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           Theyfade,sadphantoms:allisgone.Agendathisawasteland,ahomeofscreechowlsandthesandblindupupa.Netaim,thegolden,isnomore.Andonthehighwayofthecloudstheycome,mutteringthunderofrebellion,theghostsofbeasts.Huuh!Hark!Huuh!Parallaxstalksbehindandgoadsthem,thelancinatinglightningsofwhosebrowarescorpions.Elkandyak,thebullsofBashanandofBabylon,mammothandmastodon,theycometroopingtothesunkensea,LacusMortis.Ominousrevengefulzodiacalhost!Theymoan,passingupontheclouds,hornedandcapricorned,thetrumpetedwiththetusked,thelionmaned,thegiantantlered,snouterandcrawler,rodent,ruminantandpachyderm,alltheirmovingmoaningmultitude,murderersofthesun.

           Onwardtothedeadseatheytramptodrink,unslakedandwithhorriblegulpings,thesaltsomnolentinexhaustibleflood.Andtheequineportentgrowsagain,magnifiedinthedesertedheavens,naytoheaven’sownmagnitude,tillitlooms,vast,overthehouseofVirgo.Andlo,wonderofmetempsychosis,itisshe,theeverlastingbride,harbingerofthedaystar,thebride,evervirgin.Itisshe,Martha,thoulostone,Millicent,theyoung,thedear,theradiant.Howserenedoesshenowarise,aqueenamongthePleiades,inthepenultimateantelucanhour,shodinsandalsofbrightgold,coifedwithaveilofwhatdoyoucallitgossamer.