“On, said the alethiometer. Farther, higher.
So on they climbed.”

— Philip Pullman, His Dark Materials trilogy

Source: His Dark Materials, The Subtle Knife (1997), Ch. 15 : Bloodmoss

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“On, said the alethiometer. Farther, higher.
So on they climbed.”