When the World Shook

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When the World Shook H.Rider Haggard

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When the World Shook
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  Anothersceneofstupendousandchangingawfulness。Countriesweresinking,citiescrashingdown,volcanoeswerespoutingfire;

  theendoftheearthseemedtobeathand。Wecouldseehumanbeingsrunningtoandfrointhousandslikeants。Theninhugewaveshundredsandhundredsoffeethigh,theoceanflowedinandallwastroubled,yeastysea。

  \"OrocarriesouthisthreattodestroytheNationswhohadrebelledagainsthim,\"saidYva。\"Muchoftheworldsinksbeneaththewaves,butinplaceofitotherlandsariseabovethewaves,tobeinhabitedbytheseedofthosewhoremainlivinginthoseportionsoftheEarththatthedelugespared。\"

  Thishorriblevisionpassedandwassucceededbyonemore,thatofOrostandinginthesepulchreofthecavebythesideofthecrystalcoffinwhichcontainedwhatappearedtobethebodyofhisdaughter。Hegazedather,thendranksomepotionandlaidhimselfdowninthecompanioncoffin,thatinwhichwehadfoundhim。

  AllvanishedawayandYva,appearingtowakefromsomekindoftrance,smiled,andinhernaturalvoiceaskedifwehadseenenough。

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