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I asked him what gods they worshipped in that city, and he said, "All those gods whom Time has not yet slain." Then he turned from me and would say no more, but busied himself in behaving in accordance with ancient custom. I ASKED HIM WHAT GODS THEY WORSHIPPED IN THAT CITY AND HE SAID ALL THOSE GODS WHOM TIME HAS NOT YET SLAIN THEN HE TURNED FOR ME AND WOULD SAY NO MORE BUT BUSIED HIMSELF IN BEHAVING IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANCIENT CUSTOM
ronting on colonnades. And in the court and along the colonnades the people of that city walked with solemnity and care according to the rites of ancient ceremony. All in that city was of ancient device; the carving on the houses, which, when age had broken it, remained unrepaired, was of the remotest times, and everywhere were represented in stone beasts that have long since passed away from Earth--the dragon, the griffin, the hippogriffin, and the different species of gargoyle. Nothing was to be found, whether material or custom, that was new in Astahahn. Now they took no notice at all of us as we went by, but continued their processions and ceremonies in the ancient city, and the sailors, knowing their custom, took no notice of them. But I called, as we came near, to one who stood beside the water's edge, asking him what men did in Astahahn and what their merchandise was, and with whom they traded. He said, "Here we have fettered and manacled Time, who would otherwise slay the gods. HREE SIDES OF WHICH STOOD THE CITY FRONTING ON COLONNADES AND THE COURT AND ALONG THE COLONNADES THE PEOPLE OF THAT CITY WALKED WITH SOLEMNITY AND CARE ACCORDING TO THE RITES OF ANCIENT CEREMONY ALL IN THAT CITY WAS OF ANCIENT DEVICE THE CARVING ON THE HOUSES WHICH WHEN AGE HAD BROKEN IT REMAINED UNREPAIRED WAS OF THE REMOTEST TIMES AND EVERYWHERE WERE REPRESENTED IN STONE BEASTS THAT HAVE LONG SINCE PASSED AWAY FROM EARTH THE DRAGON THE GRIFFIN THE HIPPOGRIFFIN AND THE DIFFERENT SPECIES OF GARGOYLE NOTHING WAS TO BE FOUND WHETHER MATERIAL OR CUSTOM THAT WAS NEW IN USTAN NOW THEY TOOK NO NOTICE AT ALL OF US AS WE WENT BY BUT CONTINUED THEIR PROCESSIONS AND CEREMONIES IN THE ANCIENT CITY AND THE SAILORS KNOWING THEIR CUSTOM TOOK NO NOTICE OF THEM BUT I CALLED AS WE CAME NEAR TO ONE WHO STOOD BESIDE THE WATER'S EDGE ASKING HIM WHAT MEN DID IN OSTA HAN AND WHAT THEIR MERCHANDISE WAS AND WITH WHOM THEY TRADED HE SAID HERE WE HAVE FETTERED AND MANACLED TIME WHO WOULD OTHERWISE SLAY THE GODS
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