Ovdje, u pustinjama obala Zaljeva, naručena je privatna planina i uspješno izgrađena. Stotinu tisuća stabala i dvadeset tisuća tona mramora sastojci su planine Xanadua. Sadržaj palače Xanadua: slike, skulpture, komadi kamenova mnogobrojnih drugih palača – kolekcija svega, toliko velika da nikada neće moći biti katalogizirana ili procijenjena; dovoljno za deset muzeja; svjetski plijen. Živa bića Xanadua: ptice nebeske, ribe morske, zvijeri pitome i divlje. Od svakog po dvoje; najveći privatni zoološki vrt od Noe. Kao i faraoni, gospodar Xanadua ostavlja mnogo kamenova da označi svoje počivalište. Od piramida, Xanadu je najskuplji spomenik koji je čovjek izgradio sebi.
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‘Here, on the deserts of the Gulf coast, a private mountain was commissioned and successfully built. One hundred thousand trees, twenty thousand tons of marble are the ingredients of Xanadu’s mountain. Contents of Xanadu’s palace: paintings, pictures, statues, the very stones of many another palace – a collection of everything so big it can never be catalogued or appraised; enough for ten museums; the loot of the world. Xanadu’s livestock: the fowl of the air, the fish of the sea, the beast of the field and jungle. Two of each; the biggest private zoo since Noah. Like the Pharaohs, Xanadu’s landlord leaves many stones to mark his grave. Since the Pyramids, Xanadu is the costliest monument a man has built to himself.
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