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23 Taken Alive
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As night fell a warrior1 from the palace of Ja-lur slipped into the temple grounds. He made his way to where the lesser2 priests were quartered. His presence aroused no suspicion as it was not unusual for warriors3 to have business within the temple. He came at last to a chamber4 where several priests were congregated5 after the evening meal. The rites6 and ceremonies of the sacrifice had been concluded and there was nothing more of a religious nature to make call upon their time until the rites at sunrise.
Now the warrior knew, as in fact nearly all Pal-ul-don knew, that there was no strong bond between the temple and the palace at Ja-lur and that Ja-don only suffered the presence of the priests and permitted their cruel and abhorrent7 acts because of the fact that these things had been the custom of the Ho-don of Pal-ul-don for countless8 ages, and rash indeed must have been the man who would have attempted to interfere9 with the priests or their ceremonies. That Ja-don never entered the temple was well known, and that his high priest never entered the palace, but the people came to the temple with their votive offerings and the sacrifices were made night and morning as in every other temple in Pal-ul-don.
The warriors knew these things, knew them better perhaps than a simple warrior should have known them. And so it was here in the temple that he looked for the aid that he sought in the carrying out of whatever design he had.
As he entered the apartment where the priests were he greeted them after the manner which was customary in Pal-ul-don, but at the same time he made a sign with his finger that might have attracted little attention or scarcely been noticed at all by one who knew not its meaning. That there were those within the room who noticed it and interpreted it was quickly apparent, through the fact that two of the priests rose and came close to him as he stood just within the
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warrior
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n.勇士,武士,斗士 | |
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warriors
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武士,勇士,战士( warrior的名词复数 ) | |
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n.房间,寝室;会议厅;议院;会所 | |
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(使)集合,聚集( congregate的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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仪式,典礼( rite的名词复数 ) | |
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adj.可恶的,可恨的,讨厌的 | |
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interfere
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sentries
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stereotyped
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loath
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sentry
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slumbering
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微睡,睡眠(slumber的现在分词形式) | |
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slumber
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unfamiliar
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hideous
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adj.丑陋的,可憎的,可怕的,恐怖的 | |
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forth
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furry
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obedience
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gateway
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alleys
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胡同,小巷( alley的名词复数 ); 小径 | |
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adj.不平坦的,不规则的,不均匀的 | |
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consternation
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密集( swarm的过去式和过去分词 ); 云集; 成群地移动; 蜜蜂或其他飞行昆虫成群地飞来飞去 | |
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engendered
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追随者( follower的名词复数 ); 用户; 契据的附面; 从动件 | |
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loyalty
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n.忠诚,忠心 | |
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scotch
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adage
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apparently
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windings
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(道路、河流等)蜿蜒的,弯曲的( winding的名词复数 ); 缠绕( wind的现在分词 ); 卷绕; 转动(把手) | |
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flickering
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adj.闪烁的,摇曳的,一闪一闪的 | |
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habitual
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adj.习惯性的;通常的,惯常的 | |
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solely
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fettered
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growl
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wrest
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wreak
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vengeance
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perfectly
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descending
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aperture
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penetrating
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maze
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v.战栗( shudder的过去式和过去分词 );发抖;(机器、车辆等)突然震动;颤动 | |
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soothingly
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