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   I could hear Bianca。 Bianca had survived�察�Bianca was alive。
   Indeed�察�Bianca had brought others to save our house�察�but it was far beyond saving。 And once again�察�as in war and pillage�察�I had lost the beautiful things I cherished�察�I had lost my books�察�I had lost my writings�察�such as they were。
   How many hours I lay there I don't know�察�but when I rose to take the lid from my coffin I found that I still could not stand。 Indeed�察�I could not remove the lid with my burnt arms。 Only with the Mind Gift could I push it and then not very fan
   I settled back down on the floor。
   I was too full of pain to move again for a long time。
   Could I hope to travel over the miles to reach the Divine Parents�拭�I didn't know。 And I couldn't risk leaving this chamber to find out。
   Nevertheless I pictured Those Who Must Be Kept。 I prayed to them。 Deeply�察�vividly I envisioned Akasha。
   ;Help me�察�my Queen�察─�I whispered aloud。 ;Help me。 Guide me。 Remember when you spoke to me in Egypt。 Remember。 Speak to me now。 I have never suffered before as I am suffering now。;  
   
   And then an old taunt came back to me�察�a taunt as old as prayers themselves。
   ;Who will tend your shrine if I am not restored�拭─�I demanded。 I trembled in my misery。 ;Beloved Akasha�察─�I whispered。 ;Who will worship you if I am destroyed�拭�Help me�察�guide me�察�for some night in these passing centuries you may have need of me� �Who has cared for you for so long� �
   But what good is it ever to taunt the gods and the goddesses��
   I sent out the Mind Gift with all its strength to the snowy Alps in which I had built and concealed the chapel。
   ;My Queen�察�tell me how I may e to you�拭�Could something as dreadful as this draw you from your solitude�察�or do I ask too much�拭�I dream of miracles but I cannot imagine them。 I pray for mercy�察�yet I cannot envision how it would e about。;
   I knew it was vain�察�if not blasphemy�察�to beg her to rise from her throne for me。 But was she so powerful that she could give some miraculous strength over the miles��
   ;How will I return to you�拭─�I prayed。 ;How will I ever fulfill again my duties if I am not healed�拭�
   The silence of the golden room answered。 It was as cold as the shrine in the mountains。 I imagined I could feel the snow of the Alps on my burnt flesh。
   But slowly the horror sunk in。
   I think I gave a soft�察�sad little laugh。
   ;I can't reach you�察─�I said�察 �not without assistance�察�and how can I obtain that assistance unless I forsake the secret of what I am�拭�Unless I forsake the secret of the Chapel of Those Who Must Be Kept�拭�
   At last I climbed to my knees and struggled up the stone stairs very slowly�察�and painfully�察�I managed to stand�察�and with the Mind Gift�察�fasten the bronze door。
   Safety�察�that was important�察�very important。 I must survive this�察�I thought。 I must not despair。
   Then collapsing again and crawling down the stairs to the golden chamber�察�in the manner of something loathsome and lurid�察�I pushed doggedly against the lid of my coffin until it was open sufficiently for me to go to my rest。
   Never had I known such injury�察�never had I known such pain。
   A monstrous humiliation was mingled with the torture。 Oh�察�there was so much I had not known about existence�察�so much I had not understood about life。
   
   
   Soon the cries of the boys were gone from my ears�察�no matter how keenly I listened。 The boat had carried them over the waters。
   But I could still hear Bianca。
   Bianca wept。
   In misery and pain�察�my mind searched Venice。
   ;Raymond Gallant�察�member of the Talamasca�察─�I whispered�察 �I need you now。 Raymond Gallant�察�pray you haven't left Venice。 Raymond
    Gallant of the Talamasca�察�please hear my prayers。;
   I could find no trace of him�察�but who knew what had happened to my powers�拭�Perhaps all had dwindled。 I could not even remember clearly his room or where it had been。
   But why did I hope to find him�拭�Had I not told him to leave the Veneto�拭�Had I not impressed upon him that he must leave�拭�Of course he had done as I had told him to do。 No doubt he was miles beyond the point where he might hear my call。
   Nevertheless I continued to say his name over and over as if it were a prayer。
   ;Raymond Gallant of the Talamasca�察�I need you。 I need you now。;
   Finally�察�the approaching dawn brought a frigid relief to me。 The roaring pain subsided slowly and my dreams began as they will do if I sleep before the rise of the sun。
   In my dreams�察�I saw Bianca。 She had her servants about her�察�and they forted her�察�and she said��
   ;They are dead�察�both of them�察�I know it。 They have died in the fire。;
   ''No�察�my sweet one�察─�I said。 With all the power of the Mind Gift I called to her��
    Bianca�察�Amadeo is gone�察�but I live。 Do not fear me when you set eyes upon me�察�for I am badly burnt。 But I live。
   In the eyes of the others�察�I saw a mirror of her as she stopped and turned away from them。 I saw her rise from her chair and move towards the window。 I saw her open it and peer out into the dampness at the approaching light。
    Tonight�察�when the sun sets�察�I will call to you。 Bianca。 I am a monster now in my own eyes and will be a monster in yours。 But I will endure this suffering。 I will call to you。 Don't be afraid。
   ;Marius�察─�she said。 The mortals who gathered around her heard her speak my name。
   But the sleep of the morning had e over me。 I couldn't resist it。 The pain was at last gone。
   
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   WHEN I AWOKE the pain was excruciating。 I lay for an hour or more without moving。 I listened to the voices of Venice。 I listened to the movement of the waters beneath my house and all around it�察�and through the canals and into the sea。
   I listened for Santino's miscreants�察�in quiet dignified terror that they might yet be abroad in search of me。 But they were gone pletely�察�at least for now。
   I tried to lift the marble lid of the sarcophagus and I couldn't do it。 Once again�察�with the Mind Gift I pushed against it�察�and then�察�with the aid of my feeble hands I was able to push it aside。
   Most strange and wondrous�察�I thought�察�that the power of the mind was greater than the power of the hands。
   Slowly�察�I managed to rise from this cold and handsome grave which I had fashioned for myself�察�and I did at last�察�after great effort�察�sit on the cold marble floor�察�seeing the glint of the golden walls through a bit of light that seeped into the chamber around the edges of the upper door。
   I felt a terrible agony and weariness。 A sense of shame overcame me。 I had imagined myself invulnerable�察�and oh�察�how I had been humbled�察�how I had been dashed against the stones of my own pride。
   The taunts of the Satan worshipers came back to me。 I remembered Amadeo's cries。
   Where was he now�察�my beauteous pupil�拭�I listened but I heard nothing。
   I called to Raymond Gallant once more�察�though I knew it was in vain。 I pictured him traveling overland to England。 I called his name aloud so that it resounded off the walls of the golden chamber�察�but I could not find him。 I knew that I would not find him。 I did it only to be certain that he was far beyond my reach。
   And then I thought of my precious and fair Bianca。 I sought to see her as I had last night�察�through the minds of those around her。 I sent the Mind Gift wandering to her fashionable rooms。
   Into my ears there came the sound of playful music�察�and at once I saw her many regular guests。 They drank and talked as though my house had not been destroyed�察�or rather as if they knew nothing of it�察�and I had never been one of them�察�on they went as the living do�察�after a mortal is taken away。
   But where was Bianca��
   ;Show me her face�察─�I whispered�察�directing the mysterious Mind Gift by the sheer simplicity of my voice。
   No picture came to me。
   I shut my own eyes�察�which gave me exquisite pain�察�and I listened�察�hearing the hum of the entire city�察�and then begging�察�begging of the Mind Gift that it give me her voice�察�her thoughts。
   Nothing�察�and then at last I hit upon it。 Wherever she was�察�she was alone。 She was waiting for me�察�and there were none around her to look upon her�察�or talk to her�察�and so I must find her in her silence or solitude�察�and at last I sent out my call to her。
    Bianca�察�I am living。 I am monstrously burnt as I've told you。 As you once nursed Amadeo�察�can you extend your great kindness to me��
   Scarcely a moment passed before I heard her distinct whisper。
   ;Marius�察�I can hear you。 Only direct me。 Nothing will frighten me。 I will bind up your burnt skin。 I will bind up your wounds。;
   Oh�察�this was wondrous fort�察�but what was I planning here�拭�What did I mean to do��
   Yes�察�she would e�察�and would bring to me fresh garments with which I could conceal my miserable flesh�察�and perhaps even a hooded cloak that my head should be concealed�察�and even a Carnival mask for my face。
   Yes�察�all that was most true�察�she would do it�察�but what then when I found I could not hunt in this miserable state�拭�And what if�察�hunting somehow�察�I discovered that the blood of one or two mortals meant nothing to me�察�that my injuries had been too great��
   How then should I depend upon this tender darling to assist me�拭�How deep into the horrors of my debility

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