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When we awoke after the midday rest we were coming near to Nen, the last of the cities on the River Yann. And the jungle was all about us once again, and about Nen; but the great Mloon ranges stood up over all things, and watched the city from beyond the jungle. WHEN WE AWOKE AFTER THE MIDDAY REST WE WERE COMING NEARER TO NED THE LAST OF THE CITIES ON THE RIVER YAN AND THE JUNGLE WAS ALL ABOUT US ONCE AGAIN AND ABOUT NED BUT THE GREAT MOON RANGES STOOD UP OVER ALL THINGS AND WATCHED THE CITY FROM BEYOND THE JUNGLE
here the road comes up from Yann, others in the gateway of one or another of the three cities, and others by the fireside in the home. And I thought of the danger that had menaced us all alike outside Perdóndaris, a danger that, as things have happened, was very real. And I thought too of the helmsman's cheery song in the cold and lonely night, and how he had held our lives in his careful hands. And as I thought of this the helmsman ceased to sing, and I looked up and saw a pale light had appeared in the sky, and the lonely night had passed; and the dawn widened, and the sailors awoke. And soon we saw the tide of the Sea himself advancing resolute between Yann's borders, and Yann sprang lithely at him and they struggled awhile; then Yann and all that was his were pushed back northward, so that the sailors had to hoist the sails and, the wind being favorable, we still held onwards. And we passed Gondara and Narl and Haz. And we saw memorable, holy Golnuz, and heard the pilgrims praying. LLEY OF THE ACROSIAN HILLS WHERE THE ROAD COMES UP FROM YON OTHERS IN THE GATEWAY OF ONE OR ANOTHER OF THE THREE CITIES AND OTHERS BY THE FIRESIDE IN THE HOME AND I THOUGHT OF THE DANGER THAT HAD MENACED US ALL ALIKE OUTSIDE PREDONDERAS A DANGER THAT AS THINGS HAVE HAPPENED WAS VERY REAL AND I THOUGHT TOO OF THE HELMSMAN'S CHEERY SONG IN THE COLD AND LONELY NIGHT AND HOW HE HAD HELD OUR LIVES IN HIS CAREFUL HANDS AND AS I THOUGHT OF THIS THE HOUSEMAN CEASED TO SING AND I LOOKED UP AND SAW A PALE LIGHT HAD APPEARED IN THE SKY AND THE LONELY NIGHT HAD PASSED AND THE DAWN WIDENED AND THE SAILORS AWOKE AND SOON WE SAW THE TIDE OF THE SEA HIMSELF ADVANCING RESOLUTE BETWEEN JAN'S BORDERS AND JAN SPRANG LITHELY AT HIM AND THEY STRUGGLED AWHILE THEN JAN AND ALL THAT WAS HIS WERE PUSHED BACK NORTHWARD SO THAT THE SAILORS HAD TO HOIST THE SAILS AND THE WIND BEING FAVOURABLE WE STILL HELD ONWARDS AND WE PASSED GONDARA AND NARL AND HAZ AND WE SAW MEMORABLE HOLY GULUS AND HEARD THE PILGRIMS PRAYING
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