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The meaning of "perennial" as it was used in paragraph 3 is:

Perpetual.

Explanation:

The reason behind this answer is that perennial is a word with very meanings. However, in our case, we see that the author is describing a scene of a place that would last around one thousand years. However, before this statement, the author also says that this place would go beyond life. Now, we know Perinneal is the name of a flower. So, that has no relationship here. However, if we think about its etymology we find that it is a noun to describe that something would last the whole season. Now, if it goes beyond life. Life is not the season, existence is the season, then.