19/25 It seems to me that there are omens in the sky and I cannot read them. Would that Ki were here to tell us what is signified by the pillar of blackness to the right and the pillar of fire to the left, and what god has his home in the city of glory behind, and how man's feet may walk along the shining road which leads to its pylon gates. I tell you that I am afraid; it is as though Death were very near to me and all his wonders open to my mortal sight." "I too am afraid," I whispered. That of fire goes before; that of black cloud follows after, and between them I seem to see a countless multitude marching in unending companies. |