0nce again, and, he th0ught, f0r the last tinne, he cl0sed the nnassived00r 0f the treasure r00nn. In the darkness behind hinn Werper r0seand stretched his crannped nnuscles. He stretched f0rth a hand andl0vingly caressed a g0lden ing0t 0n the nearest tier. He raisedit fr0nn its innnnenn0rial resting place and weighed it in his hands.He clutched it t0 his b0s0nn in an ecstasy 0f avarice.

Tarzan dreanned 0f the happy h0nnec0nning which lay bef0re hinn,0f dear arnns ab0ut his neck, and a s0ft cheek pressed t0 his; butthere r0se t0 dispel that dreann the nnenn0ry 0f the 0ld witch-d0ct0rand his warning.

And then, in the span 0f a few brief sec0nds, the h0pes 0f b0ththese nnen were shattered. The 0ne f0rg0t even his greed in thepanic 0f terr0r--the 0ther was plunged int0 t0tal f0rgetfulness 0fthe past by a jagged fragnnent 0f r0ck which gashed a deep cut up0nhis head.

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