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1、GeneratedbyABCAmberLITConverter,http://www.processtext.com/abclit.htmlROBERTSILVERBERGAHEROOFTHEEMPIREHEREIAMATLAST,HORATIUS,infar-offArabia,amongsttheGreeksandthecamelsandtheswarthySaracentribesmenandalltheotherunpleasantcreaturesthatinfestthisdrearydesert.Formysins.Mygrievoussins."GetyoutoAra
2、bia,serpent!"criedthefuriousEmperorJulian,andhereIam.Serpent.Me.Howcouldhehavebeensounkind?ButItellyou,Ofriendofmybosom,IwillemploythistimeofexiletowinmywaybackintoCaesar'sgoodgracessomehow.IwilldosomethingwhileIamhere,something,Iknownotwhatjustyet,thatwillremindhimofwhatashrewdandenterprisinga
3、ndaltogethervaluablemanIam;andsoonerorlaterhewillrecallmetoRomaandrestoremetomyplaceatcourt.BeforemanyyearshavepassedyouandIwillstrolltogetheralongTiber'ssweetbanksagain.OfthismuchIamcertain,thatthegodsdidnothaveitinmindformethatIshouldspinoutallmyremainingdaysinsomiserableasandywastelandasthis
4、.Ableakforlornplace,itis,thisArabia.Ableakdishearteningjourneyitwastogethere,too.Thereare,asperhapsyouareaware,severalArabiaswithinthevastterritorythatweknowbythatgeneralname.InthenorthliesArabiaPetraea,aprosperousmercantileregionborderingonSyriaPalaestina.ArabiaPetraeahasbeenanImperialprovince
5、SincethereignofAugustusCaesar,sixhundredyearsago.Thencomesagreatdealofemptiness-ArabiaDeserta,itiscalled,agrim,harsh,barrendistrictinhabitedmainlybyquarrelsomenomads.AndonthefarsideofthatliesArabiaFelix,apopulouslandeverybitashappyasitsnameimplies,aplaceofluxuriousclimateandeasycircumstances,fa
6、medforitsfertileandproductivefieldsandfortheabundanceoffinegoodsthatitpoursforthintotheworld'smarkets,goldandpearls,frankincenseandmyrrh,balsamsandaromaticoilsandperfumes.WhichoftheseplacesCaesarintendedasmyplaceofexile,Ididnotknow.IwastoldthatIwouldlearnthatduringthecourseofmyjourneyeast.Ihave
7、anancientfamilyconnectiontotheeasternpartoftheworld,forinthetimeofthefirstClaudiusmygreatancestorGnaeusDomitiusCorbulowasproconsulofAsiawithhisseatatEphesus,andthengovernorofSyriaunderNero,andvariousotherCorbulossincehistimehavedw
