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Nedra

CHAPTER XXII
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Presently she grew stronger, and with her companion entered what was apparently a palace among the squat, queerly built houses.
The chief ordered torches stuck in the ground, and a bright, strong light filled the interior.

They found themselves in a large apartment, twenty by thirty feet in size.

A reed or grass roof provided covering.
This roof, like those in civilized lands, ran to a high point in the centre, the sides being fully twelve feet from the ground.

There were no windows in the walls, but as they did not come within three feet of the roof, there was ample provision for ventilation and light.

The entrance to this structure was through wide portals, reaching from ground to eaves.


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