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==The S'kra Landing Upon the Eastmost Island == |
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''as retold by Leshh Tanu'i and excerpted from ''<br> |
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''"Te Merikanto Rautavaara" '' |
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This is the tale as handed down to us, over generations, of |
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our landing, told before time was even kept. |
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Far beyond the sea, beyond the domains of all we know, far |
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as the place of the nest of the sun, the gods were |
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displeased with our ancestors, and the leader of us all was |
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forced to a harsh decision. A sacrifice was demanded, and |
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those that studied the ways of the gods told him there was |
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no choice and no avoiding the end. |
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So they made a little boat, carved from a single precious |
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log (for trees were scarce and valuable in that place) |
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and laid the Great One's (Shh'oi'ur) son on a bed of scaled |
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silks. A fire was lit on the western shores, a great |
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bonfire made of all manner of precious trees. And as the |
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flames drew themselves up to the stars, the little boat |
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was set adrift on the sea. The waves accepted the |
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sacrificed babe, and without pause bore him beyond the |
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light of the fire and in to the dark unknown. |
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There he drifted til the gods should take the babe to the |
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starry road, but even over the roar of the sea, the harsh |
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squalling of the unknowing infant was carried through the |
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void. And the World Dragon himself stirred to hear his |
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small kin in such distress, and beat its wings weakly in |
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the revelry of Periel's singing. |
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Peri'el stirred to spread sleep sands again, but the cries |
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of this small babe were so pitiful, her songs faltered as |
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she wept salty tears at his fate. |
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Perhaps the winds were swifter than believed, perhaps the |
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babe stronger than mortals, perhaps his launching was a gift |
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to us all, ordered by those with the foresight. The babe |
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survived to be cast ashore on a rocky isle, helpless still, |
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but beyond the grasp of the sea. |
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With Peri'el's eye watching him, and Eluned's wise creatures |
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providing their care, he survived and grew to a youngling. |
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He was swift and strong, and after the fashion of his |
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ancestors, made a dwelling in the cracks and cliffs of the |
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isle. He fed himself on plants and seabird eggs, and made |
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bold shouts signifying his existence to the stars and the |
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sea. And of an age, Peri'el herself stepped forth to touch |
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him, and left behind a nest for The One (Ur) to protect. |
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And in time, the nest hatched. And the Children of The One |
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(Lohogi'hhs'ur) shaped the island to their needs, and sought |
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the treasures of Hav'roth, the god they came to believe |
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responsible for their Coming. |
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Thus the Children claimed The Islands for their own, and |
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still defend it against any who would wrest it from them. |
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Many secrets are contained there, where the cities are |
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constructed as a great winding serpent, as each Child of the Nest |
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(lohogi'tel'tegreis) built his own chambers, generation |
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after generation. |
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We look east with reverence and fear, as the source of our |
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coming, and the source of those that would have had us never |
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be. |
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