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vagrant breezes pushed them to and fro.
    At last, Korel turned and looked toward the peak of the mountain. Out of the clearing a faint path left the place of the altar to pick its way through shale and rock, quickly leaving all vegetation behind. Upon this course Korel made his way, blending in and out of rock, and soon the altar had lost all sight of him.