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Chapter 40

           Lykeri,thehighestpeak,wastoosteeptobeclimbedquickly.Wehadtoscrambleup,usingourhands,restingfrequently.Nearthetopwecameonbedsofvioletsinbloom,hugepurpleflowersthathadadelicatescent;andthenatlast,handinhand,westruggledupthelastfewyardsandstoodonthelittleplatformwithitscrowningcairn.Alisonsaid,"OhmyGod,ohmyGod."Onthefarsideahugechasmplungeddowntwothousandfeetofshadowyair.Thewesteringsunwasstilljustabovethehorizon,butthecloudshadvanished.Theskywasapale,absolutelydustless,absolutelypure,azure.Therewerenoothermountainsneartocrowdthedistanceout.Weseemedtostandimmeasurablyhigh,wherelandandsubstancedrewuptoanarrowzenith,remotefromalltowns,allsociety,alldroughtanddefect.Purged.Below,forahundredmilesineachdirection,therewereothermountains,valleys,plains,islands,seas;Attica,Boeotia,Argolis,Achaia,Locris,Aetolia,alltheoldheartofGreece.Thesettingsunrichened,softened,refinedallthecolors.Thereweredeepblueeasternshadowsandlilacwesternslopes;palecopper-greenvalleys,Tanagra-coloredearth;thedistantseadreaming,smoky,milky,calmasoldblueglass.Withasplendidclassicalsimplicitysomeonehadformedinsmallstones,justbeyondthecairn,thelettersphiomegalight.Itwasexact.

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