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dark, afraid of black things. After dark they gathered in big houses and slept together. Yet I was fool enough not to understand the reason of that fear.
I slept in an empty room. At night I dreamed that I was drowned, and some sea-weeds were touching my face. I woke and it seemed to me that some grey animal was running out of the room. I got up and went out of the palace. Near the ruins I noticed several white figures. They were carrying some dark thing.
As it grew lighter, the white figures disappeared. I was telling myself that those white figures were simply the play of my imagination. But I was thinking of them all the morning.
It was very hot and I was looking for a place where I could hide from the sun, I found a dark passage and walked along it. It was very dark in it. Suddenly I stopped: two bright eyes were looking at me out of the darkness.
I was afraid. Still I stepped forward, put out my hand and touched something soft. At once something white rushed past me. I turned and saw a strange little аре-like figure. It quickly crossed the open space and disappeared down one of the wells.
I ran up to the well, struck a match and looked down. It was very deep. I couldn't see any water in it, but heard some noise like the work of a big engine. The white figure was climbing down.
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