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Yet Kesare did say, We shall easily outrun it. But her great aunt did say, | Yet Kesare did say, We shall easily outrun it. But her great aunt did say, | ||
Brother, stay your hand; grand-niece, quit your folly. I know another way. | Brother, stay your hand; grand-niece, quit your folly. I know another way. | ||
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And he replied, Sister, heaven and hell be much closer to us than we would | And he replied, Sister, heaven and hell be much closer to us than we would | ||
feign believe, and indeed, they exist all around us. There be no escape there. The | feign believe, and indeed, they exist all around us. There be no escape there. The | ||
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is no escape. For these places are not fixed, and fall apart as wet clay | is no escape. For these places are not fixed, and fall apart as wet clay | ||
before firing. | before firing. | ||
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And she replied, Even still, there is another way. | And she replied, Even still, there is another way. | ||
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And she was ridiculed and driven hence. And Kesare fled to the far edges of | And she was ridiculed and driven hence. And Kesare fled to the far edges of | ||
the earth, to die there. And other built boats in may lands. But Noria spoke | the earth, to die there. And other built boats in may lands. But Noria spoke | ||
far and wide, and no one believed her. "Where is this power of yours?" they | far and wide, and no one believed her. "Where is this power of yours?" they | ||
said. "Let us see it." | said. "Let us see it." | ||
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And she came among the Nakal, in the mountains of Mu, who said, Behold we | And she came among the Nakal, in the mountains of Mu, who said, Behold we | ||
have a land most uneven, and even here among the mountains we live in the | have a land most uneven, and even here among the mountains we live in the | ||
lowlands. And surely we shall all perish if your words prove false. | lowlands. And surely we shall all perish if your words prove false. | ||
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And so fell Mu, and only its mountain tips now show. Only the sons of the | And so fell Mu, and only its mountain tips now show. Only the sons of the | ||
eagle do remember their ancestors. Yet even now they live in the land of Madem, | eagle do remember their ancestors. Yet even now they live in the land of Madem, | ||
and perhaps they will outlive even the baffle of Armageddon. While the | and perhaps they will outlive even the baffle of Armageddon. While the | ||
daughter of Bithos sleepeth beneath the waves. | daughter of Bithos sleepeth beneath the waves. | ||
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The name remaineth sacred. | The name remaineth sacred. | ||
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But woe betide the madness of Besna, who did metamorphose beautiful Kandon into a | But woe betide the madness of Besna, who did metamorphose beautiful Kandon into a | ||
land of ghosts! | land of ghosts! | ||
Latest revision as of 16:59, 1 September 2007
Found in the library at Xenofontos on Mount Athos. Written in Greek.
Yet Kesare did say, We shall easily outrun it. But her great aunt did say, Brother, stay your hand; grand-niece, quit your folly. I know another way. And he replied, Sister, heaven and hell be much closer to us than we would feign believe, and indeed, they exist all around us. There be no escape there. The waters may not flow to extinguish the fires of gehenna, but even then there is no escape. For these places are not fixed, and fall apart as wet clay before firing. And she replied, Even still, there is another way. And she was ridiculed and driven hence. And Kesare fled to the far edges of the earth, to die there. And other built boats in may lands. But Noria spoke far and wide, and no one believed her. "Where is this power of yours?" they said. "Let us see it." And she came among the Nakal, in the mountains of Mu, who said, Behold we have a land most uneven, and even here among the mountains we live in the lowlands. And surely we shall all perish if your words prove false. And so fell Mu, and only its mountain tips now show. Only the sons of the eagle do remember their ancestors. Yet even now they live in the land of Madem, and perhaps they will outlive even the baffle of Armageddon. While the daughter of Bithos sleepeth beneath the waves. The name remaineth sacred. But woe betide the madness of Besna, who did metamorphose beautiful Kandon into a land of ghosts!
