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millions     on    millions    of   years�察  �multiplied     unto    dizziness�察   �crawling�察�

infinitesimal       work      overcoming         nature�察    �overcoming        themselves�察�

overcoming   the   princes   of   the   powers   of   darkness�察  �one   of   whom   I   am。 

But this is too deep for you�察�Marco Polo。 

     ;Now   you   can   go   on   your   way   without   hindrance   from   me�察  �Marco 

Polo�察  �because   of   the   memory   of   an   old   time�察  �when   the   courting   of   a 



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woman   was   more   to   me   than   the   killing   of   a   man�察  �when   beauty   meant 

more nor power。 

     ;Let you be on your way�察�Marco Polo�察�while I sit here a lonely old man�察�

with wee�察�soft ghosts whispering to him。              Let you be hastening on your 

way before I remember I am a prince of the powers of darkness and should 

do you harm。 。 。 



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                             CHAPTER IX 



    And   so   they   went   on   eastward�察  �ever   eastward�察  �and   the   moons   were 

born�察�grew�察�waned�察�and died。 。 。 

     They passed through Khotan�察�where the divers bring up jade from the 

rivers�察�white jade and black jade�察�and green jade veined with gold。 They 

passed    through    Carnal�察  �the  shameful    city�察 �whose    women     are  fair  and 

wanton�察�whose men are cuckolds。            And they passed through the province 

of Chitingolos�察�where are the mountains of the Salamanders。 They passed 

through the city of Campicha�察�where there are more idols than men。                 And 

they passed through the great city of Samarkand�察�where the Green Stone is 

on which Timur's throne was set。 。 。 And were born and died。 。 。 

     They  passed   through Tangut�察  �where   the   men   will   not   carry  the   dead 

out through the door of a house�察�but must break a hole in the wall。 And 

they   passed   through   Kialehta�察  �where   there   are   snow´white   camels。   And 

they passed through the lands of Prester John。 

    And   now   they   were   in   the   Tatar   lands。 There   passed   them   lowing 

musk     oxen。   There     passed   them   the   wild  asses   of  Mongolia。     There 

passed    them    the  barbarians�察  �with   their  great  tents   on  wheels。    There 

passed them the black´jowled�察�savage�察�idolaters。             There passed them the 

pretty white´faced women。         There passed them huge�察�abominable dogs。 

    And they came to the town of Lob�察�and a new moon arose�察�and they 

entered the Desert of the Singing Sands。 



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                               CHAPTER X 



     Wherever they went now was sand�察�and a dull haze that made the sun 

look   like   a   copper   coin。  And   a   great   silence   fell   on   the   caravan�察  �and 

nothing was heard but the crunch of the camels' pads and the tinkle of the 

camels' bells。     And no green thing was seen。 

     And a great terror fell on the caravan�察�so that one night a third of the 

caravan deserted。       The rest went on in silence under the dull sun。              And 

now they came across a village of white skeletons grinning in the silent 

sand。     And   at night there   was nothing   heard�察�not   even the   barking of   a 

dog。    And others of the caravan deserted�察�and others were lost。 

     And   now   they   had   come   so   far   into   the   desert   that   they   could   not 

return�察�but must keep on their way�察�and on the fifth day they came to the 

Hill of the Drum。       And all through the night they could not sleep for the 

booming   of   the   Drum。     And   some   of   the   caravan   went   mad   there�察  �and 

fled screaming into the waste。 

     And now there was only a great haze about them�察�and they looked at 

one another with terror�察�saying�此 �Were we ever any place where green was�察�

where birds sang�察�or there was sweet water�拭             �Or maybe we are dead。 Or 

maybe this was all our life�察�and the pleasant towns�察�and the lamplight in 

the villages�察 �and the   apricots in the garden�察 �and our   wives   and   children�察�

maybe they were all a dream that we woke in the middle of。                    Let us lie 

down and sleep that we may dream again。; 

     But   Marco   Polo   would   not   let   them   lie   down�察  �for   to   lie   down   was 

death。 But he drove them onward。             And again they complained�此 �Surely 

God never saw this place that He left it so terrible。            Surely He was never 

here。    He was never here。; 

     And now that their minds were pitched to the height of madness�察�the 

warlocks   of   the   desert   took   shape   and   jeered   at   them�察  �and   the   white´ 

sheeted   ghosts   flitted   alongside   of   them�察  �and   the   goblins   of   the   Gobi 

harried them from behind。          And the sun was like dull copper through the 

haze�察�and the moon like a guttering candle�察�and stars there were none。 

     And when the moon was at its full�察�they came to the Hill of the Bell。 

And through the night the Bell went GONGH�察�GONGH�察�GONGH�察�until 



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they could feel it in every fiber of their bodies�察�and their skin itched with it。 

They would stop their ears。          But they would hear it in the palms of their 

hands and the soles of their feet。         GONGH�察�GONGH�察�GONGH。 

     And   when   they   left   the   Hill   of   the   Bell   there   were   only   six   of   the 

caravan left�察�and a multitude of white´sheeted ghosts。                 And the caravan 

plodded      onward     dully。   And     now    the  warlocks     of  the   desert   played 

another   cruelty。     Afar   off   they   would   put   a   seeming   of   a   lake�察  �and   the 

travelers   would   press   on   gladly�察  �crying�察   �There   is   water�   �Water�     �God 

lives�    �God lives� ─      �But there was only sand。           And now it would be a 

green vision�察�and they would cry�此 �We have come to the edge of the desert。 

After the long night�察�dawn。          God lives� �God lives� ─        �But there would be 

only   sand�察  �sand。    And   now   it   would   be   a   city   of   shining   domes   in   the 

distance。     And they would nudge one another and croak�察 �There are men 

there�察�brother�察�secure streets�察�and merchants in their booths�察�people to talk 

with�察�and water for our poor throats。;           But there would be only sand�察�sand�察�

sand。 。 。 And they would cry like children。              ;God is dead�       �Haven't you 

heard�拭  �Don't   you   know�拭     �God   is   dead in   His   heaven�察 �and   the   warlocks 

are loosed on the land� ─�

     And   on   the   last   day   of   the   moon   they   were   all   but   in   sight   of   the 

desert's edge�察�though they didn't know。            And the goblins and the warlocks 

took counsel�察�for they were now afraid Marco and his few people would 

escape。     They gathered together and they read the runes of the Flowing 

Sand。 

     And suddenly the camels rushed screaming into the desert with sudden 

panic�察�and a burning wind came�察�and the sands rose�察�and the desert heeled 

like a ship�察�and the day became night。 

     And young Marco Polo could stand no more。                   That was the end�察�the 

end of him�察�the end of the world�察�the end of everything。                  There was red 

darkness every where�察�and he could see nobody。                 ;O my Lord Jesus� ─�he 

cried。    ;O   little   Golden   Bells� ─   �The   wind   boomed   like   an   organ。   The 

sand screamed。        ;O  my  Lord   Jesus�       �O  little   Golden   Bells� ─   �And   the 


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