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Darnu ascended the mountain.
It was a hard climb. It was very evident that a human foot rarely passed over the neglected path, but Darnu cheerfully defied all obstacles and finally reached the half-ruined gates, above which was the ancient inscription: "I am Necessity, the mistress of every movement. " The walls had no other sculptures or decorations save fragments of some numbers and mysterious calculations.