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Then I entered Perdóndaris and found all the people dancing, clad in brilliant silks, and playing on the tambang as they danced. THEN I ENTERED PREDONUS AND FOUND ALL THE PEOPLE DANCING CLAD IN BRILLIANT SILKS AND PLAYING ON THE TAMBANG AS THEY DANCED
fair Belzoond a vessel of that priceless secret wine. And as I sipped the wine and the captain talked, I remembered me of stalwart noble things that I had long since resolutely planned, and my soul seemed to grow mightier within me and to dominate the whole tide of the Yann. It may be that I then slept. Or, if I did not, I do not now minutely recollect every detail of that morning's occupations. Towards evening, I awoke and wishing to see Perdóndaris before we left in the morning, and being unable to wake the captain, I went ashore alone. Certainly Perdóndaris was a powerful city; it was encompassed by a wall of great strength and altitude, having in it hollow ways for troops to walk in, and battlements along it all the way, and fifteen strong towers on it in every mile, and copper plaques low down where men could read them, telling in all the languages of those parts of the earth--one language on each plaque--the tale of how an army once attacked Perdóndaris and what befell that army. TAIN IN THE GATE OF FAIR BELL ZOUND A VESSEL OF THAT PRICELESS SECRET WINE AND AS I SIPPED THE WINE AND THE CAPTAIN TALKED I REMEMBERED ME OF STALWART NOBLE THINGS THAT I HAD LONG SINCE RESOLUTELY PLANNED AND MY SOUL SEEMED TO GROW MIGHTIER WITHIN ME AND TO DOMINATE THE WHOLE TIDE OF THE YAWN IT MAY BE THAT I THEN SLEPT OR IF I DID NOT I DO NOT NOW MINUTELY RECOLLECT EVERY DETAIL OF THAT MORNING'S OCCUPATIONS TOWARDS EVENING I AWOKE AND WISHING TO SEE PREDONDERAS BEFORE WE LEFT IN THE MORNING AND BEING UNABLE TO WAKE THE CAPTAIN I WENT ASHORE ALONE CERTAINLY PREDONDERAS WAS A POWERFUL CITY IT WAS ENCOMPASSED BY A WALL OF GREAT STRENGTH AND ALTITUDE HAVING IN IT HOLLOW WAYS FOR TROOPS TO WALK IN AND BATTLEMENTS ALONG IT ALL THE WAY AND FIFTEEN STRONG TOWERS ON IT IN EVERY MILE AND COPPER PLACKS LOW DOWN WHERE MEN COULD READ THEM TELLING IN ALL THE LANGUAGES OF THOSE PARTS OF THE EARTH ONE LANGUAGE ON EACH PLAQUE THE TALE OF HOW AN ARMY ONCE ATTACKED PREDONDERUS AND WHAT BEFELL THAT ARMY
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