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I fled at once through the gateway and down to the ship, and even as I ran I thought that I heard far off on the hills behind me the tramp of the fearful beast by whom that mass of ivory was shed, who was perhaps even then looking for his other tusk. I FLED AT ONCE THROUGH THE GATEWAY AND DOWN TO THE SHIP AND EVEN AS I RAN I THOUGHT THAT I HEARD FAR OFF ON THE HILLS BEHIND ME THE TRAMP OF THE FEARFUL BEAST BY WHOM THAT MASS OF IVORY WAS SHED WHO WAS PERHAPS EVEN THEN LOOKING FOR HIS OTHER TUSK
the distant hills, and had turned round snarling at them, shoving his gleaming teeth, and had stamped, as he went, upon the hilltops until they rang as though they had been bronze. And often and again they stopped in their merry dances and prayed to the God they knew not, saying, "O, God that we know not, we thank Thee for sending the thunder back to his hills." And I went on and came to the market-place, and lying there upon the marble pavement I saw the merchant fast asleep and breathing heavily, with his face and the palms of his hands towards the sky, and slaves were fanning him to keep away the flies. And from the market-place I came to a silver temple and then to a palace of onyx, and there were many wonders in Perdóndaris, and I would have stayed and seen them all, but as I came to the outer wall of the city I suddenly saw in it a huge ivory gate. For a while I paused and admired it, then I came nearer and perceived the dreadful truth. The gate was carved out of one solid piece! IDEOUS THEY SAID OVER THE DISTANT HILLS AND HAD TURNED ROUND SNARLING AT THEM SHOWING HIS GLEAMING TEETH AND HAD STAMPED AS HE WENT UPON THE HILL TOPS UNTIL THEY RANG AS THOUGH THEY HAD BEEN BRONZE AND OFTEN AND AGAIN THEY STOPPED IN THEIR MERRY DANCES AND PRAYED TO THE GOD THEY KNEW NOT SAYING O GOD THAT WE KNOW NOT WE THANK THEE FOR SENDING THE THUNDER BACK TO HIS HILLS AND I WENT ON AND CAME TO THE MARKET PLACE AND LYING THERE UPON THE MARBLE PAVEMENT I SAW THE MERCHANT FAST ASLEEP AND BREATHING HEAVILY WITH HIS FACE AND THE PALMS OF HIS HANDS TOWARD THE SKY AND SLAVES WERE FANNING HIM TO KEEP AWAY THE FLIES AND FROM THE MARKET PLACE I CAME TO A SILVER TEMPLE AND THEN TO A PALACE OF ONYX AND THERE WERE MANY WONDERS IN IN PREDODERAS AND I WOULD HAVE STAYED AND SEEN THEM ALL BUT AS I CAME TO THE OUTER WALL OF THE CITY I SUDDENLY SAW IN IT A HUGE IVORY GATE FOR A WHILE I PAUSED AND ADMIRED IT THEN I CAME NEARER AND PERCEIVED THE DREADFUL TRUTH THE GATE WAS CARVED OUT OF ONE SOLID PEACE
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