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that in a moment we would have 

 stepped off into space to fall how 

 far we could not tell, but even then, 

 as we stood straining our eyes, ap- 

 peared in ghostly forms the tops of 

 trees. The place was full of mystery, 

 as we stood on the edge of the un- 

 known that peculiar stillness of a 

 fog heavy about us, while spread 

 before, if we could but penetrate 

 the veil, lay unimagined wonders of 

 Nature's treasure house. Then the 

 thick whiteness around us began 

 moving right to left and upward. 

 The whole closed curtain rose wave 

 after wave, mile after mile, and 

 revealed an expanse of colour and 

 form shining in the sunlight stretch- 

 ing on on to the end of the world, 

 so appallingly beautiful that I felt 

 my brain reel. Turning away from 

 the terrifying grandeur of it, I sank 

 to the ground. The suddenness of the 

 revelation had left no time for prep- 

 aration, and I gazed at the com- 

 monplace grass blades to restore my 

 balance. 



In a moment, half ashamed of 

 so much emotion, I looked up to see 

 Nimrod disappearing into the stable. 



