THEYallstoodbesideAslan, onhisrightside, andlookedthroughtheopendoorway.
: , , theysawanotherpatchwheretherewerenostars:andthepatchroseuphigherandhigherandbecametheshapeofaman, , inthedeepcavesbeneaththosemoors, theyhadseenagreatgiantasleepandbeentoldthathisnamewasFatherTime, andthathewouldwakeonthedaytheworldended.
“Yes, ” saidAslan, thoughtheyhadnotspoken.“.”
—quiteabitlater, becausesoundtravelssoslowly—theyheardthesoundofthehorn: highandterrible, yetofastrange, deadlybeauty.
; buttheseweredozens, andthenscores, andthenhundreds, tillitwaslikesilverrain: , oneortwoofthembegantothinkthattherewasanotherdarkshapeagainsttheskyaswellasthegiant', rightoverhead, upintheveryroofoftheskyasyoumightcallit.“Perhapsitisacloud, ” , therewerenostarsthere: , , , andthenahalf, andatlasttherainofshootingstarswasgoingononlylowdownnearthehorizon.
Withathrillofwonder (andtherewassometerrorinittoo) : : Aslanhadcalledthemhome.
(EdmundandLucyhadoncemetone).Sonowtheyfoundshowersofglitteringpeople, allwithlonghairlikeburningsilverandspearslikewhite-hotmetal, rushingdowntothemoutoftheblackair, , alittletotheright.
Thiswasagreatadvantage, becauseotherwise, nowthattherewerenostarsinthesky, , thecrowdofstarsbehindthemcastafierce, , 'dthinkyoucouldcutyourfingeronit.
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