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And now the evening began to gather in. A thick white mist had appeared over the river, and was softly rising higher. AND NOW THE EVENING BEGAN TO GATHER IN A THICK WHITE MIST HAD APPEARED OVER THE RIVER AND WAS SOFTLY RISING HIGHER
ed their processions and ceremonies in the ancient city, and the sailors, knowing their custom, took no notice of them. But I called, as we came near, to one who stood beside the water's edge, asking him what men did in Astahahn and what their merchandise was, and with whom they traded. He said, "Here we have fettered and manacled Time, who would otherwise slay the gods." I asked him what gods they worshipped in that city, and he said, "All those gods whom Time has not yet slain." Then he turned from me and would say no more, but busied himself in behaving in accordance with ancient custom. And so, according to the will of Yann, we drifted onwards and left Astahahn. The river widened below Astahahn, and we found in greater quantities such birds as prey on fishes. And they were very wonderful in their plumage, and they came not out of the jungle, but flew, with their long necks stretched out before them, and their legs lying on the wind behind, straight up the river over the mid-stream.  ALL OF US AS WE WENT BY BUT CONTINUED THEIR PROCESSIONS AND CEREMONIES IN THE ANCIENT CITY AND THE SAILORS KNOWING THEIR CUSTOM TOOK NO NOTICE OF THEM BUT I CALLED AS WE CAME NEAR TO ONE WHO STOOD BESIDE THE WATER'S EDGE ASKING HIM WHAT MEN DID IN OSTA HAN AND WHAT THEIR MERCHANDISE WAS AND WITH WHOM THEY TRADED HE SAID HERE WE HAVE FETTERED AND MANACLED TIME WHO WOULD OTHERWISE SLAY THE GODS I ASKED HIM WHAT GODS THEY WORSHIPPED IN THAT CITY AND HE SAID ALL THOSE GODS WHOM TIME HAS NOT YET SLAIN THEN HE TURNED FOR ME AND WOULD SAY NO MORE BUT BUSIED HIMSELF IN BEHAVING IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANCIENT CUSTOM AND SO ACCORDING TO THE WILL OF JAN WE DRIFTED ONWARDS AND LEFT OSTAHAN THE RIVER WIDENED BELOW US TO HAN AND WE FOUND IN GREATER QUANTITY SUCH BIRDS AS PREY ON FISHES AND THEY WERE VERY WONDERFUL IN THEIR PLUMAGE AND THEY CAME NOT OUT OF THE JUNGLE BUT FLEW WITH THEIR LONG NECKS STRETCHED OUT BEFORE THEM AND THEIR LEGS LYING ON THE WIND BEHIND STRAIGHT UP THE RIVER OVER THE MID STREAM
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