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 They saw Astra, old, grey, and blind, sitting before her telescope, and gazing in vain. They saw her star flicker up for a moment with a bright and final light.

Then they saw Astra’s blind eyes. . . . see! Astra looked and beheld the land of light, and the little band of happy, loving, dear ones in their shining raiment. Then they heard Astra murmur: “There! there. . . . the Land. . . .! The. . . . Kingdom. . . . of. . . . the. . . . Future!!!”

And they saw her star extinguish:

She fell back dead. . ..

The viol of gladness trilled.