The withered wreath was brushed away from the toppest stone, but in its place was laid the polished shaft, of which the floral offering had been indeed the earnest.

The ether. The earth browses upon a circular path in the fields of space, and as it moves the ether is continually pouring through it and providing its vitality.

His Mistress: whose Mistress, what Mistress; s’life how that little word has nettled me!

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