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I did the same, somewhat hesitantly, though I found it to be quite comfortable once I was down. He saw my sluggishness and by way of explanation said to me: "Do not be troubled, my dear Jehu, for we lie on our backs to bring about clarity of mind." Then he continued speaking, calling my attention to the sculptured dome: "That is history," he said. "What do you mean," I asked, "I've always viewed history as an organic being, constantly growing as it devours the present." I DID THE SAME SOMEWHAT HESITANTLY THOUGH I FOUND IT TO BE QUITE COMFORTABLE AT ONCE I WAS DOWN HE SAW MY SLUGGISHNESS AND BY WAY OF EXPLANATION SAID TO ME DO NOT BE TROUBLED MY DEAR JEHU FOR WE LIE ON OUR BACKS TO BRING ABOUT CLARITY OF MIND THEN HE CONTINUED SPEAKING CALLING MY ATTENTION TO THE SCULPTURED DOME THAT IS HISTORY HE SAID WHAT YOU MEAN I ASKED I'VE ALWAYS VIEWED HISTORY AS AN ORGANIC BEING CONSTANTLY GROWING AS IT DEVOURS THE PRESENT
s it was only a case of predestined deja vu, or maybe it was something less tangible. Either way, the gnome then broke the silence again, saying: "Let me introduce myself, Jehu. I am Onan, the Lord of the Past, and these are the Chambers of History." He then paused for a moment, waiting for my reaction, which was, again, not too much surprised, but rather complacent, thought I didn't look bored or snobbish, as is sometimes the case in that situation. Instead I became as genial as possible, realizing that whatever force was behind this, it was greater than I. "Hello, Onan, it is pleasure to meet you," I said, advancing with a proffered hand extended towards him, which I realized belatedly made me appear oafish, but he took it good-naturedly, and with his pleasantness eliminated my unease at shaking the hand of one half my size. He then beckoned for me to follow him, and turned and walked to the center of the platform, where he unexpectedly laid down on his back, facing the muraled dome. LREADY BEEN THERE AND DONE THAT PERHAPS IT WAS ONLY A CASE OF PREDESTINED DEJAHU OR MAYBE IT WAS SOMETHING LESS TANGIBLE EITHER WAY THE NAME THAT BROKE THE SILENCE AGAIN SAYING LET ME INTRODUCE MYSELF JEHU I AM OWNON THE LORD OF THE PAST AND THESE ARE THE CHAMBERS OF HISTORY HE THEN PAUSED FOR A MOMENT WAITING FOR MY REACTION WHICH WAS AGAIN NOT TOO MUCH SURPRISED BUT RATHER COMPLACENT THOUGH I DIDN'T LOOK BORED OR SNOBBISH AS IS SOMETIMES THE CASE IN THAT SITUATION INSTEAD I BECAME AS GENIAL AS POSSIBLE REALIZING THAT WHATEVER FORCE WAS BEHIND THIS IT WAS GREATER THAN I HELLO ONUN IT'S A PLEASURE TO MEET YOU I SAID ADVANCING WITH A PREFERRED HAND EXTENDED TOWARDS HIM WHICH I REALIZED BELATEDLY MADE ME APPEAR OAFISH BUT HE STOOD TOOK IT GOOD NATUREDLY AND WITH HIS PLEASANTNESS ELIMINATED MY UNEAS AT SHAKING THE HAND OF ONE HALF MY SIZE HE THEN BECKONED FOR ME TO FOLLOW HIM AND TURNED AND WALKED TO THE CENTRE OF THE PLATFORM WHERE HE UNEXPECTEDLY LAY DOWN ON HIS BACK FACING A MURAL DOME
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