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Where Alph, the sacred river, ran
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Through caverns measureless to man
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Where Alph, the sacred river, ran<br>
 
Through caverns measureless to man<br>
 
  
Down to a sunless sea.<br>
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Down to a sunless sea.
  
So twice five miles of fertile ground<br>
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So twice five miles of fertile ground
With walls and towers were girdled round :<br>
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With walls and towers were girdled round :
And there were gardens bright with sinuous rills,<br>
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And there were gardens bright with sinuous rills,
Where blossomed many an incense-bearing tree ;<br>
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Where blossomed many an incense-bearing tree ;
And here were forests ancient as the hills,<br>
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And here were forests ancient as the hills,
Enfolding sunny spots of greenery. <br>
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Enfolding sunny spots of greenery.  
But oh ! that deep romantic chasm which slanted<br>
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But oh ! that deep romantic chasm which slanted
Down the green hill athwart a cedarn cover !<br>
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Down the green hill athwart a cedarn cover !
A savage place ! as holy and enchanted<br>
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A savage place ! as holy and enchanted
As e'er beneath a waning moon was haunted<br>
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As e'er beneath a waning moon was haunted
By woman wailing for her demon-lover !<br>
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By woman wailing for her demon-lover !
And from this chasm, with ceaseless turmoil seething,<br>
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And from this chasm, with ceaseless turmoil seething,
As if this earth in fast thick pants were breathing,<br>
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As if this earth in fast thick pants were breathing,
A mighty fountain momently was forced :<br>
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A mighty fountain momently was forced :
Amid whose swift half-intermitted burst<br>
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Amid whose swift half-intermitted burst
Huge fragments vaulted like rebounding hail,<br>
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Huge fragments vaulted like rebounding hail,
Or chaffy grain beneath the thresher's flail :<br>
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Or chaffy grain beneath the thresher's flail :
And 'mid these dancing rocks at once and ever<br>
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And 'mid these dancing rocks at once and ever
It flung up momently the sacred river.<br>
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It flung up momently the sacred river.
Five miles meandering with a mazy motion<br>
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Five miles meandering with a mazy motion
Through wood and dale the sacred river ran,<br>
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Through wood and dale the sacred river ran,
Then reached the caverns measureless to man,<br>
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Then reached the caverns measureless to man,
And sank in tumult to a lifeless ocean :<br>
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And sank in tumult to a lifeless ocean :
And 'mid this tumult Kubla heard from far<br>
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And 'mid this tumult Kubla heard from far
Ancestral voices prophesying war !<br>
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Ancestral voices prophesying war !
  
  
The shadow of the dome of pleasure<br>
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The shadow of the dome of pleasure
Floated midway on the waves ;<br>
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Floated midway on the waves ;
Where was heard the mingled measure<br>
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Where was heard the mingled measure
From the fountain and the caves.<br>
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From the fountain and the caves.
  
It was a miracle of rare device,<br>
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It was a miracle of rare device,
A sunny pleasure-dome with caves of ice ! <br>
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A sunny pleasure-dome with caves of ice !  
A damsel with a dulcimer<br>
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A damsel with a dulcimer
In a vision once I saw :<br>
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In a vision once I saw :
It was an Abyssinian maid,<br>
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It was an Abyssinian maid,
And on her dulcimer she played,<br>
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And on her dulcimer she played,
Singing of Mount Abora.<br>
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Singing of Mount Abora.
Could I revive within me<br>
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Could I revive within me
Her symphony and song,<br>
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Her symphony and song,
To such a deep delight 'twould win me,<br>
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To such a deep delight 'twould win me,
  
That with music loud and long,<br>
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That with music loud and long,
I would build that dome in air,<br>
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I would build that dome in air,
That sunny dome ! those caves of ice !<br>
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That sunny dome ! those caves of ice !
And all who heard should see them there,<br>
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And all who heard should see them there,
And all should cry, Beware ! Beware !<br>
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And all should cry, Beware ! Beware !
His flashing eyes, his floating hair !<br>
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His flashing eyes, his floating hair !
Weave a circle round him thrice,<br>
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Weave a circle round him thrice,
And close your eyes with holy dread,<br>
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And close your eyes with holy dread,
For he on honey-dew hath fed,<br>
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For he on honey-dew hath fed,
And drunk the milk of Paradise. <br>
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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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Revision as of 14:06, 7 January 2005

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.