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Days, busy days, lengthened into weeks, and these tocolony progress and change ca the cliff-face and the terraces the cave-dwellings now extended, and the s the clefts rose on the temperate air of that sub-tropic winter

At the doors, nets hung drying On the pool, boats were anchored at several well-built stone wharfs The terraces had been walled with palisades on their outer edge and ss as well as to the river below

On top of the cliff and about three hundred yards back froe another palisade had been built of stout tie and propped with strong braces

The enclosed space, bounded to east and west by the barrier which swung toward and touched the canyon, had all been cleared, save for a few pal-fraaiving of the Law, it now contained Stern's per the road froh strong gates of hewn planks hinged rought ironwork forged by some of the Folk under the direction of H'yeht up by Stern early in Deceress, for none kneell as he the arts of s and of metal-work Stern still felt suspicious of him, but by no word or act did the sht but faithful service

Allan, however, could not trust hi under the peaceful and industrious exterior And the ure of the blacksmith

Across the canyon, from a point about fifty yards to eastward of Cliff Villa--as Beta and Allan had christened their ho the northern with the southern bank and saving laborious toil in crossing via the river-bed

This bridge, of simple construction, wasup a first-class cantilever; but for noas content with two stout fiber cables anchored to palh boards lashed in place with cordage, and railed with strong rope

This bridge opened up a whole new tract of country to northward and vastly widened the fruit and ganed at Settlement Cliffs; and a prosperity such as the Folk had never known in the Abyss, a well-being, a luxurious variety of foodstuffs--fruits, etables--as well as a profusion of furs for clothing, banished discontent