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For over two hours he seemed endowed with almost superhuman strength, talking rapidly, and to all appearances, rationally. FOR OVER TWO HOURS HE SEEMED ENDOWED WITH ALMOST SUPERHUMAN STRENGTH TALKING RAPIDLY AND TO ALL APPEARANCES RATIONALLY
u that you know not, and I will trust no one but you. I fully realize," he went on hurriedly, "that I shall not survive the night. The time has come to join my fathers in the great sleep." I adjusted the pillows to make him more comfortable, and assured him I was glad to be able to serve him in any way possible, for I was beginning to realize the seriousness of his condition. The lateness of the hour, the stillness of the surroundings, the uncanny feeling of being alone with the dying man, together with his weird story, all combined to make my heart beat fast and loud with a feeling for which I have no name. Indeed, there were many times that night by the old Norseman's couch, and there have been many times since, when a sensation rather than a conviction took possession of my very soul, and I seemed not only to believe in, but actually see, the strange lands, the strange people and the strange world of which he told, and to hear the mighty orchestral chorus of a thousand lusty voices. YET HE HELD MY HAND IN GREETING I HAVE MUCH TO TELL YOU THAT YOU KNOW NOT AND I WILL TRUST NO ONE BUT YOU I FULLY REALIZE HE WENT ON HURRIEDLY THAT I SHALL NOT SURVIVE THE NIGHT THE TIME HAS COME TO JOIN MY FATHER'S IN THE GREAT SLEEP UNQUOTE I ADJUSTED THE PILLOWS TO MAKE HIM MORE COMFORTABLE AND ASSURED HIM I WAS GLAD TO BE ABLE TO SERVE HIM IN ANY WAY POSSIBLE FOR I WAS BEGINNING TO REALIZE THE SERIOUSNESS OF HIS CONDITION THE LATENESS OF THE HOUR THE STILLNESS OF THE SURROUNDINGS THE UNCANNY FEELING OF BEING ALONE WITH THE DYING MAN TOGETHER WITH HIS WEIRD STORY ALL COMBINED TO MAKE MY HEART BEAT FAST AND LOUD WITH A FEELING FOR WHICH I HAVE NO NAME INDEED THERE WERE MANY TIMES THAT NIGHT BY THE OLD NORSEMAN'S COUCH WHEN A SENSATION RATHER THAN A CONVICTION TOOK POSSESSION OF MY VERY SOUL AND I SEEMED NOT ONLY TO BELIEVE IN BUT ACTUALLY SEE THE STRANGE LANDS THE STRANGE PEOPLE AND THE STRANGE WORLD OF WHICH HE TOLD AND TO HEAR THE MIGHTY ORCHESTRAL CHORUS OF A THOUSAND LUSTY VOICES
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