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The Dark Star, by Robert W. Chambers
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Title: The Dark Star
Author: Robert W. Chambers
Illustrator: W. D. Stevens
Release Date: March 29, 2009 [EBook #28440]
Language: English
Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1
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THE DARK STAR
[Illustration: "My darling Rue--my little Rue Carew----"]
THE DARK STAR
By ROBERT W. CHAMBERS
Author of "The Girl Philippa," "Who Goes There," "The Hidden Children," Etc.
[Illustration]
WITH FRONTISPIECE
By W. D. STEVENS
A. L. BURT COMPANY
Publishers--New York
Published by Arrangement with D. Appleton & Company
Copyright, 1917, by
ROBERT W. CHAMBERS
Copyright, 1916, 1917, by the International Magazine Company
Printed in the United States of America
TO MY FRIEND EDGAR SISSON
Dans c'métier-là, faut rien chercher à comprendre. RENÉ BENJAMIN
ALAK'S SONG
Where are you going, Naïa? Through the still noon-- Where are you going?
To hear the thunder of the sea And the wind blowing!-- To find a stormy moon to comfort me Across the dune!
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