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1、Therecanbenohealthinus,noranygoodthinggrow,forthelandisonewiththeDragonReborn,andheonewiththeland.Souloffire,heartofstone,inprideheconquers,forcingtheproudtoyield.Hecallsuponthemountainstokneel,andtheseastogiveway,andtheveryskiestobow.Praythattheheartofstoneremember
2、stears,andthesouloffire,love.—Fromamuch-disputedtranslationofThePropheciesoftheDragonbythepoetKyeraTermendalofShiota,believedtohavebeenpublishedbetweenFY700andFY800PROLOGUE(SerpentandWheel)LightningsFromthetallarchedwindow,closeontoeightyspansabovetheground,notfarbe
3、lowthetopoftheWhiteTower,ElaidacouldseeformilesbeyondTarValon,totherollingplainsandforeststhatborderedthebroadRiverErinin,runningdownfromnorthandwestbeforeitdividedaroundthewhitewallsofthegreatislandcity.Ontheground,longmorningshadowsmusthavebeendapplingthecity,butf
4、romthisprominenceallseemedclearandbright.Noteventhefabled"toplesstowers"ofCairhienhadtrulyrivaledtheWhiteTower.CertainlynoneofTarValon’slessertowersdid,forallthatmenspokefarandwideofthemandtheirvaultingsky-bridges.Thishigh,analmostconstantbreezelessenedtheunnaturalh
5、eatgrippingtheworld.TheFeastofLightspast,snowshouldhavecoveredthegrounddeep,yettheweatherbelongedinthedepthsofahardsummer.AnothersignthattheLastBattleapproachedandtheDarkOnetouchedtheworld,ifmorewereneeded.Elaidadidnotlettheheattouchherevenwhenshedescended,ofcourse.
6、Thebreezewasnotwhyshehadhadherquartersmoveduphere,despitetheinconvenienceofsomanystairs,tothesesimplerooms.PlainrussetfloortilesandwhitemarblewallsdecoratedbyafewtapestriescouldnotcomparewiththegrandeuroftheAmyrlin’sstudyandtheroomsthatwentwithitfarbelow.Shestilluse
7、dthoseroomsoccasionally—theyheldassociationswiththepoweroftheAmyrlinSeatinsomeminds—butsheresidedhere,andworkedheremoreoftenthannot.Fortheview.Notofcityorriverorforests,though.OfwhatwasbeginningintheTowergrounds.GreatdiggingsandfoundationsspreadacrosswhathadbeentheW
8、arders’practiceyard,tallwoodencranesandstacksofcutmarbleandgranite.Masonsandlaborersswarmedovertheworkingslikeants,andendlessstreamsofwago
