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…It was laid out like a map at his feet…he could see…the wonderful un-named green of the young rice, the indigo blues of the Indian corn, the dock-like patches of buckwheat, and, in its season, the red bloom of the amaranth…When the year turned, the roofs of the huts were all little squares of purest gold… |
This is from “The Miracle of Purun Baghat” in The Second Jungle Book. Sir Purun Dass, the Prime-Minister of one of the Indian states, has decided to give up power and responsibility, and become a wandering holy man, seeking enlightenment through contemplation. He has found his sanctuary in a deserted shrine, perched above a village in the high Himalayas… |
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