Strictly speaking, it was not a lamp, but only a gorgeous lamp-stand, with one perpendicular shaft, and six branches, three springing, one above another, from each side of the shaft, and all curving up to the same height.
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The two Bedouins uttered a horrified cry of consternation and, springing from the horses, dashed at Stas.
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Stone buildings were even then springing up in every direction.
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