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His was more like the mistake of some gambler with cunning schemes who overlooks human greed. HIS WAS MORE LIKE THE MISTAKE OF SOME GAMBLER WITH CUNNING SCHEMES WHO OVERLOOKS HUMAN GREED
ies, and priests come out to do him reverence, he that had never had even the lowliest authority in the familiar world became unwisely insatiate. He let his fancy ride at inordinate speed, he forsook method, scarce was he king of a land but he yearned to extend his borders; so he journeyed deeper and deeper into the wholly unknown. The concentration that he gave to this inordinate progress through countries of which history is ignorant and cities so fantastic in their bulwarks that, though their inhabitants were human, yet the foe that they feared seemed something less or more; the amazement with which he beheld gates and towers unknown even to art, and furtive people thronging intricate ways to acclaim him as their sovereign--all these things began to affect his capacity for Business. He knew as well as any that his fancy could not rule these beautiful lands unless that other Shap, however unimportant, were well sheltered and fed: and shelter and food meant money, and money, Business. LONG COUNTLESS BALCONIES AND PRIESTS COME OUT TO DO HIM REVERENCE HE THAT HAD NEVER HAD EVEN THE LOWLIEST AUTHORITY IN THE FAMILIAR WORLD BECAME UNWISELY INSATIATE HE LET HIS FANCY RIDE AT INORDINATE SPEED HE FORSOOK METHOD SCARCE WAS HE KING OF A LAND BUT HE YEARNED TO EXTEND HIS BORDERS SO HE JOURNEYED DEEPER AND DEEPER INTO THE HOLY UNKNOWN THE CONCENTRATION THAT HE GAVE TO THIS INORDINATE PROGRESS THROUGH COUNTRIES OF WHICH HISTORY IS IGNORANT AND CITIES SO FANTASTIC IN THEIR BULWARKS THAT THOUGH THEIR INHABITANTS WERE HUMAN YET THE FOE THAT THEY FEARED SEEMED SOMETHING LESS OR MORE THE AMAZEMENT WITH WHICH HE BEHELD GATES AND TOWERS UNKNOWN EVEN TO ART AND FURTIVE PEOPLE THRONGING INTRICATE WAYS TO ACCLAIM HIM AS THEIR SOVEREIGN ALL THESE THINGS BEGAN TO AFFECT HIS CAPACITY FOR BUSINESS HE KNEW AS WELL AS ANY THAT HIS FANCY COULD NOT RULE THESE BEAUTIFUL LANDS UNLESS THAT OTHER SHAP HOWEVER UNIMPORTANT WERE WELL SHELTERED AND FED AND SHELTER AND FOOD MEANT MONEY AND MONEY BUSINESS
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