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Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. II (of 2)

CHAPTER XXVIII
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But, prithee, ghost, unmuffle! chatter no more! wait till you're buried for that." "Ay, death's cold ague will set us all shivering, my lord.

We'll swear our teeth are icicles." "Will you quit driving your sleet upon us?
have done expound these rocks." "My lord, if you desire, I'll turn over these stone tablets till they're dog-eared." "Heaven and Mardi!--Go on, Babbalanja." "'Twas thus.

These were tombs burst open by volcanic throes; and hither hurled from the lowermost vaults of the lagoon.

All Mardi's rocks are one wide resurrection.

But look.


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