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CHAPTERSIXSHASTAAMOOMBS
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SHASTAranlightlyalongtheroofofelthottohisbarefeet.Hewasonlyafewseblithefaretotheerhefoundhimselflookingdownintoanarrow,smellystreet,andtherewasarubbishheapagaisideofthewalljustashadtoldhiBefdowlantogethisbearings.Apparentlyhehadheoftheisland-hillonwhichTashbaanisbuilt.Everythingslopedawaybeforehim,flatroofsbelowflatroofs,dowowersasofthecity'sNortherwastheriveraheriverashortslardeagaintherewassomethinghehadhelikeof—agreatyell,flatasacalmsea,ailes.Onthefarsideebluethings,lumpybutwithjaggededges,ahemwithwhitetops.“Thedesert!themountains!”
thoughtShasta.
Hejumpeddownontotherubbishaingalongdownhillasfastashethenarrowlane,whibroughthimiwherethereweremorepeople.heredtolookatalittleraggedbaloill,hewasanxiousaillheturnedadtheresawthecitygateinfrontofhi
Hereheresseda,foodmanyotherpeoingout;andebeyoheequiteaslowproorelikeaqueuethanacrowd.Outthere,withingwateroneachside,itwasdeliciouslyfreshafterthesmellaaashbaan.
Wheahadreachedthefarendehefoundtheeltingaway;everyoobegoihelefthtalongtheriverbaraightaheaduparoadthatdidobemuchused,betweengardens.Inafewpaceshewasalone,andafewmhthimtothetopoftheslope.Therehestoodawaslikeiheworldforallthegrassstoppedquitesuddebeforehimandthesandbegan:endlesslevelsandlikeonaseashorebutabitrougherbecauseitwashemountains,whiowlookedfurtheroffthanbefore,loomedahead.Greatlytohisreliefhesaw,aboutfiveminutes'walkawayomustlybetheTombs,justasBreehaddescribedthem;greatmassesstoneshapedlikegiganticbee-hive,butalittleheylookedverybladgrim,forthesunwasingrightbehindthe
&urnedhisfadtrottedtowardtheTombs.Heothelplookingoutveryhardfnofhisfriends,thoughthesettingsunshoneihecouldseehardlyanything.“Andanyway,”
hethought,“ofcoursethey'llberoundonthefarsideofthefarthestTomb,notthissidewhereaseethemfromthecity.”
TherewereabouttwelveTombs,eachwithalowarcheddooreoabsoluteblaess.Theyweredottedaboutinnokihatittookalongtime,goingroundthisoneandgoingroundthatone,beforeyoucouldbesurethatyouhadlookedroundeverysideofeverytomb.ThiswaswhatShastahadtodo.Therewasnobodythere.
Itwasveryquiethereoutohedesert;andnowthesu.
Suddenlyfromsomewherebehindhimtherecameaterriblesound.Shastaaveagreatjumpaobitehistookeephimselffr.herealizedwhatitwas:thehornsofTashbaanblowingforthegofthegates.“Don'tbeasillylittlecoward,”
saidShastatohimself.“Why,it'sonlythesamenoiseyouheardthis”
Butthereisagreatdiffereweenaingyouinwithyourfriendsinthem,andanoiseheardalofall,shuttingyouout.Andnowthatthegateswereshuthekherewashehimthatevehey'reshutupinTashbaa,”
thoughtShasta,“orelsethey'vegohoutme.It'sjustthesortofthingthatAraviswoulddo.ButBreewouldn't.Oh,hewouldn't.—now,wouldhe?”
IAravisShastawasoewrong.Sheroudandcouldbehardenoughbutshewasastrueassteelandwouldedapahershelikedhimornot.
NowthatShastaknewheealowasgettingdarkereverymiolikethelookofthepladless.Therewassomethingveryunfortableaboutthosegreat,sileone.Hehadbeentryinghishardestftimenottothinkofghouls:buthe'tkeepitupanylonger.
“Ow!Ow!Help!”
heshoutedsuddenly,foratthatverymomehingtouchhisleg.Idon'tthinkanyonebeblamedfifsomethingesupfrombehindandtoucheshim;notinsuchapladatsuchatime,whenheisfrightenedalready.Shastaatahteorun.AnythingwouldbebetterthanbeingchasedroundandroundtheburialplacesoftheAKingswithsomethilookatbehindhiIwasreallythemostsehinghecoulddo.Helookedround;aalmostburstwithrelief.Whathadtouchedhim>
&wastoobadnowforShastatoseemuchofthecatexceptthatitwasbigandverysolemn.Itlookedasifitmighthavelivedf,ltheTombs,aloseyesmadeyouthisitwouldnottell.
“Puss,puss,”
saidShasta.“Isupposeyou'renotatalkingcat.”
&aredathimharderthahenitstartedwalkingaway,andofcourseShastafollowedit.ItledhimrightthroughthetombsandoutosideoftheThereitsatdownbhtwithitstailcurledrousfacesettowardthedesertandtowardNarniaah,asstillasifitwerewateealaydowhhisbastthedhisfacetowardtheTombs,becauseifohere'snothinglikehavingyourfacetowardthedangerandhavihingwarmandsolidatyourback.Thesandwouldn'thaveseemedveryfortabletoyou,butShastahadbeehegroundforweeksandhardly.Verysoonhefellasleep,thougheveninhisdreamshewenteoBreeandAravisandHwin.
Hewaswakenedsuddenlybyanoisehehadneverheardbefore.“Perhapsitwasonlyanightmare,”
saidShastatohimself.Atthesamemomeicedthatthehisbadhewishedithadn't.Buthelayquitestillwithoutevenopeninghiseyesbecausehefeltsurehewouldbemhteupandlookedrouombsandtheloasyhtliestillwiththeclothesoverourheads.Butthenthenoise—aharsh,piergbehindhimoutofthedesert.Thenofcoursehehadtoopeup.
Themoonwasshiningbrightly.TheTerahahoughttheywouldbe—lookedgrayinthemoonlight.Infact,theylookedhorriblylikehugeperayrobesthatcoveredtheirheadsaheywerenotatallohavenearyouwhenspendinganightalorahenoisehadtheoppositeside,fromthedesert.Shastahadtoturnhisbabs(hedidn'tlikethatmudstareoutacrossthelevelsand.Thewildgoutagain.
“Ihopeit'snotmorelions,”
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