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ocean hold over these errant children of hers that she should 

 call them forth that they might give life again? And by what 

 means did she guide them the v^eary miles out of the interior? 

 Was it the roar of the surf, the swish and sigh of the breakers 

 that beckoned them on, or some vibration too fine for human 

 ears? 



I listened intently, straining for some hint. Even as I heark- 

 ened, the east began to turn pink. For the first time I became 

 aware that the drums from the wedding party had ceased. 



