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sailed yachts day like gulls floating on a
sea of grass. Even into the great Khan's empire
was none of it held by force of arms in the ritual
of fighting these new peaceful days when the
wild riders followed the pursuit of peace.
Effect and as the most rigid system makes effect
as this had been, the customs of long years had
suddenly been lifted and held to grant me a
glance a glance behind the customs of 60
years with the privilege of carrying away
no recent pictures all that I saw in
that drama of mixed life. And for it felt that
I was none than a spectator for we have all
become identified with the life of the valley
and been accepted by its inhabitants, we
are animals just as they are. We come in
to their summer meadows and pitch our tents more forest as they
erected theirs amidst the open meadow
beside the river. When the cold winds of
approaching winter sweep down the valley
they will move with all their flocks &
herds and we will seek new hunting
grounds.
All the little community of our little
valley are familiar & us now and each
man on woman has a fair of greeting when
we pass them. Not all had been contented
at meeting another and have received
the Krak canes or other adventures