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They knew as they came up to him that promotion awaited them all because of this night's work. Silent, majestic, the king awaited them. THEY KNEW AS THEY CAME UP TO HIM THAT PROMOTION AWAITED THEM ALL BECAUSE OF THIS NIGHT'S WORK SILENT MAJESTIC THE KING AWAITED THEM
lver trumpets all along the land, that he would be crowned as king over all the lands of Wonder. By that old temple where the Thuls were worshipped, year in, year out, for over a thousand years, they pitched pavilions in the open air. The trees that blew there threw out radiant scents unknown in any countries that know the map; the stars blazed fiercely for that famous occasion. A fountain hurled up, clattering, ceaselessly into the air armfuls on armfuls of diamonds. A deep hush waited for the golden trumpets, the holy coronation night was come. At the top of those old, worn steps, going down we know not whither, stood the king in the emerald-and-amethyst cloak, the ancient garb of the Thuls; beside him lay that Sphinx that for the last few weeks had advised him in his affairs. Slowly, with music when the trumpets sounded, came up towards him from we know not where, one-hundred-and-twenty archbishops, twenty angels and two archangels, with that terrific crown, the diadem of the Thuls. LAIMED ON THE MOMENT BY SILVER TRUMPETS ALL ALONG THE LAND THAT HE WOULD BE CROWNED AS KING OVER ALL THE LANDS OF WONDER BY THAT OLD TEMPLE WHERE THE THOLLS WORSHIPPED YEAR IN YEAR OUT FOR OVER A THOUSAND YEARS THEY PITCHED PAVILIONIONS IN THE OPEN AIR THE TREES THAT BLEW THERE THREW OUT RADIANT SCENTS UNKNOWN IN ANY COUNTRIES THAT KNOW THE MAP THE STARS BLAZED FIERCELY FOR THAT FAMOUS OCCASION A FOUNTAIN HURLED UP CLATTERING CEASELESSLY INTO THE AIR ARMFULS ON ARMFULS OF DIAMONDS A DEEP HUSH WAITED FOR THE GOLDEN TRUMPETS THE HOLY CORONATION NIGHT WAS COME AT THE TOP OF THOSE OLD WORN STEPS GOING DOWN WE KNOW NOT WHITHER STOOD THE KING IN THE EMERALD AND AMETHYST CLOAK THE ANCIENT GARB OF THE THOLLS BESIDE HIM LAY THAT SPHINX THAT FOR THE LAST FEW WEEKS HAD ADVISED HIM IN HIS AFFAIRS SLOWLY WITH MUSIC WHEN THE TRUMPETS SOUNDED CAME UP TOWARDS HIM FROM WE KNOW NOT WHERE ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY ARCHBISHOPS TWENTY ANGELS AND TWO ARCHANGELS WITH THAT TERRIFIC CROWN THE DIADEM OF THE THALLS
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