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Many believe that it was a message from Thuba Mleen, the mysterious emperor of those lands, who is never seen by man, advising that Bethmoora should be left desolate. Others say that the message was one of warning from the gods, whether from friendly gods or from adverse ones they know not. MANY BELIEVE THAT IT WAS A MESSAGE FROM THUBUM LIEN THE MYSTERIOUS EMPEROR OF THOSE LANDS WHO IS NEVER SEEN BY MAN ADVISING THAT BETHMOR SHOULD BE LEFT DESOLATE OTHERS SAY THAT THE MESSAGE WAS ONE OF WARNING FROM THE GODS WHETHER FROM FRIENDLY GODS OR FROM ADVERSE ONES THEY KNOW NOT
ac stopped a moment after. The three strange travellers went back the way they came the instant their message was given. It was the hour when a light would have appeared in some high tower, and window after window would have poured into the dusk its lion-frightening light, and the cooper gates would have been fastened up. But no lights came out in windows there that night and have not ever since, and those copper gates were left wide and have never shut, and the sound arose of the red fire crackling in the vineyards, and the pattering of feet fleeing softly. There were no cries, no other sounds at all, only the rapid and determined flight. They fled as swiftly and quietly as a herd of wild cattle flee when they suddenly see a man. It was as though something had befallen which had been feared for generations, which could only be escaped by instant flight, which left no time for indecision. Then fear took the Europeans also, and they too fled. And what the message was I have never heard. THE CLINKING CALIPACK STOPPED A MOMENT AFTER THE THREE STRANGE TRAVELLERS WENT BACK THE WAY THEY CAME THE INSTANT THEIR MESSAGE WAS GIVEN IT WAS THE HOUR WHEN A LIGHT WOULD HAVE APPEARED IN SOME HIGH TOWER AND WINDOW AFTER WINDOW WOULD HAVE POURED INTO THE DUSK ITS LION FRIGHTENING LIGHT AND THE COPPER GATES WOULD HAVE BEEN FASTENED UP BUT NO LIGHTS CAME OUT IN WINDOWS THERE THAT NIGHT AND HAVE NOT EVER SINCE AND THOSE COPPER GATES WERE LEFT WIDE AND HAVE NEVER SHUT AND THE SOUND AROSE OF THE RED FIRE CRACKLING IN THE VINEYARDS AND THE PATTERING OF FEET FLEEING SOFTLY THERE WERE NO CRIES NO OTHER SOUNDS AT ALL ONLY THE RAPID AND DETERMINED FLIGHT THEY FLED AS SWIFTLY AND QUIETLY AS A HERD OF WILD CATTLE FLEE WHEN THEY SUDDENLY SEE A MAN IT WAS AS THOUGH SOMETHING HAD BEFALLEN WHICH HAD BEEN FEARED FOR GENERATIONS WHICH COULD ONLY BE ESCAPED BY INSTANT FLIGHT WHICH LEFT NO TIME FOR INDECISION THEN FEAR TOOK THE EUROPEANS ALSO AND THEY TOO FLED AND WHAT THE MESSAGE WAS I HAVE NEVER HEARD
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