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had ever seen. As we got closer I could see it must be over two hundred and fifty cubits high.

“They keep a furnace burning on the top of the tower twenty-four hours a day,” said Polios. “In the old days there was a temple there to Hephaestos, god of the underworld, who was the protector of the flame. It used to be counted as one of the seven wonders of the world of Alexander the Great. No surprise there eh? We’ll be docked in the Great Harbour before mid-day!”

DAVID PRICE WILLIAMS