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The Wall of the World
Intheend,oneday,fearandobedienceweresweptawaybytherushoflife, andthecubstraddledandsprawledtowardtheentrance.
Unlikeanyotherwallwithwhichhehadhadexperience, thiswallseemedtorecedefromhimasheapproached. Nohardsurfacecollidedwiththetenderlittlenosehethrustouttentativelybeforehim. Thesubstanceofthewallseemedaspermeableandyieldingaslight. Andascondition,inhiseyes,hadtheseemingofform,soheenteredintowhathadbeenwalltohim andbathedinthesubstancethatcomposedit.
Itwasbewildering. Hewassprawlingthroughsolidity. Andeverthelightgrewbrighter. Fearurgedhimtogoback,butgrowthdrovehimon. Suddenlyhefoundhimselfatthemouthofthecave. Thewall,insidewhichhehadthoughthimself,assuddenlyleapedbackbeforehimtoanimmeasurabledistance. Thelighthadbecomepainfullybright. Hewasdazzledbyit. Likewisehewasmadedizzybythisabruptandtremendousextensionofspace. Automatically,hiseyeswereadjustingthemselvestothebrightness,focusingthemselvestomeettheincreaseddistanceofobjects. Atfirst,thewallhadleapedbeyondhisvision. Henowsawitagain;butithadtakenuponitselfaremarkableremoteness. Also,itsappearancehadchanged. Itwasnowavariegatedwall,composedofthetreesthatfringedthestream,theopposingmountainthattoweredabovethetrees,andtheskythatout-toweredthemountain.
Agreatfearcameuponhim. Thiswasmoreoftheterribleunknown. Hecroucheddownonthelipofthecaveandgazedoutontheworld. Hewasverymuchafraid. Becauseitwasunknown,itwashostiletohim. Thereforethehairstooduponendalonghisbackandhislipswrinkledweaklyinanattemptataferociousandintimidatingsnarl.
