Journeys to the Planet Mars; or, Our Mission to EntoWeiss, Sara
Religion
Journeys to the Planet Mars; or, Our Mission to Ento
Weiss, Sara
Mars (Planet) -- Miscellanea; Spirit writings
De L'Ester--We regret that we cannot devote further time to
observation of this attractive festival, but affairs relating to
our mission grow more pressing than you are aware of, and we must
hasten our movements. We now will ascend to the upper floors. Yes,
the decorations and furnishings of these spacious apartments are
of the best art productions of Ento, and certainly they are beyond
unfavorable criticism. You have learned that Ento's textile fabrics
are surpassingly excellent; so you are not surprised at the beauty of
designs, coloring and quality of these draperies, rugs, upholstery and
other appurtenances of this elegantly appointed residence. Yes, in most
Ento residences, large or small, somewhat sumptuous furnishings are the
rule, rather than exception. In arts and manufactures the Entoans have
progressed beyond the tawdry and mean, and all who so desire, may, at
small cost, gratify cultivated tastes.
We now will go out on the balcony, George. Yes, the dome balcony. Do
not you think that Vil Tylû (White City) would be as appropriate a name
for this city as it was for your World's Fair City? And now that we
have fulfilled our promise, may we hope that you are not disappointed?
Gentola--Dear friends, the fulfillment of your promise exceeds my
anticipations, and as I gaze in all directions I am filled with wonder
and admiration for this extensive, this grandly beautiful White and
Gold City. The absence of all indications of poverty is in itself a
charm, and it appears so immaculately clean and so new, that one might
imagine it the creation of a very recent time.
Genessano--On the contrary, previous to the inception of the Irrigating
and Waterways System, it was a city of importance, and as now, the
capital of Wy[a:]mo. At the time that the proposed irrigating system
was under consideration the then governor of Wy[a:]mo was one of
its most enthusiastic supporters and later an indefatigable worker
who lived to see the System assume unlooked for proportions and
incalculable beneficence. His successors followed his fine example,
and a time arrived when the Irrigated Belt touched Kûltymo's limit
on the north, and you perceive that now it penetrates quite into the
System. During later centuries the population has so increased as to
necessitate encroachment upon the agricultural lands northward, and
now in that direction the city's suburb is parallel with the northern
shore of T[a:]imon.
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