Ralph stopped, facing the strip; and remembring that first enthusiastic exploration as though it were part of a brighter childhood, he smiled mockingly. He turned then and walked back toward the platform with the sun in his face. The time had come for the assembly and as he walked into the concealing splendors of the sunlight he went carefully over the points of his speech. There must be no mistake about this assembly, no chasing imaginary.
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