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After a long silence the King spake: "Prophets of my Kingdom," he said, "you have not prophesied alike, and the words of each prophet condemn his fellows' words so that wisdom may not be discovered among prophets. AFTER A LONG SILENCE THE KING SPAKE PROPHETS OF MY KINGDOM HE SAID YOU HAVE NOT PROPHESIED ALIKE AND THE WORDS OF EACH PROPHET CONDEMNS HIS FELLOW'S WORDS SO THAT THE WISDOM MAY NOT BE DISCOVERED AMONG PROPHETS
 of the olden time and men since dead, and gone down into the earth again and been covered over with weeds. And green with the damp of years there lie three casks that a city gave not up until all her defenders were slain and her houses fired; and ever to the soul of that wine is added a more ardent fire as ever the years go by. Thither it was my pride to go before a banquet in the olden years, and coming up to bear in the sapphire goblet the fire of the elder Kings and to watch the King’s eye flash and his face grow nobler and more like his sires as he drank the gleaming wine. “And now the King seeks wisdom from his prophets while all the glory of the past and all the clattering splendour of today grows old, far down, forgotten beneath his feet.” And when he ceased the cupbearers and the women that danced looked long in silence at the palace. Then one by one all made the farewell sign before they turned to go, and as they did this a herald unseen in the dark was speeding towards them. ELD THE SEA AND SHIPS OF THE OLDEN TIME AND MEN SINCE DEAD AND GONE DOWN TO THE EARTH AGAIN AND BEEN COVERED OVER WITH WEEDS AND GREEN WITH THE DAMP OF YEARS THERE LIE THREE CASKS THAT A CITY GAVE NOT UP UNTIL ALL HER DEFENDERS WERE SLAIN AND HER HOUSES FIRED AND EVER TO THE SOUL OF THAT WINE IS ADDED A MORE ARDENT FIRE AS EVER THE YEARS GO BY THITHER IT IS MY PRIDE TO GO BEFORE A BANQUET IN THE OLDEN YEARS AND COMING UP TO BEAR IN THE SAPPHIRE GOBLET THE FIRE OF THE ELDER KINGS AND WATCH THE KING'S EYE FLASH AND HIS FACE GROW NOBLER AND MORE LIKE HIS SIRE'S AS HE DRANK THE GLEAMING WINE AND NOW THE KING SEEKS WISDOM FROM HIS PROPHETS WHILE ALL THE GLORY OF THE PAST AND ALL THE CLATTERING SPLENDOR OF TO DAY GROWS OLD FAR DOWN FORGOTTEN BENEATH HIS FEET AND WHEN HE CEASED THE CUPBEARS AND THE WOMEN THAT DANCED LOOKED LONG IN SILENCE AT THE PALACE THEN ONE BY ONE ALL MADE THE FAREWELL SIGN BEFORE THEY TURNED TO GO AND AS THEY DID THIS A HERALD UNSEEN IN THE DARK WAS SPEEDING TOWARDS THEM
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