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army to bring news of the enemies dispositions, &[?]16 where to attack
they gathered in the middle of the house, & gave together one
of those aimless gusts of lamentation which to which so some
a swing door near the kitchen replied, opening, admitting
nothing & shutting again. Then they seemed for the moment [illegible]17
routed. Then, as if to take up the burden of the nights complaint, to
reenforce the failing powers of darkness & destruction, con the
sea waves fell beat upon the shore. The sullen thunder alone
filled the house. The night All the world then seemed
turned to water, the l shores flowing away into water, the
islands to be little islands in the sea; & the sea beat
on on these18 shrink to islands upon whose shores the waves
broke, onto whose earth fast crumbled into the sea. A
Ruining, & devouring, round the such crags of earth
as were still left the waters the dark waters
flung themselves, upon t & pranced, & pawed, & withdrew, to
fling & prance & paw. Almost One could hear the world
earth washed away at midnight & the water running
This done, having now recovered their strength, once the
old stealhy19 patrol of the house was resumed. here by the
light airs, by the phantom lights.

 

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