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THOMAS SHAP It was the occupation of Mr. Thomas Shap to persuade customers that the goods were genuine and of an excellent quality, and that as regards the price their unspoken will was consulted. And in order to carry on this occupation he went by train very early every morning some few miles nearer to the City from the suburb in which he slept. This was the use to which he put his life. THOMAS SHAPP IT WAS THE OCCUPATION OF MISTER THOMAS SHAPP TO PERSUADE CUSTOMERS THAT THE GOODS WERE GENUINE AND OF AN EXCELLENT QUALITY AND THAT AS REGARDS THE PRICE THEIR UNSPOKEN WILL WAS CONSULTED AND IN ORDER TO CARRY ON THIS OCCUPATION HE WENT BY TRAIN VERY EARLY EVERY MORNING SOME FEW MILES NEARER TO THE CITY FROM THE SUBURB IN WHICH HE SLEPT THIS WAS THE USE TO WHICH HE PUT HIS LIFE
perpetual twilight, swooped the man on his winged monster: the wind that slept at the time leaped up like a dog at their onrush, it uttered a cry and ran past them. Down on the World it was morning; night was roaming away with his cloak trailed behind him, white mists turned over and over as he went, the orb was grey but it glittered, lights blinked surprisingly in early windows, forth over wet, dim fields went cows from their houses: even in this hour touched the fields again the feet of the hippogriff. And the moment that the man dismounted and took off his magic halter the hippogriff flew slanting away with a whirr, going back to some airy dancing-place of his people. And he that surmounted glittering Toldenarba and came alone of men to the City of Never has his name and his fame among nations; but he and the people of that twilit city well know two things unguessed by other men, they that there is another city fairer than theirs, and he--a deed unaccomplished. THE CORONATION OF MR.  THE BOOK OF WONDER BY LORD DUNZANY THIS IS LIVERPOX RECORDING ALL LIVERPOX RECORDINGS ARE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO VOLUNTEER PLEASE VISIT LIVERPOX DOT ORG THE CORONATION OF MISTER
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