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And she was more beautiful than the wild wood flowers, or than all the fountains in her father's court, or than the blue heaven birds in their full winter plumage when they shelter from the snow. AND SHE WAS MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN THE WILD WOOD FLOWERS OR THAN ALL THE FOUNTAINS IN HER FATHER'S COURT OR THAN THE BLUE HEAVEN BIRDS IN THEIR FULL WINTER PLUMAGE WHEN THEY SHELTER FROM THE SNOW
the Inner Lands upon what mystery Poltarnees looked. For on a still day and windless, while men walked happily about their beautiful streets or tended flocks in the country, suddenly the west wind would bestir himself and come in from the Sea. And he would come cloaked and grey and mournful and carry to someone the hungry cry of the Sea calling out for bones of men. And he that heard it would move restlessly for some hours, and at last would rise suddenly, irresistibly up, setting his face to Poltarnees, and would say, as is the custom of those lands when men part briefly, "Till a man's heart remembereth," which means "Farewell for a while"; but those that loved him, seeing his eyes on Poltarnees, would answer sadly, "Till the gods forget," which means "Farewell." Now the king of Arizim had a daughter who played with the wild wood flowers, and with the fountains in her father's court, and with the little blue heaven-birds that came to her doorway in the winter to shelter from the snow. ND STILL THEY KNEW NOT IN THE INNER LANDS UPON WHAT MYSTERY POLTARNES LOOKED FOR ON A STILL DAY AND WINDLESS WHILE MEN WALKED HAPPILY ABOUT THEIR BEAUTIFUL STREETS OR TENDED FLOCKS IN THE COUNTRY SUDDENLY THE WEST WIND WOULD BESTIR HIMSELF AND COME IN FROM THE SEA AND HE WOULD COME CLOAKED AND GREY AND MOURNFUL AND CARRY TO SOME ONE THE HUNGRY CRY OF THE SEA CALLING OUT FOR BONES OF MEN AND HE THAT HEARD IT WOULD MOVE RESTLESSLY FOR SOME HOURS AND AT LAST WOULD RISE SUDDENLY IRRESISTIBLY UP SETTING HIS FACE TO POLTARNEY'S AND WOULD SAY AS IS THE CUSTOM OF THOSE LANDS WHEN MEN PART BRIEFLY TILL A MAN'S HEART REMEMBERETH WHICH MEANS FAREWELL FOR A WHILE BUT THOSE THAT LOVED HIM SEEING HIS EYES ON POLTARNEY'S WOULD ANSWER SADLY TILL THE GODS FORGET WHICH MEANS FAREWELL NOW THE KING OF HARISON HAD A DAUGHTER WHO PLAYED WITH THE WILD WOOD FLOWERS AND WITH THE FOUNTAINS IN HER FATHER'S COURT AND WITH THE LITTLE BLUE HEAVEN BIRDS THAT CAME TO HER DOORWAY IN THE WINTER TO SHELTER FROM THE SNOW
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