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It was the first time that I had gotten a bird's eye view of Daem, and I was amazed at its beauty. The plains stretched on one side of Nunami like a broad field of gold in the morning light, its dew drizzled grasses waving in a solemn and dignified manner to and fro like the constant beating of the earth's heart, and when looked upon abstractly it moved as if one great beast of benevolence, holding itself in unison as it chorused back the silent tones of life. IT WAS THE FIRST TIME THAT I HAD GOTTEN A BIRD'S EYE VIEW OF DAME AND I WAS AMAZED AT ITS BEAUTY THE PLAIN STRETCHED ON ONE SIDE OF NUIDE LIKE A BROAD FIELD OF GOLD IN THE MORNING LIGHT ITS DEW DRIZZLED GRASSES WAVING IN A SOLEMN AND DIGNIFIED MANNER TO AND FRO LIKE THE CONSTANT BEATING OF THE EARTH'S HEART AND WHEN LOOKED UPON ABSTRACTLY IT MOVED AS IF ONE GREAT BEAST OF BENEVOLENCE HOLDING ITSELF IN UNION AS IT CHORUSED BACK TO THE SILENT TURNS OF LIFE
half and opened into a circular foyer that then had a small flight of stairs running up to the main room. There were little closets and such in the empty spaces on the bottom floor. The upper room was a good thirty feet in diameter, and the walls and ceiling were all made of glass, very sturdy and insulating, yet completely transparent. On the floor was an odd carpet that was smooth and thin, like a silk or fine linen, yet very strong. There was a rounded table on the side of the entrance hole opposite the stairs, and a curved couch that sat against the wall behind it, cut perfectly to its circular outline. Two cushioned chairs sat at the table and a small end table leaned up against the couch, on top of which there was a medium sized spyglass, that is, a telescope. The sun was just coming up and shining its golden hues on the surrounding lands, which were beginning to darken as the fires of Lake Umquam Renatusum died down to a faint glow in the center of the forests of the near-north. GH THE BOTTOM HALF AND OPENED INTO A CIRCULAR FOYER THAT THEN HAD A SMALL FLIGHT OF STAIRS RUNNING UP TO THE MAIN ROOF THERE WERE LITTLE CLOSETS AND SUCH IN THE EMPTY SPACES ON THE BOTTOM FLOOR THE UPPER ROOM WAS A GOOD THIRTY FEET IN DIAMETER AND THE WALLS AND CEILING WERE ALL MADE OF GLASS VERY STURDY AND INSULATING YET COMPLETELY TRANSPARENT ON THE FLOOR WAS AN ODD CARPET THAT WAS SMOOTH AND THIN LIKE A SILK OF FINE LINEN YET VERY STRONG THERE WAS A ROUNDED TABLE ON THE SIDE OF THE ENTRANCE HALL OPPOSITE THE STAIRS AND A CURVED COUCH THAT SAT AGAINST THE WALL BEHIND IT CUT PERFECTLY TO ITS CIRCULAR OUTLINE TWO CUSHIONED SEATS SAT AT THE TABLE AND A SMALL END TABLE LEANED UP AGAINST THE COUCH ON TOP OF WHICH THERE WAS A MEDIUM SIZED SPY GLASS THAT IS A TELESCOPE THE SUN WAS JUST COMING UP AND SHINING ITS GOLDEN HUES ON THE SURROUNDING LANDS WHICH WERE BEGINNING TO DARKEN AS THE FIRES OF LAKE AND QUAEM RENATSEN DIED DOWN TO THE FAINT GLOW IN THE CENTER OF THE FORESTS OF THE NEAR NORTH
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