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The Piper at the Gates of Dawn

           

           Suddenandmagnificent,thesun’sbroadgoldendiscshoweditselfoverthehorizonfacingthem;andthefirstrays,shootingacrossthelevelwater-meadows,tooktheanimalsfullintheeyesanddazzledthem.Whentheywereabletolookoncemore,theVisionhadvanished,andtheairwasfullofthecarolofbirdsthathailedthedawn.

           Astheystaredblankly,indumbmiserydeepeningastheyslowlyrealisedalltheyhadseenandalltheyhadlost,acapriciouslittlebreeze,dancingupfromthesurfaceofthewater,tossedtheaspens,shookthedewyroses,andblewlightlyandcaressinglyintheirfaces;andwithitssofttouchcameinstantoblivion.Forthisisthelastbestgiftthatthekindlydemi-godiscarefultobestowonthosetowhomhehasrevealedhimselfintheirhelping:thegiftofforgetfulness.Lesttheawfulremembranceshouldremainandgrow,andovershadowmirthandpleasure,andthegreathauntingmemoryshouldspoilalltheafter-livesoflittleanimalshelpedoutofdifficulties,inorderthattheyshouldbehappyandlight-heartedasbefore.

           MolerubbedhiseyesandstaredatRat,whowaslookingabouthiminapuzzledsortofway."Ibegyourpardon;whatdidyousay,Rat?"heasked.

           "IthinkIwasonlyremarking,"saidRatslowly,"thatthiswastherightsortofplace,andthathere,ifanywhere,weshouldfindhim.Andlook!Why,thereheis,thelittlefellow!"AndwithacryofdelightherantowardstheslumberingPortly.

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