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THEYallstoodbesideAslan，onhisrightside，andlookedthroughtheopendoorway．

Thebonfirehadgoneout.Ontheearthallwasblackness：infactyoucouldnothavetoldthatyouwerelookingintoawoodifyouhadnotseenwherethedarkshapesofthetreesendedandthestarsbegan.ButwhenAslanhadroaredyetagain，outontheirlefttheysawanotherblackshape.Thatis，theysawanotherpatchwheretherewerenostars：andthepatchroseuphigherandhigherandbecametheshapeofaman，thehugestofallgiants.TheyallknewNarniawellenoughtoworkoutwherehemustbestanding.HemustbeonthehighmoorlandsthatstretchawaytotheNorthbeyondtheRiverShribble.ThenJillandEustacerememberedhowoncelongago，inthedeepcavesbeneaththosemoors，theyhadseenagreatgiantasleepandbeentoldthathisnamewasFatherTime，andthathewouldwakeonthedaytheworldended．

“Yes，”saidAslan，thoughtheyhadnotspoken.“WhilehelaydreaminghisnamewasTime.Nowthatheisawakehewillhaveanewone.”

Thenthegreatgiantraisedahorntohismouth.Theycouldseethisbythechangeoftheblackshapehemadeagainstthestars.Afterthat-quiteabitlater，becausesoundtravelssoslowly-theyheardthesoundofthehorn：highandterrible，yetofastrange，deadlybeauty．

Immediatelytheskybecamefullofshootingstars.Evenoneshootingstarisafinethingtosee;buttheseweredozens，andthenscores，andthenhundreds，tillitwaslikesilverrain：anditwentonandon.Andwhenithadgoneonforsomewhile，oneortwoofthembegantothinkthattherewasanotherdarkshapeagainsttheskyaswellasthegiant’s.Itwasinadifferentplace，rightoverhead，upintheveryroofoftheskyasyoumightcallit.“Perhapsitisacloud，”thoughtEdmund.Atanyrate，therewerenostarsthere：justblackness.Butallaround，thedownpourofstarswenton.Andthenthestarlesspatchbegantogrow，spreadingfurtherandfurtheroutfromthecentreofthesky.Andpresentlyaquarterofthewholeskywasblack，andthenahalf，andatlasttherainofshootingstarswasgoingononlylowdownnearthehorizon．

Withathrillofwonder（andtherewassometerrorinittoo）theyallsuddenlyrealizedwhatwashappening.Thespreadingblacknesswasnotacloudatall：itwassimplyemptiness.Theblackpartoftheskywasthepartinwhichtherewerenostarsleft.Allthestarswerefalling：Aslanhadcalledthemhome．

Thelastfewsecondsbeforetherainofstarshadquiteendedwereveryexciting.StarsbeganfallingallroundtheButstarsinthatworldarenotthegreatflamingglobestheyareinours.Theyarepeople（EdmundandLucyhadoncemetone）.Sonowtheyfoundshowersofglitteringpeople，allwithlonghairlikeburningsilverandspearslikewhite-hotmetal，rushingdowntothemoutoftheblackair，swifterthanfallingstones.Theymadeahissingnoiseastheylandedandburntthegrass.Andallthesestarsglidedpastthemandstoodsomewherebehind，alittletotheright．

Thiswasagreatadvantage，becauseotherwise，nowthattherewerenostarsinthesky，everythingwouldhavebeencompletelydarkandyoucouldhaveseennothing.Asitwas，thecrowdofstarsbehindthemcastafierce，whitelightovertheirshoulders.TheycouldseemileuponmileofNarnianwoodsspreadoutbeforethem，lookingasiftheywerefloodlit.Everybushandalmosteverybladeofgrasshaditsblackshadowbehindit.Theedgeofeveryleafstoodoutsosharpthatyou’dthinkyoucouldcutyourfingeronit．

Onthegrassbeforethemlaytheirownshadows.ButthegreatthingwasAslan’sshadow.Itstreamedawaytotheirleft，enormousandveryterrible.Andallthiswasunderaskythatwouldnowbestarlessforever．

Thelightfrombehindthem（andalittletotheirright）wassostrongthatitlitupeventheslopesoftheNorthernMoors.Somethingwasmovingthere.EnormousanimalswerecrawlingandslidingdownintoNarnia：greatdragonsandgiantlizardsandfeatherlessbirdswithwingslikebats’wings.Theydisappearedintothewoodsandforafewminutestherewassilence.Thentherecame-atfirstfromveryfaroff-soundsofwailingandthen，fromeverydirection，arustlingandapatteringandasoundofwings.Itcamenearerandnearer.Soononecoulddistinguishthescamperoflittlefeetfromthepaddingofbigpaws，andtheclack-clackoflightlittlehoofsfromthethunderofgreatones.Andthenonecouldseethousandsofpairsofeyesgleaming.Andatlast，outoftheshadowofthetrees，racingupthehillfordearlife，bythousandsandbymillions，cameallkindsofcreatures-TalkingBeasts，Dwarfs，Satyrs，Fauns，Giants，Calormenes，menfromArchenland，Monopods，andstrangeunearthlythingsfromtheremoteislandsoftheunknownWesternlands.AndalltheseranuptothedoorwaywhereAslanstood．

Thispartoftheadventurewastheonlyonewhichseemedratherlikeadreamatthetimeandratherhardtorememberproperlyafterwards.Especially，onecouldn’tsayhowlongithadtaken.Sometimesitseemedtohavelastedonlyafewminutes，butatothersitfeltasifitmighthavegoneonforyears.Obviously，unlesseithertheDoorhadgrownverymuchlargerorthecreatureshadsuddenlygrownassmallasgnats，acrowdlikethatcouldn’teverhavetriedtogetthroughit.Butnoonethoughtaboutthatsortofthingatthetime．

Thecreaturescamerushingon，theireyesbrighterandbrighterastheydrewnearerandnearertothestandingStars.ButastheycamerightuptoAslanoneorotheroftwothingshappenedtoeachoftheTheyalllookedstraightinhisface，Idon’tthinktheyhadanychoiceaboutthat.Andwhensomelooked，theexpressionoftheirfaceschangedterribly-itwasfearandhatred：exceptthat，onthefacesofTalkingBears，thefearandhatredlastedonlyforafractionofasecond.YoucouldseethattheysuddenlyceasedtotheTalkingBeasts.Theywerejustordinaryanimals.AndallthecreatureswholookedatAslaninthatwayswervedtotheirright，hisleft，anddisappearedintohishugeblackshadow，which（asyouhaveheard）streamedawaytotheleftofthedoorway.Thechildrenneversawthemagain.Idon’tknowwhatbecameoftheButtheotherslookedinthefaceofAslanandlovedhim，thoughsomeofthemwereveryfrightenedatthesametime.AndallthesecameinattheDoor，inonAslan’sright.ThereweresomequeerspecimensamongtheEustaceevenrecognizedoneofthoseveryDwarfswhohadhelpedtoshoottheHorses.Buthehadnotimetowonderaboutthatsortofthing（andanywayitwasnobusinessofhis）foragreatjoyputeverythingelseoutofhishead.AmongthehappycreatureswhonowcamecrowdingroundTirianandhisfriendswereallthosewhomtheyhadthoughtdead.TherewasRoonwittheCentaurandJeweltheUnicornandthegoodBoarandthegoodBear，andFarsighttheEagle，andthedearDogsandtheHorses，andPoggintheDwarf．

“Furtherinandhigherup!”criedRoonwitandthunderedawayinagalloptotheWest.Andthoughtheydidnotunderstandhim，thewordssomehowsetthemtinglingallover.TheBoargruntedatthemcheerfully.TheBearwasjustgoingtomutterthathestilldidn’tunderstand，whenhecaughtsightofthefruit-treesbehindtheHewaddledtothosetreesasfastashecouldandthere，nodoubt，foundsomethingheunderstoodverywell.ButtheDogsremained，waggingtheirtails，andPogginremained，shakinghandswitheveryoneandgrinningalloverhishonestface.AndJewelleanedhissnowywhiteheadovertheKing’sshoulderandtheKingwhisperedinJewel’sear.TheneveryoneturnedhisattentionagaintowhatcouldbeseenthroughtheDoorway．

TheDragonsandGiantLizardsnowhadNarniatothemselves.Theywenttoandfrotearingupthetreesbytherootsandcrunchingthemupasiftheyweresticksofrhubarb.Minutebyminutetheforestsdisappeared.Thewholecountrybecamebareandyoucouldseeallsortsofthingsaboutitsshape-allthelittlehumpsandhollowswhichyouhadnevernoticedbefore.Thegrassdied.SoonTirianfoundthathewaslookingataworldofbarerockandearth.Youcouldhardlybelievethatanythinghadeverlivedthere.Themonstersthemselvesgrewoldandlaydownanddied.Theirfleshshrivelledupandthebonesappeared：soontheywereonlyhugeskeletonsthatlayhereandthereonthedeadrock，lookingasiftheyhaddiedthousandsofyearsago.Foralongtimeeverythingwasstill．

Atlastsomethingwhite-along，levellineofwhitenessthatgleamedinthelightofthestandingstars-camemovingtowardsthemfromtheEasternendoftheworld．

Awidespreadnoisebrokethesilence：firstamurmurthenarumble，thenaroar.Andnowtheycouldseewhatitwasthatwascoming，andhowfastitcame.Itwasafoamingwallofwater.Theseawasrising.Inthattree-lessworldyoucouldseeitverywell.Youcouldseealltheriversgettingwiderandthelakesgettinglarger，andseparatelakesjoiningintoone，andvalleysturningintonewlakes，andhillsturningintoislands，andthenthoseislandsvanishing.Andthehighmoorstotheirleftandthehighermountainstotheirrightcrumbledandslippeddownwitharoarandasplashintothemountingwater;andthewatercameswirlinguptotheverythresholdoftheDoorway（butneverpassedit）sothatthefoamsplashedaboutAslan’sforefeet.Allnowwaslevelwaterfromwheretheystoodtowherethewatersmetthesky．

Andoutthereitbegantogrowlight.Astreakofdrearyanddisastrousdawnspreadalongthehorizon，andwidenedandgrewbrighter，tillintheendtheyhardlynoticedthelightofthestarswhostoodbehindtheAtlastthesuncameup.Whenitdid，theLordDigoryandtheLadyPollylookedatoneanotherandgavealittlenod：thosetwo，inadifferentworld，hadonceseenadyingsun，andsotheyknewatoncethatthissunalsowasdying.Itwasthreetimes-twentytimes-asbigasitoughttobe，andverydarkred.AsitsraysfelluponthegreatTime-giant，heturnedredtoo：andinthereflectionofthatsunthewholewasteofshorelesswaterslookedlikeblood．

ThentheMooncameup，quiteinherwrongposition，veryclosetothesun，andshealsolookedred.Andatthesightofherthesunbeganshootingoutgreatflames，likewhiskersorsnakesofcrimsonfire，towardsher.Itisasifhewereanoctopustryingtodrawhertohimselfinhistentacles.Andperhapshediddrawher.Atanyrateshecametohim，slowlyatfirst，butthenmoreandmorequickly，tillatlasthislongflameslickedroundherandthetworantogetherandbecameonehugeballlikeaburningcoal.Greatlumpsoffirecamedroppingoutofitintotheseaandcloudsofsteamroseup．

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