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Orb, v. 2, issue 1, 1950
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[[image caption]] The sets for Seymour Nebenzal's "Atlantis," the tale of the legendary lost continent, were designed by Lionel Banks, who won an "Oscar" for his "Lost Horizon" sets, in tune with the lavish romanticism of the story and the pagan beauty of its star, Maria Montez. [[end image caption]] Antinea dopes St. Avit and tells him that Morhange attempted to force his love upon her. She places a dagger in his hand and coaxes him to kill his friend. (In the book, Morhange is killed by the same means, but because Morhange repulses Antinea's advances, and then Antinea plays upon St. Avit's desire for her to himself.) When St. Avit awakens from his trance, he discovers he has stabbed Morhange. Revolted at his act, he attempts to kill Antinea. His intentions fail when they both realize they truly love each other. (In the book, Antinea fights him off, and he is forced to flee from her soldiers with the help of Tanit Zerga and Eggali.) Tragically, Antinea sends St. Avit back to his own people because the shadow of their guilt would always stand between them. Back at his French outpost, St. Avit demands to be court-martialled for murdering Morhange but he is judged mentally unbalanced and his story of Atlantis and what happened there is ignored. (According to Benoit, St. Avit fabricates a story of Morhange dying in the desert, and returns, amid strangled rumors, to his old Lieutenancy. He continues to yearn for Antinea.) Finally one day, Eggali arrives at the fort. St. Avit is once again the St. Avit of old. He mounts his camel and rides off with Eggali toward the Hoggar Mountains, and Antinea. (In Atlantida, Eggali tells St. Avit that Antinea is no longer angry, and is willing to give herself to him. St. Avit realizes that this can be only partially true, but he cannot resist. He rides off toward Antinea, passion, and- eventual death.)
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[[image caption]] The sets for Seymour Nebenzal's "Atlantis," the tale of the legendary lost continent, were designed by Lionel Banks, who won an "Oscar" for his "Lost Horizon" sets, in tune with the lavish romanticism of the story and the pagan beauty of its star, Maria Montez. [[end image caption]] Antinea dopes St. Avit and tells him that Morhange attempted to force his love upon her. She places a dagger in his hand and coaxes him to kill his friend. (In the book, Morhange is killed by the same means, but because Morhange repulses Antinea's advances, and then Antinea plays upon St. Avit's desire for her to himself.) When St. Avit awakens from his trance, he discovers he has stabbed Morhange. Revolted at his act, he attempts to kill Antinea. His intentions fail when they both realize they truly love each other. (In the book, Antinea fights him off, and he is forced to flee from her soldiers with the help of Tanit Zerga and Eggali.) Tragically, Antinea sends St. Avit back to his own people because the shadow of their guilt would always stand between them. Back at his French outpost, St. Avit demands to be court-martialled for murdering Morhange but he is judged mentally unbalanced and his story of Atlantis and what happened there is ignored. (According to Benoit, St. Avit fabricates a story of Morhange dying in the desert, and returns, amid strangled rumors, to his old Lieutenancy. He continues to yearn for Antinea.) Finally one day, Eggali arrives at the fort. St. Avit is once again the St. Avit of old. He mounts his camel and rides off with Eggali toward the Hoggar Mountains, and Antinea. (In Atlantida, Eggali tells St. Avit that Antinea is no longer angry, and is willing to give herself to him. St. Avit realizes that this can be only partially true, but he cannot resist. He rides off toward Antinea, passion, and- eventual death.)
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