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In a
without warning
the face
of
grew sullen
Black angry
mouths, the clouds
swallowed up
the
The air was
with
suppressed excitement
The
howled through
the
and sobbed
and
in the secret
of the
The chime of
the bell
flowed out into
the
The notes
the holy chant
with
the storm like
angels
with Satan
At last the
of lay
vanquished. The
paused
in its course
to do
to God.
however
a clap
of thunder smote
the sky
The chime
of the
off with a
a dissonance
Demons seemed
to
Rain came
down
cataract
of lightning chased
one like
battling fiery
dragons.
jangled hideously
out of
Unearthly noises
like a
parody of the
holy that
marks the elevation
of the
alarmed the ears
the monks
unspeakable blasphemies
with
ceremony and interspersed
midst of a
had suddenly
mad in the
if a High Priest
but resolute
Father Ambrose
seized a
In phalanx
if for battle
the brethren
with gleaming
eyes and trembling
the militant
army of God
swept up
stairs mumbling
the ritual of the
Infected
by the hysteria
Aubrey
of the
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