Хроники Нарнии
Deeper Magic from before the Dawn of Time
Theywalkedtotheeasternedgeofthehillandlookeddown.Theonebigstarhadalmostdisappeared.Thecountryalllookeddarkgrey,butbeyond,attheveryendoftheworld,theseashowedpale.Theskybegantoturnred.TheywalkedtoandsfromoretimesthantheycouldcountbetweenthedeadAslanandtheeasternridge,tryingtokeepwarm;andoh,howtiredtheirlegsfelt.Thenatlast,astheystoodforamomentlookingouttowardstheyseaandCairParavel(whichtheycouldnowjustmakeout)theredturnedtogoldalongthelinewheretheseaandtheskymetandveryslowlyupcametheedgeofthesun.Atthatmomenttheyheardfrombehindthemaloudnoise-agreatcracking,deafeningnoiseasifagianthadbrokenagiant’splate.
"What’sthat?"saidLucy,clutchingSusan’sarm.
"I-Ifeelafraidtoturnround,"saidSusan;"somethingawfulishappening."
"They’redoingsomethingworsetoHim,"saidLucy."Comeon!"Andsheturned,pullingSusanroundwithher.
Therisingofthesunhadmadeeverythinglooksodifferent-allcoloursandshadowswerechangedthatforamomenttheydidn’tseetheimportantthing.Thentheydid.TheStoneTablewasbrokenintotwopiecesbyagreatcrackthatrandownitfromendtoend;andtherewasnoAslan.
"Oh,oh,oh!"criedthetwogirls,rushingbacktotheTable.
"Oh,it’stoobad,"sobbedLucy;"theymighthaveleftthebodyalone."
"Who’sdoneit?"criedSusan."Whatdoesitmean?Isitmagic?"
"Yes!"saidagreatvoicebehindtheirbacks."Itismoremagic."Theylookedround.
