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Famine, then Victory, Followed by Dismay

           Thismuteconversationatsuchamomentouscrisiswouldhaverivetedtheattentionofthemostindifferent.AndthefactreallywasthatIdarednotspeaknow,sointensewastheexcitementforfearlestmyuncleshouldsmothermeinhisfirstjoyfulembraces.ButhebecamesourgentthatIwasatlastcompelledtoanswer.

           "Yes,thatkey,chance"

           "Whatisthatyouaresaying?"heshoutedwithindescribableemotion.

           "There,readthat!"Isaid,presentingasheetofpaperonwhichIhadwritten.

           "Butthereisnothinginthis,"heanswered,crumplingupthepaper.

           "No,nothinguntilyouproceedtoreadfromtheendtothebeginning."

           IhadnotfinishedmysentencewhentheProfessorbrokeoutintoacry,nay,aroar.Anewrevelationburstinuponhim.Hewastransformed!

           "Aha,cleverSaknussemm!"hecried."Youhadfirstwrittenoutyoursentencethewrongway."

           Anddartinguponthepaper,witheyesbedimmed,andvoicechokedwithemotion,hereadthewholedocumentfromthelastlettertothefirst.

           Itwasconceivedinthefollowingterms:

           

           InSneffelsJoculiscrateremquemdelibat

           UmbraScartarisJuliiintracalendasdescende,

           Audaxviator,etterrestrecentrumattinges.

           Quodfeci,ArneSaknussemm.

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