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           OnthegreenandflowerymountainsofCathuriastandtemplesofpinkmarble,richwithcarvenandpaintedglories,andhavingintheircourtyardscoolfountainsofsilver,wherepurrwithravishingmusicthescentedwatersthatcomefromthegrotto-bornriverNarg. AndthecitiesofCathuriaarecincturedwithgoldenwalls,andtheirpavementsalsoareofgold. Inthegardensofthesecitiesarestrangeorchids,andperfumedlakeswhosebedsareofcoralandamber. Atnightthestreetsandthegardensarelitwithgaylanthornsfashionedfromthethree-coloredshellofthetortoise,andhereresoundthesoftnotesofthesingerandthelutanist. AndthehousesofthecitiesofCathuriaareallpalaces,eachbuiltoverafragrantcanalbearingthewatersofthesacredNarg. Ofmarbleandporphyryarethehouses,androofedwithglitteringgoldthatreflectstheraysofthesunandenhancesthesplendorofthecitiesasblissfulgodsviewthemfromthedistantpeaks. FairestofallisthepalaceofthegreatmonarchDorieb,whomsomesaytobeademi-godandothersagod. HighisthepalaceofDorieb,andmanyaretheturretsofmarbleuponitswalls. Initswidehallsmanymultitudesassemble,andherehangthetrophiesoftheages. Andtheroofisofpuregold,setupontallpillarsofrubyandazure,andhavingsuchcarvenfiguresofgodsandheroesthathewholooksuptothoseheightsseemstogazeuponthelivingOlympus.