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And in a while we heard the sound that the Irillion made as she came down dancing from the fields of snow. And then we saw the ravine in the Hills of Glorm lying precipitous and smooth before us, into which we were carried by the leaps of Yann. AND IN A WHILE WE HEARD THE SOUND THAT THE AURYLIAN MADE AS SHE CAME DOWN DANCING FROM THE FIELDS OF SNOW AND THEN WE SAW THE RAVINE AND THE HILLS OF GLORYM LYING PRECIPITOUS AND SMOOTH BEFORE US INTO WHICH WE WERE CARRIED BY THE LEAPS OF YAN
hat they had hoped to do. And as I lay wrapped up in skins and blankets, listening to those songs, and watching the fantastic shapes of the great trees like to black giants stalking through the night, I suddenly fell asleep. When I awoke great mists were trailing away from the Yann. And the flow of the river was tumbling now tumultuously, and little waves appeared; for Yann had scented from afar the ancient crags of Glorm, and knew that their ravines lay cool before him wherein he should meet the merry wild Irillion rejoicing from fields of snow. So he shook off from him the torpid sleep that had come upon him in the hot and scented jungle, and forgot its orchids and its butterflies, and swept on turbulent, expectant, strong; and soon the snowy peaks of the Hills of Glorm came glittering into view. And now the sailors were waking up from sleep. Soon we all ate, and then the helmsman laid him down to sleep while a comrade took his place, and they all spread over him their choicest furs.  THE LITTLE THINGS THAT THEY HAD HOPED TO DO AND AS I LAY WRAPPED UP IN SKINS AND BLANKETS LISTENING TO THOSE SONGS AND WATCHING THE FANTASTIC SHAPES OF THE GREAT TREES LIKE TO BLACK GIANTS STALKING THROUGH THE NIGHT I SUDDENLY FELL ASLEEP WHEN I AWOKE GREAT MISTS WERE TRAILING AWAY FROM THE YACHT AND THE FLOW OF THE RIVER WAS TUMBLING NOW TUMULTUOUSLY AND LITTLE WAVES APPEARED FOR YA HAD SCENTED FROM AFAR THE ANCIENT CRAGS OF GLOOM AND KNEW THAT THEIR RAVINES LAY COOL BEFORE HIM WHEREIN HE SHOULD MEET THE MERRY WILD AURYLIAN REJOICING FROM FIELDS OF SNOW SO HE SHOOK OFF FROM HIM THE TORPID SLEEP THAT HAD COME UPON HIM IN THE HOT AND SCENTED JUNGLE AND FORGOT ITS ORCHIDS AND ITS BUTTERFLIES AND SWEPT ON TURBULENT EXPECTANT STRONG AND SOON THE SNOWY PEAKS OF THE HILLS OF GLORYM CAME GLITTERING INTO VIEW AND NOW THE SAILORS WERE WAKING UP FROM SLEEP SOON WE ALL ATE AND THEN THE HELMSMAN LAID HIM DOWN TO SLEEP WHILE A COMRADE TOOK HIS PLACE AND THEY ALL SPREAD OVER HIM THEIR CHOICEST FURS
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