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By that old temple where the Thuls were worshipped, year in, year out, for over a thousand years, they pitched pavilions in the open air. The trees that blew there threw out radiant scents unknown in any countries that know the map; the stars blazed fiercely for that famous occasion. BY THAT OLD TEMPLE WHERE THE THOLLS WORSHIPPED YEAR IN YEAR OUT FOR OVER A THOUSAND YEARS THEY PITCHED PAVILIONIONS IN THE OPEN AIR THE TREES THAT BLEW THERE THREW OUT RADIANT SCENTS UNKNOWN IN ANY COUNTRIES THAT KNOW THE MAP THE STARS BLAZED FIERCELY FOR THAT FAMOUS OCCASION
weary journeys, slow specks against the snow-fields, bringing tribute; and saw the green eyes of the mountain men who had looked at him strangely in the city of Nith when he had entered it by the desert door. Yet his logic did not forsake him; he knew well that his strange subjects did not exist, but he was prouder of having created them with his brain, than merely of ruling them only; thus in his pride he felt himself something more great than a king, he did not dare to think what! He went into the temple of the city of Zorra and stood some time there alone: all the priests kneeled to him when he came away. He cared less and less for the things we care about, for the affairs of Shap, the business-man in London. He began to despise the man with a royal contempt. One day when he sat in Sowla, the city of the Thuls, throned on one amethyst, he decided, and it was proclaimed on the moment by silver trumpets all along the land, that he would be crowned as king over all the lands of Wonder.  WATCHED THE AXE ON WEARY JOURNEYS SLOW SPECKS AGAINST THE SNOW FIELDS BRINGING TRIBUTE AND SAW THE GREEN EYES OF THE MOUNTAIN MEN WHO HAD LOOKED AT HIM STRANGELY IN THE CITY OF NITH WHEN HE HAD ENTERED IT BY THE DESERT DOOR YET HIS LOGIC DID NOT FORSAKE HIM HE KNEW WELL THAT HIS STRANGE SUBJECTS DID NOT EXIST BUT HE WAS PROUDER OF HAVING CREATED THEM WITH HIS BRAIN THAN MERELY OF RULING THEM ONLY THUS IN HIS PRIDE HE FELT HIMSELF SOMETHING MORE GREAT THAN A KING HE DID NOT DARE TO THINK WHAT HE WENT INTO THE TEMPLE OF THE CITY OF ZORA AND STOOD SOME TIME THERE ALONE ALL THE PRIESTS KNEELED TO HIM WHEN HE CAME AWAY HE CARED LESS AND LESS FOR THE THINGS WE CARE ABOUT FOR THE AFFAIRS OF SHAPP THE BUSINESS MAN IN LONDON HE BEGAN TO DESPISE THE MAN WITH A ROYAL CONTEMPT ONE DAY WHEN HE SAT IN SAOULA THE CITY OF THE THOLLS THRONED ON ONE AMETHYST HE DECIDED AND IT WAS PROCLAIMED ON THE MOMENT BY SILVER TRUMPETS ALL ALONG THE LAND THAT HE WOULD BE CROWNED AS KING OVER ALL THE LANDS OF WONDER
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