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mist, form an anf^ry-lookiny" circle above. So the flames 

 rage, now hissin-j;', now sighing, as they race swiftly to 

 devour the tall gfrass. Immense clouds of smoke hide 

 the mountain's summit ; but these are suddenly dispersed 

 by great tongues of tiame shooting up to the sky, lighting 

 up the whole and making the sharply defined mountain- 



GRANT S GAZELLL -\!_ . i:nG OUT INTO THE OPEN 



peak stand clear, towering and majestic against night's 

 black horizon. . . . 



The giants of the animal world come to drink at the 

 neighbouring pools undisturbed by the sea of flames ; 

 and only a short distance from my camp, dark, half- 

 naked warriors' forms crouch, armed with shield, spear, 

 and sword, as in the old-world battle-songs. 



That was the " fire magic " of our dreams, and night 

 after night the lines from "The Valkyrie" rang through 



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