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The three strange travellers went back the way they came the instant their message was given. THE THREE STRANGE TRAVELLERS WENT BACK THE WAY THEY CAME THE INSTANT THEIR MESSAGE WAS GIVEN
 They were seen first in the very early morning up near the shoulder of Peol Jagganoth, and seemed to be coming out of Utnar Véhi. All day they came. And in the evening, just before the lights come out and colours change, they appeared before Bethmoora's copper gates. They carried staves, such as messengers bear in those lands, and seemed sombrely clad when the dancers all came round them with their green and lilac dresses. Those Europeans who were present and heard the message given were ignorant of the language, and only caught the name of Utnar Véhi. But it was brief, and passed rapidly from mouth to mouth, and almost at once the people burnt their vineyards and began to flee away from Bethmoora, going for the most part northwards, though some went to the East. They ran down out of their fair white houses, and streamed through the copper gate; the throbbing of the tambang and the tittibuk suddenly ceased with the note of the Zootibar, and the clinking kalipac stopped a moment after.  BLACK AGAINST THE SNOW THEY WERE SEEN FIRST IN THE VERY EARLY MORNING UP NEAR THE SHOULDER OF PALE JAGANOTH AND SEEMED TO BE COMING OUT OF UTNARVAHI ALL DAY THEY CAME AND IN THE EVENING JUST BEFORE THE LIGHTS COME OUT AND COLORS CHANGE THEY APPEARED BEFORE BETHMORA'S COPPER GATES THEY CARRIED STAVES SUCH AS MESSENGERS BEAR IN THOSE LANDS AND SEEMED SOMBRELY CLAD WHEN THE DANCERS ALL CAME ROUND THEM WITH THEIR GREEN AND LILAC DRESSES THOSE EUROPEANS WHO WERE PRESENT AND HEARD THE MESSAGE GIVEN WERE IGNORANT OF THE LANGUAGE AND ONLY CAUGHT THE NAME OF UTNARVAHI BUT IT WAS BRIEF AND PASSED RAPIDLY FROM MOUTH TO MOUTH AND ALMOST AT ONCE THE PEOPLE BURNT THEIR VINEYARDS AND BEGAN TO FLEE AWAY FROM BETHMORA GOING FOR THE MOST PART NORTHWARDS WHILE SOME WENT TO THE EAST THEY RAN DOWN OUT OF THEIR FAIR WHITE HOUSES AND STREAMED THROUGH THE COPPER GATE THE THROBBING OF THE TAN BANG AND THE TITTER BUCK SUDDENLY CEASED WITH THE NOTE OF THE ZUDIBAR AND THE CLINKING CALIPACK STOPPED A MOMENT AFTER
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