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But I command that none in my Kingdom shall doubt that the earliest King of Zarkandhu stored wine beneath this palace before the building of the city or ever the palace arose, and I shall cause commands to be uttered for the making of a banquet at once within this Hall, so that ye shall perceive that the power of my wine is greater than all your spells, and dancing more wondrous than prophecy." BUT I COMMAND THAT NONE IN MY KINGDOM SHALL DOUBT THAT THE EARLIEST KING OF ZARKANDU STORED WINE BENEATH THIS PALACE BEFORE THE BUILDING OF THE CITY OR EVER THE PALACE AROSE AND I SHALL CAUSE COMMANDS TO BE UTTERED FOR THE MAKING OF A BANQUET AT ONCE WITHIN THIS HALL SO THAT YE SHALL PERCEIVE THAT THE POWER OF MY WINE IS GREATER THAN ALL YOUR SPELLS AND DANCING MORE WONDROUS THAN PROPHECY
e slain and her houses fired; and ever to the soul of that wine is added a more ardent fire as ever the years go by. Thither it was my pride to go before a banquet in the olden years, and coming up to bear in the sapphire goblet the fire of the elder Kings and to watch the King’s eye flash and his face grow nobler and more like his sires as he drank the gleaming wine. “And now the King seeks wisdom from his prophets while all the glory of the past and all the clattering splendour of today grows old, far down, forgotten beneath his feet.” And when he ceased the cupbearers and the women that danced looked long in silence at the palace. Then one by one all made the farewell sign before they turned to go, and as they did this a herald unseen in the dark was speeding towards them. After a long silence the King spake: “Prophets of my Kingdom,” he said, “you have not prophesied alike, and the words of each prophet condemn his fellows’ words so that wisdom may not be discovered among prophets. LL HER DEFENDERS WERE SLAIN AND HER HOUSES FIRED AND EVER TO THE SOUL OF THAT WINE IS ADDED A MORE ARDENT FIRE AS EVER THE YEARS GO BY THITHER IT IS MY PRIDE TO GO BEFORE A BANQUET IN THE OLDEN YEARS AND COMING UP TO BEAR IN THE SAPPHIRE GOBLET THE FIRE OF THE ELDER KINGS AND WATCH THE KING'S EYE FLASH AND HIS FACE GROW NOBLER AND MORE LIKE HIS SIRE'S AS HE DRANK THE GLEAMING WINE AND NOW THE KING SEEKS WISDOM FROM HIS PROPHETS WHILE ALL THE GLORY OF THE PAST AND ALL THE CLATTERING SPLENDOR OF TO DAY GROWS OLD FAR DOWN FORGOTTEN BENEATH HIS FEET AND WHEN HE CEASED THE CUPBEARS AND THE WOMEN THAT DANCED LOOKED LONG IN SILENCE AT THE PALACE THEN ONE BY ONE ALL MADE THE FAREWELL SIGN BEFORE THEY TURNED TO GO AND AS THEY DID THIS A HERALD UNSEEN IN THE DARK WAS SPEEDING TOWARDS THEM AFTER A LONG SILENCE THE KING SPAKE PROPHETS OF MY KINGDOM HE SAID YOU HAVE NOT PROPHESIED ALIKE AND THE WORDS OF EACH PROPHET CONDEMNS HIS FELLOW'S WORDS SO THAT THE WISDOM MAY NOT BE DISCOVERED AMONG PROPHETS
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