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‘outaide the pandemonium ‘of barks,’ growls

excited yelps and flying turns increases’ ‘and there is a mad

rush’ down the path:to the gate, and’ more yelps and cries
that it be thrown open at once ff not sooner. The opening
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river has been low for days; and the Citys legalistic fiction of.
, private property signs gleam’ whitely. against the’ still dark
‘(background of ‘the island:

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, needn't have bothered — the dogs hadn’t even'noticed him:

A chill river wind has sprung up and moans asad, small,.

“honest citizens from the pleasure of a quiet: ‘walk and leaving

is down here among the rocks, and sand, beneath the

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cl ong ain aI dp and start for home

by. another route.

low:
neatly cut aa "The small dark diners themselves are
less evident — staying well out in.the pool with only.'the
smallest black. bump to mark thelr, watching Presence’ and

;< submerging with scarcely.a-ripp

But why. ‘ragnarok? Its pe sense of ‘drama and’ the.
waiting and particularly the silence. — there: ‘is nothing.so
silent and-alone as’ a battlefield belore or just after 8 areat.
battle. :

According. to. the Edda; the gods had: earlier banished

the frost giants to the land of ice in the East and for a long

time men and gods lived in peace and | plenty. Then the gods
. became covetous of the: gold of the witch Gullveig and

| tortured het to inke her reveal the scret of making it In o

e first sin. War. spread across: the

world and the Valkerise (warrior: women) flew. across the.
~ ‘universe snatching'up the souls of: the: bravest ‘in battle to

take to Valhalla for the battle to come. Furthermore, the god
several times broke: their-word to the giants., And people
ceased to believe that oaths were sacred; men could not be
expected to keep their. word or giants refrain from violence.

“[[. The (world grew divided and corrupt, .sullied ‘by. force:and

|. treachery, riddled iwi Ratha Ae and, crime. It was a world.

; doomed t had tempted
the hand ak Fate and 80 eat tnd mm men B bad to die together at
Tagnarok.

is down here among the rock’
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Strange the things that come to mind ‘during a walk by.

the river at dawn. But all this does have a familiar, ring.

Tuesday a.m.

_ On the other hand — ; this morning the sky is clear, the

air bright, with frost, 4 ’shrub: flames. crimson 8p ithe

causeway and the yellow and brown leaves rus‘ ekisph ms ‘

under foot. I feel the dark gloom mood of last night vanishing
like a river wraith in the sun. The dogs race and sniff and
explore every foot of the thousand times-travelled. path as if)
this were their first. A great “vee”: ‘of “Canada ‘ geese -
materializes in the sky, honking encouragement to one
another as they speed toward the emerging dawn.:

There is a here which goe: ha

» as follows (someone please correct me): “Look te to > this day; it:

is the very day of days/Our yesterdays are but’ memories:
and our tomorrows dearms/Or just a rustling leaf under foot
in the crisp dawn’s air."

‘The sun has just thrust above the mountains and world:
is alive with light. Iam then reminded that the Edda closes ,
with the statement: “Look,” says the prophetess, “the earth
for the second time emerges from the waves. Green and,
fresh; foam shows white on the waterfalls; the eagle hovers
high in‘ the air and feeds on fishes on the rocks,”: 7

The twilight of the gods is nothing more: than an:

episode, and end of the world,is to be succeeded by another..:
is followed by

<1). “I see a hall, as bright as the sun and covered in gold it is

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