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But it was brief, and passed rapidly from mouth to mouth, and almost at once the people burnt their vineyards and began to flee away from Bethmoora, going for the most part northwards, though some went to the East. BUT IT WAS BRIEF AND PASSED RAPIDLY FROM MOUTH TO MOUTH AND ALMOST AT ONCE THE PEOPLE BURNT THEIR VINEYARDS AND BEGAN TO FLEE AWAY FROM BETHMORA GOING FOR THE MOST PART NORTHWARDS WHILE SOME WENT TO THE EAST
th. And when the heat of the day began to abate, and the sun drew near to the snows on the Hills of Hap, the note of the zootibar still rose clear from the gardens, and the brilliant dresses of the dancers still wound among the flowers. All that day three men on mules had been noticed crossing the face of the Hills of Hap. Backwards and forwards they moved as the track wound lower and lower, three little specks of black against the snow. They were seen first in the very early morning up near the shoulder of Peol Jagganoth, and seemed to be coming out of Utnar Véhi. All day they came. And in the evening, just before the lights come out and colours change, they appeared before Bethmoora's copper gates. They carried staves, such as messengers bear in those lands, and seemed sombrely clad when the dancers all came round them with their green and lilac dresses. Those Europeans who were present and heard the message given were ignorant of the language, and only caught the name of Utnar Véhi.  MEETS THE SKY TO THE SOUTH AND WHEN THE HEAT OF THE DAY BEGAN TO ABATE AND THE SUN DREW NEAR TO THE SNOWS ON THE HILLS OF HAP THE NOTE OF THE ZUDABAR STILL ROSE CLEAR FROM THE GARDENS AND THE BRILLIANT DRESSES OF THE DANCERS STILL WOUND AMONG THE FLOWERS ALL THAT DAY THREE MEN ON MULES HAD BEEN NOTICED CROSSING THE FACE OF THE HILLS OF HAP BACKWARDS AND FORWARDS THEY MOVED AS THE TRACK WOUND LOWER AND LOWER THREE LITTLE SPECKS OF BLACK AGAINST THE SNOW THEY WERE SEEN FIRST IN THE VERY EARLY MORNING UP NEAR THE SHOULDER OF PALE JAGANOTH AND SEEMED TO BE COMING OUT OF UTNARVAHI ALL DAY THEY CAME AND IN THE EVENING JUST BEFORE THE LIGHTS COME OUT AND COLORS CHANGE THEY APPEARED BEFORE BETHMORA'S COPPER GATES THEY CARRIED STAVES SUCH AS MESSENGERS BEAR IN THOSE LANDS AND SEEMED SOMBRELY CLAD WHEN THE DANCERS ALL CAME ROUND THEM WITH THEIR GREEN AND LILAC DRESSES THOSE EUROPEANS WHO WERE PRESENT AND HEARD THE MESSAGE GIVEN WERE IGNORANT OF THE LANGUAGE AND ONLY CAUGHT THE NAME OF UTNARVAHI
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