THE JEWELS OF APTOR

by SAMUEL R. DELANY

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THE JEWELS OF APTOR

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The waves flung up against the purple glow
of double sleeplessness. Along the piers
the ships return; but sailing I would go
through double rings of fire, double fears.
So therefore let your bright vaults heave the night
about with ropes of wind and points of light,
and say, as all the rolling stars go, "I
have stood my feet on rock and seen the sky."