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Updated: June 5, 2025
Tell me of the Burning Rose and the Camphor-Worm; what and where are they? For I am the master of the ends of the earth by reason of the speed with which this carries me; and I am lord of the Thirsty Well, and have the Fire-eaters for my friends. The old woman clapped her hands, and blessed him for his youth, and his wisdom, and his courage.
'Tell me, he said, 'how I may reach the Camphor-Worm; and of it and its ways. 'By this path, and by that, said the old woman, pointing him, 'go on till you come to the thick waters of the Bitter Lake; they are blacker than night, and their weight is heavier than lead, and in the depths dwells the Camphor-Worm.
And for the breaking of the third spell one must bring the breath of the Camphor-Worm that has lain for a whole year inside its body, and breathe it between her lips; then she will breathe again, and all her five senses will return to her. And for the last spell only the Galloping Plough can uproot her back to life, and free her feet for the ways of earth.
'Then they shook the dewdrops out of her eyes, crying, "Sister, your brain lies under our spell, Till water be brought from the Thirsty Well!" 'Then they took the top blossom of all, and broke it to pieces, and threw the petals away as they cried, "Sister, your life goes down for a term, Till they bring you breath from the Camphor-Worm!"
For to reach the Camphor-Worm you need to be a diver in deep waters, whose weight crushes a man; and to touch its lips you must master the loathing of your nature; and to carry away its breath you must have strength of will and endurance beyond what is mortal. 'You trouble me with things I need not know, cried Noodle.
Surely the light of her eyes will be your reward! 'Tell me quickly of the Camphor-Worm, cried the youth as he feasted his eyes on the Princess's loveliness, made more unendurable by the awakening within of love.
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