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Chapter 36

           Asitis,youmaylaunchyourselfupontheprairie:andoncebeyondtheprecinctsofthesettlementfromwhichyouhavestarted—unlessyoukeeptothecustomary"road,"indicatedonlybythehoof-printsofhalfadozenhorsemenwhohaveprecededyou—youmayrideonforhours,days,weeks,months,perhapsawholeyear,withoutencounteringaughtthatbearstheslightestresemblancetoyourself,ortheimageinwhichyouhavebeenmade.

           OnlythosewhohavetraversedthegreatplainofTexascanformatrueestimateofitsillimitablevastness;impressingthemindwithsensationssimilartothosewefeelinthecontemplationofinfinity.

           Insomesensemaythemarinercomprehendmymeaning.JustasashipmaycrosstheAtlanticOcean—andintracksmostfrequentedbysailingcraft—withoutsightingasinglesail,soupontheprairiesofSouth-westernTexas,thetravellermayjourneyonformonths,amidasolitudethatseemseternal!

           Eventheoceanitselfdoesnotgivesuchanimpressionofendlessspace.Movinginitsmidstyouperceivenochange—nosigntotellyouyouareprogressing.Thebroadcircularsurfaceofazureblue,withtheconcavehemisphereofatintbutafewshadeslighter,arealwaysaroundandaboveyou,seemingeverthesame.Youthinktheyareso;andfancyyourselfatrestinthecentreofasphereandacircle.Youarethustosomeextenthinderedfromhavingaclearconceptionof"magnificentdistances."

           Ontheprairieitisdifferent.

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