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Updated: May 29, 2025
And now they were in a great square. A vast building filled up one side of it; it was overlaid with gold, and had a dome of silver. The rest of the buildings round the square were of oricalchum. And it looked more splendid than you can possibly imagine, standing up bold and shining in the sunlight. 'You would like a bath, said the Captain, as the hairy elephant went clumsily down on his knees.
The outermost wall was of brass, the Captain told them; the next, which looked like silver, was covered with tin; and the innermost one was of oricalchum. And right in the middle was a wall of gold, with golden towers and gates. 'Behold the Temples of Poseidon, said the Captain. 'It is not lawful for me to enter. I will await your return here.
It is not lawful for me to behold, said the priest, and fell face downward on the floor outside the gallery. The children looked down. The roof was of ivory adorned with the three precious metals, and the walls were lined with the favourite oricalchum. At the far end of the Temple was a statue group, the like of which no one living has ever seen.
The learned gentleman, now very pale, stumbled along in a dazed way, repeating: 'Oricalchum oricalchum. 'Don't be frightened, said Anthea; 'we can get home in a minute, just by holding up the charm. Would you rather go back now? We could easily come some other day without you. 'Oh, no, no, he pleaded fervently; 'let the dream go on. Please, please do.
Many of the buildings were covered with gold, but the gold on the bigger buildings was of a different colour, and they had sorts of steeples of burnished silver rising above them. 'Are all these houses real gold? asked Jane. 'The temples are covered with gold, of course, answered the Captain, 'but the houses are only oricalchum. It's not quite so expensive.
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