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And in the midst of it, far away though they were, they saw the palace of the Queen of the South; and it was so full of windows all looking toward the sea, and they were so full of light, both from the sunset that was fading upon the water and from candles that maids were lighting one by one, that it looked far off like a pearl, shimmering still in its haliotis shell, still wet from the sea. AND IN THE MIDST OF IT FAR AWAY THOUGH THEY WERE THEY SAW THE PALACE OF THE QUEEN OF THE SOUTH AND IT WAS SO FULL OF WINDOWS ALL LOOKING TOWARD THE SEA AND THEY WERE SO FULL OF LIGHT BOTH FROM THE SUNSET THAT WAS FADING UPON THE WATER AND FROM CANDLES THAT MAIDS WERE LIGHTING ONE BY ONE THAT HAD LOOKED FAR OFF LIKE A PEARL SHIMMERING STILL IN ITS HELIOTOUS SHELL STILL WET FROM THE SEA
 for they wanted to set their feet on land again somewhere where the hangman would not come and jerk them off it at once; and bold men though they were, it was a strain seeing so many lights coming their way at night. Even then...! But it swerved away again and was lost in the mist. And Captain Shard said that they would need to get provisions first, and he, for one, intended to marry before he settled down; and so they should have one more fight before they left the ship, and sack the sea-coast city of Bombasharna and take from it provisions for several years, while he himself would marry the Queen of the South. And again the pirates cheered, for often they had seen seacoast Bombasharna, and had always envied its opulence from the sea. So they set all sail, and often altered their course, and dodged and fled from strange lights till dawn appeared, and all day long fled southwards. And by evening they saw the silver spires of slender Bombasharna, a city that was the glory of the coast. L THE PIRATES CHEERED FOR THEY WANTED TO SET THEIR FEET ON LAND AGAIN SOMEWHERE WHERE THE HANGMEN WOULD NOT COME AND JERK THEM OFF IT AT ONCE AND BOLD MEN THOUGH THEY WERE IT WAS A STRANGE SEEING SO MANY LIGHTS COMING THEIR WAY AT NIGHT EVEN THEN BUT IT SWERVED AWAY AGAIN AND WAS LOST IN THE MIST AND CAPTAIN CHARGE SAID THAT THEY WOULD NEED TO GET PROVISIONS FIRST AND HE FOR ONE INTENDED TO MARRY BEFORE HE SETTLED DOWN AND SO THEY SHOULD HAVE ONE MORE FIGHT BEFORE THEY LEFT THE SHIP AND SACK THE SEA COAST CITY OF BALMASHAARNA AND TAKE FROM IT PROVISIONS FOR SEVERAL YEARS WHILE HE HIMSELF WOULD MARRY THE QUEEN OF THE SOUTH AND AGAIN THE PIRATES CHEERED FOR OFTEN THEY HAD SEEN SEA COAST BOMBASHARNA AND HAD ALWAYS ENVIED ITS OPULENCE FROM THE SEA SO THEY SET ALL SAIL AND OFTEN ALTERED THEIR COURSE AND DODGED AND FLED FROM STRANGE LIGHTS TILL DAWN APPEARED AND ALL DAY LONG FLED SOUTHWARDS AND BY EVENING THEY SAW THE SILVER SPIRES OF SLENDER BAMASHARNA A CITY THAT WAS THE GLORY OF THE COAST
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