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ExcerptfromTheVengeanceofJeffersonGawne
Hisvalueshadbecomejumbled;hisnarrowedperspectivegavehimonlypartialgleamsoftheteemingworldanditspeople.Ashecoulddiscernonlythevileinthefacesofmenandwomen,sohecouldseenothingofthebeautifulinthemightyhillsandvalleysofthecolossalsectionoftheworldintowhichhiswanderingshadbroughthim.Thismighthavebeenbecausehehadcomefromasectionequallybigandwildandimpressing;buthadhebeennormalhecouldnothaveshuthissoultothebeautiesthatspreadbeforehimthismorning-thedipping,green-carpetedvalleyssweepingwideandvastintohazynothingness;abigbasinslumberingintheshimmeringwhitesunlight,farandwideandsilentmountainsdistantandshining,uponwhosepeaksrestedthemantleofmajesty;milesandmilesoflevelgrassland,andBozzamCity,dingyanddirtywhenviewedfromitsstreet,butwhiteandcleaninthepurityofdistance. |
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