THE RITES OF ELEUSIS
LEO. The sacrifice is not accepted.
SCORPIO-APOPHIS. The sacrifice is accepted.
ARIES. Depart from us, thou unclean thing!
ARIES and LEO mise
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ARIES. 333—333.
LEO- 333-333-
ARIES. Brother Leo, this is of evil omen.
LEO. Brother Aries, it is indeed of evil omen.
ARIES. There will be no more sacrifice to-day.
LEO. There will be no more sacrifice to—day.
ARIES. The sun is already setting.
LEO. The night birds are already abroad.
ARIES. It grows very dark.
LEO. The path is too Steep and dangerous for any pilgrims
to come hither.
ARIES. There is no moon to—night.
LEO. I think there will be rain.
ARIES. Let us close the shrine.
LEO. The disk of the sun is not yet quite obscured.
ARIES. But no pilgrims can come now.
LEO. No pilgrims can come now.
But it is the rule of the
temple that the shrine is open unto the last spark of sunlight.
ARIES. Brother Leo, I beg that you will close the shrine
with me.
LEO. It cannot be.
ARIES. Brother
Leo,
I
know the rule.
But
evil will
assuredly come to us from this.
LEO. Brother Aries, the Law may not be broken.
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