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It had a splendid gateway, and the silver topped towers seemed to touch the blue sky. IT WAS A SPLENDID GATEWAY AND THE SILVER TOPPED TOWERS SEEMED TO TOUCH THE BLUE SKY
 of him, which seemed to be a live creature gnawing away, and which only something to eat would quiet? Finally, he came to a stern resolve. He started out, ready to face two whippings, rather than one death by starvation. But he did not have to go home yet, for at the cave's mouth, he met two elves, who delivered a most welcome message. "Come with us to a land full of fun, play, and good things to eat." All at once, his hunger left him and he forgot that he ever wanted to swallow anything. All fear, or desire to go home, or to risk either schooling or a thrashing, passed away also. Into a dark passage all three went, but they soon came out into a beautiful country. How the birds sang and the flowers bloomed! All around could be heard the joyful shouts of little folks at play. Never did things look so lovely. [Illustration: THE KING SPOKE KINDLY TO ELIDYR, ASKING HIM WHO HE WAS] Soon, in front of the broad path along which they were traveling, there rose up before him a glorious palace. O HOME AND GET TWO THRASHINGS ONE FROM HIS DADDY AND ANOTHER FROM THE MONKS BUT HOW ABOUT THE THING INSIDE HIM WHICH SEEMED TO BE A LIVE CREATURE GNAWING AWAY AND WHICH ONLY SOMETHING TO EAT WOULD QUIET FINALLY HE CAME TO A STERN RESOLVE HE STARTED OUT READY TO FACE TWO WHIPPINGS RATHER THAN ONE DEATH BY STARVATION BUT HE DID NOT HAVE TO GO HOME YET FOR AT THE CAVE'S MOUTH HE MET TWO ELVES WHO DELIVERED A MOST WELCOME MESSAGE COME WITH US TO LAND FULL OF FUN PLAY AND GOOD THINGS TO EAT ALL AT ONCE HIS HUNGER LEFT HIM AND HE FORGOT THAT HE EVER WANTED TO SWALLOW ANYTHING ALL FEAR OR DESIRE TO GO HOME OR TO RISK EITHER SCHOOLING OR A THRASHING PASSED AWAY ALSO INTO A DARK PASSAGE ALL THREE WENT BUT THEY SOON CAME OUT INTO A BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY HOW THE BIRDS SANG AND THE FLOWERS BLOOMED ALL AROUND COULD BE HEARD THE JOYFUL SHOUTS OF LITTLE FOLKS AT PLAY NEVER DID THINGS LOOK SO LOVELY SOON IN FRONT OF THE BROAD PATH ALONG WHICH THEY WERE TRAVELLING THERE ROSE UP BEFORE HIM A GLORIOUS PALACE
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