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Chapter 41

           

           "Lo,herewepause!"saidthecommandingVoice—"Here,wherethedistortedshapeofManhathnevercastashadow!—here—wherethearrogantmindofManhathneverconceivedasin!—here,wherethegodlessgreedofManhathneverdefacedabeauty,orslainawoodlandthing!—here,thelastspotonearthleftuntaintedbyMan’spresence!Hereistheworld’send!—whenthislandisfound,andtheseshoresprofaned—whenMammonplantsitsfootuponthissoil—thendawnstheJudgment-Day!But,untilthen,...here,whereonlyGoddothworkperfection,angelsmaylookdownundismayed,andevenfiendsfindrest!"

           Asolemnsoundofmusicsurgedupontheair—andIwhohadbeenasoneinchains,boundbyinvisiblebondsandunabletostir,wassuddenlyliberated.FullyconsciousoffreedomIstillfacedthedarkgiganticfigureofmyFoe—forhisluminouseyeswerenowuponme,andhispenetratingvoiceaddressedmeonly.

           "Man,deceivenotthyself!"hesaid—"Thinknottheterrorsofthisnightarethedelusionofadreamorthesnareofavision!Thouartawake—notsleeping—thouartfleshaswellasspirit!Thisplaceisneitherhellnorheavennoranyspacebetween—itisacornerofthineownworldonwhichthoulivest.WhereforeknowfromhenceforththattheSupernaturalUniverseinandaroundtheNaturalisnolie—butthechiefReality,inasmuchasGodsurroundethall!Fatestrikesthinehour—andinthishour’tisgiventheetochoosethyMaster.

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