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The face of the spider idol was lit by that fatal gem; there was no other light. THE FACE OF THE SPIDER IDLE WAS LIT BY THAT FATAL GEM THERE WAS NO OTHER LIGHT
rs shot. Tempting indeed was the snare that they set in Woth, the emeralds loose-set in the city's gate; but Thangobrind discerned the golden cord that climbed the wall from each and the weights that would topple upon him if he touched one, and so he left them, though he left them weeping, and at last came to Theth. There all men worship Hlo-hlo; though they are willing to believe in other gods, as missionaries attest, but only as creatures of the chase for the hunting of Hlo-hlo, who wears Their halos, so these people say, on golden hooks along his hunting-belt. And from Theth he came to the city of Moung and the temple of Moung-ga-ling, and entered and saw the spider-idol, Hlo-hlo, sitting there with Dead Man's Diamond glittering on his lap, and looking for all the world like a full moon, but a full moon seen by a lunatic who had slept too long in its rays, for there was in Dead Man's Diamond a certain sinister look and a boding of things to happen that are better not mentioned here. THESE THE ARCHERS SHOT TEMPTING INDEED WAS THE SNARE THAT THEY SET IN WH THE EMERALDS LOOSE SET IN THE CITY'S GATE BUT THINGOBRINE DISCERNED THE GOLDEN CORD THAT CLIMBED THE WALL FROM EACH AND THE WEIGHTS THAT WOULD TOPPLE UPON HIM IF HE TOUCHED ONE AND SO HE LEFT THEM THOUGH HE LEFT THEM WEEPING AND AT LAST CAME TO THETH THERE ALL MEN WORSHIP ALLAH ALLAH THOUGH THEY WERE WILLING TO BELIEVE IN OTHER GODS AS MISSIONARIES ATTEST BUT ONLY AS CREATURES OF THE CHASE FOR THE HUNTING OF ALLAH ALLAH WHO WEARS THEIR HALOS SO THESE PEOPLE SAY ON GOLDEN HOOKS ALONG HIS HUNTING BELT AND FROM THEF HE CAME TO THE CITY OF MUNG AND THE TEMPLE OF MUNGO LING AND ENTERED AND SAW THE SPIDER IDOL ALLAH ALLAH SITTING THERE WITH DEAD MAN'S DIAMOND GLITTERING ON HIS LAP AND LOOKING FOR ALL THE WORLD LIKE A FULL MOON BUT A FULL MOON SEEN BY A LUNATIC WHO HAD SLEPT TOO LONG IN ITS RAYS FOR THERE WAS IN DEAD MAN'S DIAMOND A CERTAIN SINISTER LOOK AND A BODING OF THINGS TO HAPPEN THAT ARE BETTER NOT MENTIONED HERE
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