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  Hestruckoutapathobliquetotheroomandpacedtoandfro,strugglingwithintolerablevastimpressions。

  Thethingshehadderivedfromthecylindersandthethingshehadseen,conflicted,confusedhim。

  Itseemedtohimthemostamazingthingofallthatinhisthirtyyearsoflifehehadnevertriedtoshapeapictureofthesecomingtimes。\"Weweremakingthefuture,\"hesaid,\"andhardlyanyofustroubledtothinkwhatfutureweweremaking。Andhereitis!\"

  \"Whathavetheygotto,whathasbeendone?HowdoIcomeintothemidstofitall?\"Thevastnessofstreetandhousehewaspreparedfor,themultitudesofpeople。Butconflictsinthecityways!Andthesystematisedsensualityofaclassofrichmen!

  HethoughtofBellamy,theheroofwhoseSocialisticUtopiahadsooddlyanticipatedthisactualexperience。

  ButherewasnoUtopia,noSocialisticstate。

  Hehadalreadyseenenoughtorealisethattheancientantithesisofluxury,wasteandsensualityontheonehandandabjectpovertyontheother,stillprevailed。

  Heknewenoughoftheessentialfactorsoflifetounderstandthatcorrelation。Andnotonlywerethebuildingsofthecitygiganticandthecrowdsinthestreetgigantic,butthevoiceshehadheardintheways,theuneasinessofHoward,theveryatmospherespokeofgiganticdiscontent。Whatcountrywashein?StillEnglanditseemed,andyetstrangely\"un—English。\"Hismindglancedattherestoftheworld,andsawonlyanenigmaticalveil。

  Heprowledabouthisapartment,examiningeverythingasacagedanimalmightdo。Hefeltverytired,feltthatfeverishexhaustionthatdoesnotadmitofrest。

  Helistenedforlongspacesundertheventilatortocatchsomedistantechoofthetumultshefeltmustbeproceedinginthecity。

  Hebegantotalktohimself。\"Twohundredandthreeyears!\"hesaidtohimselfoverandoveragain,laughingstupidly。\"ThenIamtwohundredandthirty—threeyearsold!Theoldestinhabitant。Surelytheyhaven’treversedthetendencyofourtimeandgonebacktotheruleoftheoldest。Myclaimsareindisputable。Mumble,mumble。IremembertheBulgarianatrocitiesasthoughitwasyesterday。’Tisagreatage!Haha!\"Hewassurprisedatfirsttohearhimselflaughing,andthenlaughedagaindeliberatelyandlouder。Thenherealisedthathewasbehavingfoolishly。\"Steady,\"hesaid。\"Steady!\"

  Hispacingbecamemoreregular。\"Thisnewworld,\"hesaid。\"Idon’tunderstandit。__Why?__……

  Butitisall__why!__\"

  \"IsupposetheycanflyanddoallsortsofthingsLetmetryandrememberjusthowitbegan。\"

  Hewassurprisedatfirsttofindhowvaguethememoriesofhisfirstthirtyyearshadbecome。Herememberedfragments,forthemostparttrivialmoments,thingsofnogreatimportancethathehadobserved。Hisboyhoodseemedthemostaccessibleatfirst,herecalledschoolbooksandcertainlessonsinmensuration。Thenherevivedthemoresalientfeaturesofhislife,memoriesofthewifelongsincedead,hermagicinfluencenowgonebeyondcorruption,ofhisrivalsandfriendsandbetrayers,oftheswiftdecisionofthisissueandthat,andthenofhis,lastyearsofmisery,offluctuatingresolves,andatlastofhisstrenuousstudies。Inalittlewhileheperceivedhehaditallagain;dimperhaps,likemetallonglaidaside,butinnowaydefectiveorinjured,capableofre—polishing。Andthehueofitwasadeepeningmisery。

  Wasitworthre—polishing?Byamiraclehehadbeenliftedoutofalifethathadbecomeintolerable。

  Herevertedtohispresentcondition。Hewrestledwiththefactsinvain。Itbecameaninextricabletangle。

  Hesawtheskythroughtheventilatorpinkwithdawn。Anoldpersuasioncameoutofthedarkrecessesofhismemory。\"Imustsleep,\"hesaid。Itappearedasadelightfulrelieffromthismentaldistressandfromthegrowingpainandheavinessofhislimbs。Hewenttothestrangelittlebed,laydownandwaspresentlyasleep。

  Hewasdestinedtobecomeveryfamiliarindeedwiththeseapartmentsbeforeheleftthem,forheremainedimprisonedforthreedays。Duringthattimenoone,exceptHoward,enteredhisprison。Themarvelofhisfatemingledwithandinsomewayminimisedthemarvelofhissurvival。Hehadawakenedtomankinditseemedonlytobesnatchedawayintothisunaccountablesolitude。Howardcameregularlywithsubtlysustainingandnutritivefluids,andlightandpleasantfoods,quitestrangetoGraham。Healwaysclosedthedoorcarefullyasheentered。Onmattersofdetailhewasincreasinglyobliging,butthebearingofGrahamonthegreatissuesthatwereevidentlybeingcontestedsocloselybeyondthesoundproofwallsthatenclosedhim,hewouldnotelucidate。

  Heevaded,aspolitelyaspossible,everyquestiononthepositionofaffairsintheouterworld。

  AndinthosethreedaysGraham’sincessantthoughtswentfarandwide。Allthathehadseen,allthiselaboratecontrivancetopreventhimseeing,workedtogetherinhismind。Almosteverypossibleinterpretationofhispositionhedebated——evenasitchanced,therightinterpretation。Thingsthatpresentlyhappenedtohim,cametohimatlastcredible,byvirtueofthisseclusion。Whenatlengththemomentofhisreleasearrived,itfoundhimprepared。

  Howard’sbearingwentfartodeepenGraham’simpressionofhisownstrangeimportance;thedoorbetweenitsopeningandclosingseemedtoadmitwithhimabreathofmomentoushappening。Hisenquiriesbecamemoredefiniteandsearching。Howardretreatedthroughprotestsanddifficulties。Theawakeningwasunforeseen,herepeated;ithappenedtohavefalleninwiththetrendofasocialconvulsion。

  \"ToexplainitImusttellyouthehistoryofagrossandahalfofyears,\"protestedHoward。

  \"Thethingisthis,\"saidGraham。\"YouareafraidofsomethingIshalldo。InsomewayIamarbitrator——Imightbearbitrator。\"

  \"Itisnotthat。Butyouhave——Imaytellyouthismuch——theautomaticincreaseofyourpropertyputsgreatpossibilitiesofinterferenceinyourhands。

  Andincertainotherwaysyouhaveinfluence,withyoureighteenthcenturynotions。\"

  \"Nineteenthcentury,\"correctedGraham。

  \"Withyouroldworldnotions,anyhow,ignorantasyouareofeveryfeatureofourState。\"

  \"AmIafool?\"

  \"Certainlynot。\"

  \"DoIseemtobethesortofmanwhowouldactrashly?\"

  \"Youwereneverexpectedtoactatall。Noonecountedonyourawakening。Noonedreamtyouwouldeverawake。TheCouncilhadsurroundedyouwithantisepticconditions。Asamatteroffact,wethoughtthatyouweredead——amerearrestofdecay。

  And——butitistoocomplex。Wedarenotsuddenly——whileyouarestillhalfawake。\"

  \"Itwon’tdo,\"saidGraham。\"Supposeitisasyousay——whyamInotbeingcrammednightanddaywithfactsandwarningsandallthewisdomofthetimetofitmeformyresponsibilities?AmIanywisernowthantwodaysago,ifitistwodays,whenI

  awoke?\"

  Howardpulledhislip。

  \"Iambeginningtofeel——everyhourIfeelmoreclearly——asenseofcomplexconcealmentofwhichyouarethesalientpoint。IsthisCouncil,orcommittee,orwhatevertheyare,cookingtheaccountsofmyestate?Isthatit?\"

  \"Thatnoteofsuspicion——\"saidHoward。

  \"Ugh!\"saidGraham。\"Now,markmywords,itwillbeillforthosewhohaveputmehere。Itwillbeill。Iamalive。Makenodoubtofit,Iamalive。

  Everydaymypulseisstrongerandmymindclearerandmorevigorous。Nomorequiescence。Iamamancomebacktolife。AndIwantto__live———__\"

  \"__Live!__\"

  Howard’sfacelitwithanidea。HecametowardsGrahamandspokeinaneasyconfidentialtone。

  \"TheCouncilsecludesyouhereforyourgood。

  Youarerestless。Naturally——anenergeticman!

  Youfinditdullhere。Butweareanxiousthateverythingyoumaydesire——everydesire——everysortofdesire……Theremaybesomething。Isthereanysortofcompany?\"

  Hepausedmeaningly。

  \"Yes,\"saidGrahamthoughtfully。\"Thereis。\"

  \"Ah!__Now!__Wehavetreatedyouneglectfully。\"

  \"Thecrowdsinyonderstreetsofyours。\"

  \"That,\"saidHoward,\"Iamafraid——。But——\"

  Grahambeganpacingtheroom。Howardstoodnearthedoorwatchinghim。TheimplicationofHoward’ssuggestionwasonlyhalfevidenttoGrahamCompany?Supposeheweretoaccepttheproposal,demandsomesortof__company__?Wouldtherebeanypossibilitiesofgatheringfromtheconversationo?thisadditionalpersonsomevagueinklingofthestrugglethathadbrokenoutsovividlyathiswakingmoment?

  Hemeditatedagain,andthesuggestiontookcolour。

  HeturnedonHowardabruptly。

  \"Whatdoyoumeanbycompany?\"

  Howardraisedhiseyesandshruggedhisshoulders。

  \"Humanbeings,\"hesaid,withacurioussmileonhisheavyface。

  \"Oursocialideas,\"hesaid,\"haveacertainincreasedliberality,perhaps,incomparisonwithyourtimes。Ifamanwishestorelievesuchatediumasthis——byfemininesociety,forinstance。Wethinkitnoscandal。Wehaveclearedourmindsofformulae。

  Thereisinourcityaclass,anecessaryclass,nolongerdespised——discreet——\"

  Grahamstoppeddead。

  \"Itwouldpassthetime,\"saidHoward。\"ItisathingIshouldperhapshavethoughtofbefore,but,asamatteroffact,somuchishappening——\"

  Heindicatedtheexteriorworld。

  Grahamhesitated。Foramomentthefigureofapossiblewomanthathisimaginationsuddenlycreateddominatedhismindwithanintenseattraction。Thenheflashedintoanger。

  \"NoI\"heshouted。

  Hebeganstridingrapidlyupanddowntheroom。

  \"Everythingyousay,everythingyoudo,convincesme——ofsomegreatissueinwhichIamconcerned。

  Idonotwanttopassthetime,asyoucallit。Yes,I

  know。Desireandindulgencearelifeinasense——

  andDeath!Extinction!InmylifebeforeIsleptIhadworkedoutthatpitifulquestion。Iwillnotbeginagain。Thereisacity,amultitude——。AndmeanwhileIamherelikearabbitinabag。\"

  Hisragesurgedhigh。Hechokedforamomentandbegantowavehisclenchedfists。Hegavewaytoanangerfit,hesworearchaiccurses。Hisgestureshadthequalityofphysicalthreats。

  \"Idonotknowwhoyourpartymaybe。Iaminthedark,andyoukeepmeinthedark。ButIknowthis,thatIamsecludedherefornogoodpurpose。

  Fornogoodpurpose。Iwarnyou,Iwarnyouoftheconsequences。OnceIcomeatmypower——\"

  Herealisedthattothreatenthusmightbeadangertohimself。Hestopped。Howardstoodregardinghimwithacuriousexpression。

  \"ItakeitthisisamessagetotheCouncil,\"saidHoward。

  Grahamhadamomentaryimpulsetoleapupontheman,fellorstunhim。Itmusthaveshownuponhisface;atanyrateHoward’smovementwasquick。Inasecondthenoiselessdoorhadclosedagain,andthemanfromthenineteenthcenturywasalone。

  Foramomenthestoodrigid,withclenchedhandshalfraised。Thenheflungthemdown。\"WhatafoolIhavebeen!\"hesaid,andgavewaytohisangeragain,stampingabouttheroomandshoutingcurses。

  Foralongtimehekepthimselfinasortoffrenzy,ragingathisposition,athisownfolly,attheknaveswhohadimprisonedhim。Hedidthisbecausehedidnotwanttolookcalmlyathisposition。Heclungtohisanger——becausehewasafraidofFear。

  PresentlyhefoundhimselfreasoningwithhimselfThisimprisonmentwasunaccountable,butnodoubtthelegalforms——newlegalforms——ofthetimepermittedit。Itmust,ofcourse,belegal。ThesepeopleweretwohundredyearsfurtheroninthemarchofcivilisationthantheVictoriangeneration。Itwasnotlikelytheywouldbeless——humane。Yettheyhadclearedtheirmindsofformulae!Washumanityaformulaaswellaschastity?

  Hisimaginationsettoworktosuggestthingsthatmightbedonetohim。Theattemptsofhisreasontodisposeofthesesuggestions,thoughforthemostpartlogicallyvalid,werequiteunavailing。\"Whyshouldanythingbedonetome?\"

  \"Iftheworstcomestotheworst,\"hefoundhimselfsayingatlast,\"Icangiveupwhattheywant。

  Butwhatdotheywant?Andwhydon’ttheyaskmeforitinsteadofcoopingmeup?\"

  HereturnedtohisformerpreoccupationwiththeCouncil’spossibleintentions。HebegantoreconsiderthedetailsofHoward’sbehaviour,sinisterglances,inexplicablehesitations。Then,foratime,hismindcircledabouttheideaofescapingfromtheserooms;

  butwhithercouldheescapeintothisvast,crowdedworld?HewouldbeworseoffthanaSaxonyeomansuddenlydroppedintonineteenthcenturyLondon。

  Andbesides,howcouldanyoneescapefromtheserooms?

  \"Howcanitbenefitanyoneifharmshouldhappentome?\"

  Hethoughtofthetumult,thegreatsocialtroubleofwhichhewassounaccountablytheaxis。Atext,irrelevantenoughandyetcuriouslyinsistent,camefloatingupoutofthedarknessofhismemory。ThisalsoaCouncilhadsaid:

  \"Itisexpedientforusthatonemanshoulddieforthepeople。\"

  CHAPTERVIII

  THEROOFSPACES

  Asthefansinthecircularapertureoftheinnerroomrotatedandpermittedglimpsesofthenight,dimsoundsdriftedinthereby。AndGraham,standingunderneath,wrestlingdarklywiththeunknownpowersthatimprisonedhim,andwhichhehadnowdeliberatelychallenged,wasstartledbythesoundofavoice。

  Hepeeredupandsawintheintervalsoftherotation,darkanddim,thefaceandshouldersofamanregardinghim。Whenadarkhandwasextended,theswiftvanstruckit,swungroundandbeatonwithalittlebrownishpatchontheedgeofitsthinblade,andsomethingbegantofalltherefromuponthefloor,drippingsilently。

  Grahamlookeddown,andtherewerespotsofbloodathisfeet。Helookedupagaininastrangeexcitement。

  Thefigurehadgone。

  Heremainedmotionless——hiseverysenseintentupontheflickeringpatchofdarkness,foroutsideitwashighnight。Hebecameawareofsomefaint,remote,darkspecksfloatinglightlythroughtheouterair。Theycamedowntowardshim,fitfully,eddyingly,andpassedasideoutoftheuprushfromthefan。Agleamoflightflickered,thespecksflashedwhite,andthenthedarknesscameagain。Warmedandlitashewas,heperceivedthatitwassnowingwithinafewfeetofhim。

  Grahamwalkedacrosstheroomandcamebacktotheventilatoragain。Hesawtheheadofamanpassnear。Therewasasoundofwhispering。Thenasmartblowonsomemetallicsubstance,effort,voices,andthevansstopped。Agustofsnowflakeswhirledintotheroom,andvanishedbeforetheytouchedthefloor。\"Don’tbeafraid,\"saidavoice。

  Grahamstoodunderthevan。\"Whoareyou?\"

  hewhispered。

  Foramomenttherewasnothingbutaswayingofthefan,andthentheheadofamanwasthrustcautiouslyintotheopening。HisfaceappearednearlyinvertedtoGraham;hisdarkhairwaswetwithdissolvingflakesofsnowuponit。Hisarmwentupintothedarknessholdingsomethingunseen。Hehadayouthfulfaceandbrighteyes,andtheveinsofhisforeheadwereswollen。Heseemedtobeexertinghimselftomaintainhisposition。

  ForseveralsecondsneitherhenorGrahamspoke。

  \"YouweretheSleeper?\"saidthestrangeratlast。

  \"Yes,\"saidGraham。\"Whatdoyouwantwithme?\"

  \"IcomefromOstrog,Sire。\"

  \"Ostrog?\"

  ThemanintheventilatortwistedhisheadroundsothathisprofilewastowardsGraham。Heappearedtobelistening。Suddenlytherewasahastyexclamation,andtheintrudersprangbackjustintimetoescapethesweepofthereleasedfan。AndwhenGrahampeereduptherewasnothingvisiblebuttheslowlyfallingsnow。

  Itwasperhapsaquarterofanhourbeforeanythingreturnedtotheventilator。Butatlastcamethesamemetallicinterferenceagain;thefansstoppedandthefacereappeared。Grahamhadremainedallthistimeinthesameplace,alertandtremulouslyexcited。

  \"Whoareyou?Whatdoyouwant?\"hesaid。

  \"Wewanttospeaktoyou,Sire,\"saidtheintruder。

  \"Wewant——Ican’tholdthething。Wehavebeentryingtofindawaytoyouthesethreedays。\"

  \"Isitrescue?\"whisperedGraham。\"Escape?\"

  \"Yes,Sire。Ifyouwill。\"

  \"Youaremyparty——thepartyoftheSleeper?\"

  \"Yes,Sire。\"

  \"WhatamItodo?\"saidGraham。

  Therewasastruggle。Thestranger’sarmappeared,andhishandwasbleeding。Hiskneescameintoviewovertheedgeofthefunnel。\"Standawayfromme,\"

  hesaid,andhedroppedratherheavilyonhishandsandoneshoulderatGraham’sfeet。Thereleasedventilatorwhirlednoisily。Thestrangerrolledover,sprangupnimblyandstoodpanting,handtoabruisedshoulder,andwithhisbrighteyesonGraham。

  \"YouareindeedtheSleeper,\"hesaid。\"Isawyouasleep。Whenitwasthelawthatanyonemightseeyou。\"

  \"Iamthemanwhowasinthetrance,\"saidGraham。

  \"Theyhaveimprisonedmehere。IhavebeenheresinceIawoke——atleastthreedays。\"

  Theintruderseemedabouttospeak,heardsomething,glancedswiftlyatthedoor,andsuddenlyleftGrahamandrantowardsit,shoutingquickincoherentwords。Abrightwedgeofsteelflashedinhishand,andhebegantap,tap,aquicksuccessionofblowsuponthehinges。\"Mind!\"criedavoice。\"Oh!\"

  Thevoicecamefromabove。

  Grahamglancedup,sawthesolesoftwofeet,ducked,wasstruckontheshoulderbyoneofthem,andaheavyweightborehimtotheearth。Hefellonhiskneesandforward,andtheweightwentoverhishead。Hekneltupandsawasecondmanfromaboveseatedbeforehim。

  \"Ididnotseeyou,Sire,\"pantedtheman。HeroseandassistedGrahamtoarise。\"Areyouhurt,Sire?\"

  hepanted。Asuccessionofheavyblowsontheventilatorbegan,somethingfellclosetoGraham’sface,andashiveringedgeofwhitemetaldanced,fellover,andlayflatuponthefloor。

  \"Whatisthis?\"criedGraham,confusedandlookingattheventilator。\"Whoareyou?Whatareyougoingtodo?Remember,Iunderstandnothing。\"

  \"Standback,\"saidthestranger,anddrewhimfromundertheventilatorasanotherfragmentofmetalfellheavily。

  \"Wewantyoutocome,Sire,\"pantedthenewcomer,andGrahamglancingathisfaceagain,sawanewcuthadchangedfromwhitetoredonhisfore—

  head,andacoupleoflittletricklesofbloodstartingtherefrom。\"Yourpeoplecallforyou。\"

  \"Comewhere?Mypeople?\"

  \"Tothehallaboutthemarkets。Yourlifeisindangerhere。Wehavespies。Welearnedbutjustintime。TheCouncilhasdecided——thisveryday——

  eithertodrugorkillyou。Andeverythingisready。

  Thepeoplearedrilled,thewind—vanepolice,theengineers,andhalftheway—gearersarewithus。Wehavethehallscrowded——shouting。ThewholecityshoutsagainsttheCouncil。Wehavearms。\"Hewipedthebloodwithhishand。\"Yourlifehereisnotworth——\"

  \"Butwhyarms?\"

  \"Thepeoplehaverisentoprotectyou,Sire。

  What?\"

  Heturnedquicklyasthemanwhohadfirstcomedownmadeahissingwithhisteeth。Grahamsawthelatterstartback,gesticulatetothemtoconcealthemselves,andmoveasiftohidebehindtheopeningdoor。

  AshedidsoHowardappeared,alittletrayinonehandandhisheavyfacedowncast。Hestarted,lookedup,thedoorslammedbehindhim,thetraytiltedside—

  ways,andthesteelwedgestruckhimbehindtheear。

  Hewentdownlikeafelledtree,andlayashefellathwarttheflooroftheouterroom。Themanwhohadstruckhimbenthastily,studiedhisfaceforamoment,rose,andreturnedtohisworkatthedoor。

  \"Yourpoison!\"saidavoiceinGraham’sear。

  Thenabruptlytheywereindarkness。Theinnumerablecornicelightshadbeenextinguished。Grahamsawtheapertureoftheventilatorwithghostlysnowwhirlingaboveitanddarkfiguresmovinghastily。

  Threekneltonthevan。Somedimthing——aladderwasbeingloweredthroughtheopening,andahandappearedholdingafitfulyellowlight。

  Hehadamomentofhesitation。Butthemannerofthesemen,theirswiftalacrity,theirwords,marchedsocompletelywithhisownfearsoftheCouncil,withhisideaandhopeofarescue,thatitlastednotamoment。Andhispeopleawaitedhim!

  \"Idonotunderstand,\"hesaid,\"Itrust。Tellmewhattodo。\"

  ThemanwiththecutbrowgrippedGraham’sarm。

  \"Clamberuptheladder,\"hewhispered。\"Quick。

  Theywillhaveheard——\"

  Grahamfeltfortheladderwithextendedhands,puthisfootonthelowerrung,and,turninghishead,sawovertheshoulderofthenearestman,intheyellowflickerofthelight,thefirst—comerastrideoverHowardandstillworkingatthedoor。Grahamturnedtotheladderagain,andwasthrustbyhisconductorandhelpedupbythoseabove,andthenhewasstandingonsomethinghardandcoldandslipperyoutsidetheventilatingfunnel。

  Heshivered。Hewasawareofagreatdifferenceinthetemperature。Halfadozenmenstoodabouthim,andlightflakesofsnowtouchedhandsandfaceandmelted。Foramomentitwasdark,thenforaflashaghastlyvioletwhite,andtheneverythingwasdarkagain。

  Hesawhehadcomeoutupontheroofofthevastcitystructurewhichhadreplacedthemiscellaneoushouses,streetsandopenspacesofVictorianLondon。

  Theplaceuponwhichhestoodwaslevel,withhugeserpentinecablesIyingathwartitineverydirection。

  Thecircularwheelsofanumberofwindmillsloomedindistinctandgiganticthroughthedarknessandsnowfall,androaredwithavaryingloudnessasthefitfulwhitelightsmoteupfrombelow,touchedthesnoweddieswithatransientglitter,andmadeanevanescentspectreinthenight;andhereandthere,lowdown!

  somevaguelyoutlinedwind—drivenmechanismflickeredwithlividsparks。

  Allthisheappreciatedinafragmentarymannerashisrescuersstoodabouthim。Someonethrewathicksoftcloakoffur—liketextureabouthim,andfasteneditbybuckledstrapsatwaistandshoulders。Thingsweresaidbriefly,decisively。Someonethrusthimforward。

  Beforehismindwasyetclearadarkshapegrippedhisarm。\"Thisway,\"saidthisshape,urginghimalong,andpointedGrahamacrosstheflatroofinthedirectionofadimsemicircularhazeoflight。Grahamobeyed。

  \"Mind!\"saidavoice,asGrahamstumbledagainstacable。\"Betweenthemandnotacrossthem,\"saidthevoice。And,\"Wemusthurry。\"

  \"Wherearethepeople?\"saidGraham。\"Thepeopleyousaidawaitedme?\"

  Thestrangerdidnotanswer。HeleftGraham’sarmasthepathgrewnarrower,andledthewaywithrapidstrides。Grahamfollowedblindly。Inaminutehefoundhimselfrunning。\"Aretheotherscoming?\"

  hepanted,butreceivednoreply。Hiscompanionglancedbackandranon。Theycametoasortofpathwayofopenmetal—work,transversetothedirectiontheyhadcome,andtheyturnedasidetofollowthis。Grahamlookedback,butthesnowstormhadhiddentheothers。

  \"Comeon!\"saidhisguide。Runningnow,theydrewnearalittlewindmillspinninghighintheair。

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