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Page 57
... Phanes in the pavilions ; Peasants in the stables . Of all those who had inhabited Janeil , only the Birds survived , creatures awkward , gauche and raucous , oblivious to pride and faith , more con- cerned with the wholeness of their ...
... Phanes in the pavilions ; Peasants in the stables . Of all those who had inhabited Janeil , only the Birds survived , creatures awkward , gauche and raucous , oblivious to pride and faith , more con- cerned with the wholeness of their ...
Page 91
... Phanes than the tabards , though these , woven of Phane - gauze , were of great intrinsic beauty in themselves . The Phane owners sat in a lower tier , tense with hope and pride , exulting when one made an especially splendid display ...
... Phanes than the tabards , though these , woven of Phane - gauze , were of great intrinsic beauty in themselves . The Phane owners sat in a lower tier , tense with hope and pride , exulting when one made an especially splendid display ...
Page 92
... Phane belonging to Isseth Floy Gazuneth , for the first time at a formal showing , made the most captivating display . The Phanes appeared for a last time , moving all together through a half - improvised minuet , then performing a ...
... Phane belonging to Isseth Floy Gazuneth , for the first time at a formal showing , made the most captivating display . The Phanes appeared for a last time , moving all together through a half - improvised minuet , then performing a ...
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