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Where Alph, the sacred river, ran 
Through caverns measureless to man 

Down to a sunless sea. 

So twice five miles of fertile ground 
With walls and towers were girdled round : 
And there were gardens bright with sinuous rills, 
Where blossomed many an incense-bearing tree ; 
And here were forests ancient as the hills, 
Enfolding sunny spots of greenery. 
But oh ! that deep romantic chasm which slanted 
Down the green hill athwart a cedarn cover ! 
A savage place ! as holy and enchanted 
As e'er beneath a waning moon was haunted 
By woman wailing for her demon-lover ! 
And from this chasm, with ceaseless turmoil seething, 
As if this earth in fast thick pants were breathing, 
A mighty fountain momently was forced : 
Amid whose swift half-intermitted burst 
Huge fragments vaulted like rebounding hail, 
Or chaffy grain beneath the thresher's flail : 
And 'mid these dancing rocks at once and ever 
It flung up momently the sacred river. 
Five miles meandering with a mazy motion 
Through wood and dale the sacred river ran, 
Then reached the caverns measureless to man, 
And sank in tumult to a lifeless ocean : 
And 'mid this tumult Kubla heard from far 
Ancestral voices prophesying war ! 

The shadow of the dome of pleasure 
Floated midway on the waves ; 
Where was heard the mingled measure 
From the fountain and the caves. 

It was a miracle of rare device, 
A sunny pleasure-dome with caves of ice ! 
A damsel with a dulcimer 
In a vision once I saw : 
It was an Abyssinian maid, 
And on her dulcimer she played, 
Singing of Mount Abora. 
Could I revive within me 
Her symphony and song, 
To such a deep delight 'twould win me, 

That with music loud and long, 
I would build that dome in air, 
That sunny dome ! those caves of ice ! 
And all who heard should see them there, 
And all should cry, Beware ! Beware ! 
His flashing eyes, his floating hair ! 
Weave a circle round him thrice, 
And close your eyes with holy dread, 
For he on honey-dew hath fed, 
And drunk the milk of Paradise. 
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Okay, I found this poem about Kubla Khan, the grandson of Genghis Khan, who conquered the China. I read over this and felt that it would serve well in a game if tweaked but the more I read it the better I like it in its true form. I hope you enjoy it as well as I did. -[[Buji]]

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+Where Alph, the sacred river, ran
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+Through caverns measureless to man
-Down to a sunless sea.<br>
+Down to a sunless sea.
-So twice five miles of fertile ground<br>
+So twice five miles of fertile ground
-With walls and towers were girdled round :<br>
+With walls and towers were girdled round :
-And there were gardens bright with sinuous rills,<br>
+And there were gardens bright with sinuous rills,
-Where blossomed many an incense-bearing tree ;<br>
+Where blossomed many an incense-bearing tree ;
-And here were forests ancient as the hills,<br>
+And here were forests ancient as the hills,
-Enfolding sunny spots of greenery. <br>
+Enfolding sunny spots of greenery.
-But oh ! that deep romantic chasm which slanted<br>
+But oh ! that deep romantic chasm which slanted
-Down the green hill athwart a cedarn cover !<br>
+Down the green hill athwart a cedarn cover !
-A savage place ! as holy and enchanted<br>
+A savage place ! as holy and enchanted
-As e'er beneath a waning moon was haunted<br>
+As e'er beneath a waning moon was haunted
-By woman wailing for her demon-lover !<br>
+By woman wailing for her demon-lover !
-And from this chasm, with ceaseless turmoil seething,<br>
+And from this chasm, with ceaseless turmoil seething,
-As if this earth in fast thick pants were breathing,<br>
+As if this earth in fast thick pants were breathing,
-A mighty fountain momently was forced :<br>
+A mighty fountain momently was forced :
-Amid whose swift half-intermitted burst<br>
+Amid whose swift half-intermitted burst
-Huge fragments vaulted like rebounding hail,<br>
+Huge fragments vaulted like rebounding hail,
-Or chaffy grain beneath the thresher's flail :<br>
+Or chaffy grain beneath the thresher's flail :
-And 'mid these dancing rocks at once and ever<br>
+And 'mid these dancing rocks at once and ever
-It flung up momently the sacred river.<br>
+It flung up momently the sacred river.
-Five miles meandering with a mazy motion<br>
+Five miles meandering with a mazy motion
-Through wood and dale the sacred river ran,<br>
+Through wood and dale the sacred river ran,
-Then reached the caverns measureless to man,<br>
+Then reached the caverns measureless to man,
-And sank in tumult to a lifeless ocean :<br>
+And sank in tumult to a lifeless ocean :
-And 'mid this tumult Kubla heard from far<br>
+And 'mid this tumult Kubla heard from far
-Ancestral voices prophesying war !<br>
+Ancestral voices prophesying war !
-The shadow of the dome of pleasure<br>
+The shadow of the dome of pleasure
-Floated midway on the waves ;<br>
+Floated midway on the waves ;
-Where was heard the mingled measure<br>
+Where was heard the mingled measure
-From the fountain and the caves.<br>
+From the fountain and the caves.
-It was a miracle of rare device,<br>
+It was a miracle of rare device,
-A sunny pleasure-dome with caves of ice ! <br>
+A sunny pleasure-dome with caves of ice !
-A damsel with a dulcimer<br>
+A damsel with a dulcimer
-In a vision once I saw :<br>
+In a vision once I saw :
-It was an Abyssinian maid,<br>
+It was an Abyssinian maid,
-And on her dulcimer she played,<br>
+And on her dulcimer she played,
-Singing of Mount Abora.<br>
+Singing of Mount Abora.
-Could I revive within me<br>
+Could I revive within me
-Her symphony and song,<br>
+Her symphony and song,
-To such a deep delight 'twould win me,<br>
+To such a deep delight 'twould win me,
-That with music loud and long,<br>
+That with music loud and long,
-I would build that dome in air,<br>
+I would build that dome in air,
-That sunny dome ! those caves of ice !<br>
+That sunny dome ! those caves of ice !
-And all who heard should see them there,<br>
+And all who heard should see them there,
-And all should cry, Beware ! Beware !<br>
+And all should cry, Beware ! Beware !
-His flashing eyes, his floating hair !<br>
+His flashing eyes, his floating hair !
-Weave a circle round him thrice,<br>
+Weave a circle round him thrice,
-And close your eyes with holy dread,<br>
+And close your eyes with holy dread,
-For he on honey-dew hath fed,<br>
+For he on honey-dew hath fed,
-And drunk the milk of Paradise. <br>
+And drunk the milk of Paradise.

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