The Golden Path

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Description

a leather-bound dull white papyrus book

The writing is in Graecan, and reads:
   The Golden Path

     This is a few bound pages of dull white papyrus bound in leather.  A title is etched upon the
front cover.  It is open to page one of three.  It is open to page one of three.  You estimate its
value at about four hundred thirty-five gold.  
    It is in perfect condition.  
    It looks about a fifth of a dimin long, one and a half dimins wide, and two dimins tall.  It
weighs about eleven twenty-fifths of a dekan.

    The commands 'open <item>', 'close <item>', and 'turn page [in <item>] [to <number>]' may be
used with it.  Keeping the leather-bound dull white papyrus book costs nine keep points.  The
leather-bound dull white papyrus book was created by Almior, Bectile, Crylos, Gara, Chaos, and
Bannor; the source code was last updated Wed Jun 21 23:59:00 2017.  The material leather was
created by Lost Souls; the source code was last updated Tue Mar 15 02:18:23 2016.  The material
papyrus was created by Lost Souls; the source code was last updated Tue Mar 15 02:18:42 2016.

Text

    The writing is in Graecan, and reads:

Man lay the Road on which shine All Constellations, the Golden Path 'tween the
Copper Sun and the Silver Moon

Man lay the Stone on which rest All Bodies, the Red Rock of the Black Fire of
the White Mount.

Man mark'd the Line 'tween which live All Days, the Grey Score 'round the
Bright Days and the Dark Days.

Man mark'd the Word 'tween which flow All Work, the Bold Law of the Pale Scroll
and the the Ash Book. 

    Lo, Cities rose, where Man lay and as Man mark'd.

Man read the Law, the Word, and found His Way narrowed and hastened.

Man cross'd the Score, the Line, and found His Way cut and stead'd.

Man own'd the Rock, the Stone, and found His Way paved and cherished.

Man walk'd the Path, the Road and found His Way freed and opened.

    Lo, Man flowed between Cities, where His Way was found.

And on His Head He held a Fine Crown.

And on His Back He bore a Red Cloak.

And with His Feet He stepp'd with Soft Sandals.

And with His Hand He brandish'd a Sharp Dagger.

    Lo, He carried Life and Struggle.

And in His Grasp He kept the Way Home. 

And in His Gut he knew Fine Drink and Woman.

And in His Heart He held the Sparrow's Song.

And in His Eye He saw His Golden Path.

    Lo, He stepped 'tween Joy and Sorrow.

And the Cities were His Home, and the Path was His Way, and the Dagger was His
Tool, and His Domain was Man and Woman.

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