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urtheroutWheretheresidencespre-
dominatedthecitytookontheappearanceofacolossalandgrotesque
forest.Amongthelargerpalacesonlyanoccasionalsuiteofroomswas
thusraisedhighabovetheleveloftheothersthesebeingthesleeping
apartmentsoftheownerstheirservantsortheirguests;butthesmaller
homeswereraisedintheirentiretyaprecautionnecessitatedbythecon-
stantactivitiesofthefollowersofGorHajus'ancientprofessionthatper-
mittednomantobefreefromtheconstantmenaceofassassination.
Throughoutthecentraldistricttheskywaspiercedbytheloftytowersof
severalotherlandingstages;butasIwaslatertolearnthesewerecom-
parativelyfewinnumber.Toonolisinnosenseaflyingnationsupport-
ingnosuchenormousfleetsofmerchantshipsandvesselsofwarasfor
examplethe twin cities of Helium or the great capital of Ptarth.
ApeculiarfeatureofthestreetlightingofToonolandinfactthesame
conditionappliestothefightingofotherBarsoomiancitiesIhavevisited
InotedforthefirsttimethatnightasIwaiteduponthelandingstagefor
thereturnofBalZakwiththewatchman.Theluminositybelowme
seemedconfineddirectlytotheareatobelighted;therewasnodiffusion
oflightupwardorbeyondthelimitsthelampsweredesignedtolight
ThiswaseffectedIwastoldbylampsdesigneduponprinciples
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