain was gradually awakening. Now night was rolling up from the East and North, and only the pinnacles of the towers of Perdóndaris still took the fallen sunlight. AND NOW THE CAPTAIN WAS GRADUALLY AWAKENING NOW NIGHT WAS ROLLING UP FROM THE EAST AND NORTH AND ONLY THE PINNACLES OF THE TOWERS OF PREDON STILL TOOK THE FALLEN SUNLIGHT
k to his hills." And I went on and came to the market-place, and lying there upon the marble pavement I saw the merchant fast asleep and breathing heavily, with his face and the palms of his hands towards the sky, and slaves were fanning him to keep away the flies. And from the market-place I came to a silver temple and then to a palace of onyx, and there were many wonders in Perdóndaris, and I would have stayed and seen them all, but as I came to the outer wall of the city I suddenly saw in it a huge ivory gate. For a while I paused and admired it, then I came nearer and perceived the dreadful truth. The gate was carved out of one solid piece! I fled at once through the gateway and down to the ship, and even as I ran I thought that I heard far off on the hills behind me the tramp of the fearful beast by whom that mass of ivory was shed, who was perhaps even then looking for his other tusk. When I was on the ship again I felt safer, and I said nothing to the sailors of what I had seen. G THE THUNDER BACK TO HIS HILLS AND I WENT ON AND CAME TO THE MARKET PLACE AND LYING THERE UPON THE MARBLE PAVEMENT I SAW THE MERCHANT FAST ASLEEP AND BREATHING HEAVILY WITH HIS FACE AND THE PALMS OF HIS HANDS TOWARD THE SKY AND SLAVES WERE FANNING HIM TO KEEP AWAY THE FLIES AND FROM THE MARKET PLACE I CAME TO A SILVER TEMPLE AND THEN TO A PALACE OF ONYX AND THERE WERE MANY WONDERS IN IN PREDODERAS AND I WOULD HAVE STAYED AND SEEN THEM ALL BUT AS I CAME TO THE OUTER WALL OF THE CITY I SUDDENLY SAW IN IT A HUGE IVORY GATE FOR A WHILE I PAUSED AND ADMIRED IT THEN I CAME NEARER AND PERCEIVED THE DREADFUL TRUTH THE GATE WAS CARVED OUT OF ONE SOLID PEACE I FLED AT ONCE THROUGH THE GATEWAY AND DOWN TO THE SHIP AND EVEN AS I RAN I THOUGHT THAT I HEARD FAR OFF ON THE HILLS BEHIND ME THE TRAMP OF THE FEARFUL BEAST BY WHOM THAT MASS OF IVORY WAS SHED WHO WAS PERHAPS EVEN THEN LOOKING FOR HIS OTHER TUSK WHEN I WAS ON THE SHIP AGAIN I FELT SAFER AND I SAID NOTHING TO THE SAILORS OF WHAT I HAD SEEN
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