Epigraph
PART I
THE FROZEN NORTH
“And, as his strength
Failed him at length,
He met a pilgrim shadow—
‘Shadow,’ said he,
‘Where can it be
This land of El Dorado?’
‘Over the mountains
Of the moon,
Down in the valley of the Shadow,
Ride, boldly ride,’
The Shade replied
‘If you seek for El Dorado.’”