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THEREwashurryandhestinHeorotnowforhandstobedeckit,anddensewasthethrongofmenandwomenthewine-halltocleanse,theguest-roomtogarnish。Gold-gayshonethehangingsthatwerewoveonthewall,andwondersmanytodelighteachmortalthatlooksuponthem。
Thoughbracedwithinbyironbands,thatbuildingbrightwasbrokensorely;[1]
rentwereitshinges;theroofaloneheldsafeandsound,when,searedwithcrime,thefiendishfoehisflightessayed,oflifedespairing。——Nolightthingthat,theflightforsafety,——essayitwhowill!
Forcedoffate,heshallfindhiswaytotherefugereadyforraceofman,forsoul-possessors,andsonsofearth;