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THE BRIDE OF THE SUN
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"Huascar!" exclaimed Maria-Teresa.

All recognized Huascar. From that moment, until they had left the first chain of the Andes behind them, that silhouette of horse and man dominated and haunted them—sometimes behind, sometimes before, but always above them:—a promise of protection, or a menace.