Thelightfrombehindthem (andalittletotheirright) : greatdragonsandgiantlizardsandfeatherlessbirdswithwingslikebats' —atfirstfromveryfaroff—soundsofwailingandthen, fromeverydirection, , , outoftheshadowofthetrees, racingupthehillfordearlife, bythousandsandbymillions, cameallkindsofcreatures—TalkingBeasts, Dwarfs, Satyrs, Fauns, Giants, Calormenes, menfromArchenland, Monopods, .
, onecouldn', , unlesseithertheDoorhadgrownverymuchlargerorthecreatureshadsuddenlygrownassmallasgnats, acrowdlikethatcouldn'.
Thecreaturescamerushingon, , Idon', theexpressionoftheirfaceschangedterribly—itwasfearandhatred: exceptthat, onthefacesofTalkingBears, , hisleft, anddisappearedintohishugeblackshadow, which (asyouhaveheard) ', , inonAslan' (andanywayitwasnobusinessofhis) , andFarsighttheEagle, andthedearDogsandtheHorses, andPoggintheDwarf.
“Furtherinandhigherup! ” , 'tunderstand, , nodoubt, , waggingtheirtails, andPogginremained, 'sshoulderandtheKingwhisperedinJewel'.
—:soontheywereonlyhugeskeletonsthatlayhereandthereonthedeadrock, .
Atlastsomethingwhite—along, levellineofwhitenessthatgleamedinthelightofthestandingstars—camemovingtowardthemfromtheEasternendoftheworld.
Awidespreadnoisebrokethesilence: firstamurmurthenarumble, , , andseparatelakesjoiningintoone, andvalleysturningintonewlakes, andhillsturningintoislands, ; andthewatercameswirlinguptotheverythresholdoftheDoorway (butneverpassedit) sothatthefoamsplashedaboutAslan'.
