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"I fear you can never return," replied the Chief High Priest, "because the way is a most hazardous one. I FEAR YOU CAN NEVER RETURNED THE CHIEF HIGH PRIEST BECAUSE THE WAY IS A MOST HAZARDOUS ONE
before. We were given an audience of over two hours with this great dignitary, who seemed kindly disposed and considerate. He showed himself eagerly interested, asking us numerous questions, and invariably regarding things about which his emissaries had failed to inquire. At the conclusion of the interview he inquired our pleasure, asking us whether we wished to remain in his country or if we preferred to return to the "outer" world, providing it were possible to make a successful return trip, across the frozen belt barriers that encircle both the northern and southern openings of the earth. My father replied: "It would please me and my son to visit your country and see your people, your colleges and palaces of music and art, your great fields, your wonderful forests of timber; and after we have had this pleasurable privilege, we should like to try to return to our home on the 'outside' surface of the earth. This son is my only child, and my good wife will be weary awaiting our return. RIVER MORE THAN A YEAR BEFORE WE WERE GIVEN AN AUDIENCE OF OVER TWO HOURS WITH THIS GREAT DIGNITARY WHO SEEMED KINDLY DISPOSED AND CONSIDERATE HE SHOWED HIMSELF EAGERLY INTERESTED ASKING US NUMEROUS QUESTIONS AND INVARIABLY REGARDING THINGS ABOUT WHICH HIS EMISSARIES SHOULD FAIL TO INQUIRE AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE INTERVIEW HE INQUIRED OUR PLEASURE ASKING US WHETHER WE WISHED TO REMAIN IN HIS COUNTRY OR IF WE PREFERRED TO RETURN TO THE OUTER WORLD PROVIDING IT WERE POSSIBLE TO MAKE A SUCCESSFUL RETURN TRIP ACROSS THE FROZEN BUILT BARRIERS THAT ENCIRCLE BOTH THE NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN OPENINGS OF THE EARTH MY FATHER REPLIED IT WOULD PLEASE ME AND MY SON TO VISIT YOUR COUNTRY AND SEE YOUR PEOPLE YOUR COLLEGES AND PALACES OF MUSIC AND ART YOUR GREAT FIELDS YOUR WONDERFUL FORESTS SEPTEMBER AND AFTER WE HAVE HAD THIS PLEASURABLE PRIVILEGE WE WOULD LIKE TO TRY TO RETURN TO OUR HOME ON THE OUTSIDE SURFACE OF THE EARTH THIS SON IS MY ONLY CHILD AND MY GOOD WIFE WILL BE WEARY AWAITING OUR RETURN
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