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Seats were arranged in arching rows, with a sort of cluster of seats around a wooden desk being allotted to each of the members of the council and his aide de camps; there were two hundred such clusters. SEATS WERE ARRANGED IN ARCHING ROWS WITH A SORT OF CLUSTER OF SEATS AROUND A WOODEN DESK BEING ALLOTTED TO EACH OF THE MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL AND HIS AIDE DE CAMPS THERE WERE TWO HUNDRED SUCH CLUSTERS
nstead I was overcome by a feeling of relaxation, where all cares and worries are given up as frivolous burdens, not necessary and not helpful, being, in fact, harmful to the mind. The defile, or narrow passage, led to a great abyss, crossable only by a drawbridge controlled on the other side, which was at this time lowered and ready for us to cross, which we did, accompanied by four honor guards who were dressed in all the pomp and pleasantry known by the Canitaurs. It was a custom among them to greet newcomers with an honor guard which escorted them to the body of dignitaries and aristocrats that would be waiting to welcome them in style. This was done for us, and we were led into the fortress' great room, which was used for discussions and debates, via another winding stairway that took us even further below the surface. It was a splendid room, equipped with all kinds of luxuries and embellishments and spreading out like a quarter circle around a central stage with a podium upon it. WAS NOT AFRAID INSTEAD I WAS OVERCOME BY A FEELING OF RELAXATION WHERE ALL CARES AND WORRIES ARE GIVEN UP AS FRIVOLOUS BURDENS NOT NECESSARY AND NOT HELPFUL BEING IN FACT HARMFUL TO THE MIND THE DEFILE OR NARROW PASSAGE LED TO A GREAT ABYSS CROSSIBLE ONLY BY A DRAWBRIDGE CONTROLLED ON THE OTHER SIDE WHICH WAS AT THIS TIME LOWERED AND READY FOR US TO CROSS WHICH WE DID ACCOMPANIED BY FOUR HONOR GUARDS WHO WERE DRESSED IN ALL THE POMP AND PLEASANTRY KNOWN BY THE CANADORS IT WAS A CUSTOM AMONG THEM TO GREET NEW COMERS WITH AN HONOR GUARD WHICH ESCORTED THEM TO THE BODY OF DIGNITARIES AND ARISTOCRATS THAT WOULD BE WAITING TO WELCOME THEM IN STYLE THIS WAS DONE FOR US AND WE WERE LED INTO THE FORTRESS GREAT ROOM WHICH WAS USED FOR DISCUSSIONS AND DEBATES FIRE AND OTHER WINDING STAIRWAY THAT TOOK US EVEN FURTHER BELOW THE SURFACE IT WAS A SPLENDID ROOM EQUIPPED WITH ALL KINDS OF LUXURIES AND EMBELLISHMENTS AND SPREADING OUT LIKE A QUARTER CIRCLE AROUND THE CENTRAL STAGE WITH A PODIUM UPON IT
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