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Two fish swim in opposite directions beneath a harbour of sailing vessels in Redgrove's Plate 2, captioned as an emblem of body, soul and spirit.
At Badoura's command, the ship's captain returns to seize Camaralzaman and bring him to the Ebony Isles.
The two figures are separated by posture: one stands with arms raised towards his head, while the other leans back beside the roots.
Small figures and wild animals appear at different points along a steep, winding rocky path.
A tiny vessel carries a pale, fluttering sail across a broad blue sea.
A small traveller holds a rope beneath a broad red sail as his boat tips over curling water.
A tall red lighthouse rises on an open lattice of supports beside the water.
An armoured man stands in a boat beneath a great curving darkness edged by light.
A sailing ship sits beneath towering pale walls covered with long hanging ice formations.
Dark sailboats and slender masts are scattered across a broad expanse of still water.
A central title is framed by two tall pillars beneath paired celestial circles.
A tall weathered mill with broad sails rises beside a small path and low surrounding trees.
A small boat carries a high rust-red sail beside a wooden jetty and low waterfront buildings.
A pale sailing vessel seems to rise above a rounded world within a wash of warm gold.
An enormous rounded hull towers over small figures and stacked equipment within a vast workshop.
A black-sailed vessel tilts within a great swirl of orange light and deep blue shadow.
A great golden bird with spread wings projects from the ship while a tiny pale figure sits above its head.
The broad curved hull and golden bird ornament rise above small boats on still water.
Large orchid-like forms drift above a woman in an ornate long gown.
A tall pale spire glows above clustered domes, archways and smaller towers.
A small rider holds a dark round object while seated upon a long-necked creature with enormous bat-like wings.
A narrow golden shaft of light shoots upwards from a dark landscape and spreads into a vast luminous plume.
A narrow white waterfall descends between dark wooded slopes beneath an immense golden sky.
A standing voyager spreads his arms beside the great reddish sail of a canoe.
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