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,! ,HALL-,SUN ,SAI? ,ANO!R ,WORD 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

,TEXT 3 

,IT WAS NO LAT] ?AN ! NEXT NI<T1 & A MANY ( :AT ?RALLS W]E NOT ) ! HO/ W]E AB\T 9 ! FEA/-HALL ) ! ELD]S & LADS & WEAKL+S ( ! ,H\SE2 = LA/ NI<T'S TID+S HAD DRAWN !M ?I!R4  ,GISLI HAD GONE BACK TO HIS K9DR$ & ! WA9-BURG 9 ! ,UPP]-M>K1 & ! WOM5 W]E SITT+1 MO/ ( !M1 9 ! ,WOM5'S-,*AMB]1 SOME ( !M DO+ :AT LITTLE SUMM] WORK NE$$ DO+ AB\T ! LOOMS1 BUT MORE RE/+ FROM !IR WORK 9 FIELD & ACRE4  

,!N CAME ! ,HALL-,SUN =? FROM H] ROOM CLAD 9 GLITT]+ RAIM5T1 & SUMMON$ NO ONE1 BUT W5T /RAI<T TO H] PLACE ON ! DAIS UND] H] NAMESAKE ! ,LAMP1 & /OOD !RE A LITTLE )\T SPEAK+4  ,H] FACE WAS PALE N[1 H] LIPS A LITTLE OP51 H] EYES SET & />+ AS IF !Y SAW NO?+ ( ALL ?AT WAS R\ND AB\T H]4  

,N[ W5T ! WORD ?R\< ! ,HALL & ! ,WOM5'S-,*AMB] ?AT ! ,HALL-,SUN W\LD SPEAK AGA91 & ?AT GREAT TID+S W]E T[>D2 SO ALL FOLK CAME FLOCK-MEAL TO ! DAIS1 BO? ?RALLS & FREE2 & SC>CE W]E ALL GA!R$ !RE1 ]E ! ,HALL-,SUN BEGAN SPEAK+1 & SAID3  

0,! DAYS ( ! WORLD ?RU/ ONW>D1 & M5 >E BORN !RE9   

,A MANY & A MANY1 & DIV]S DE$S !Y W9   

,9 ! FA%ION+ ( /ORIES = ! K9DR$S ( ! E>?1   

,A G>L& 9T]WOV5 ( SORR[ & ( MIR?4   

,TO ! WORLD A W>RIOR COME?2 FROM ! WORLD HE PASSE? AWAY1   

,& NO MAN !N MAY SUND] HIS GOOD FROM HIS EVIL DAY4   

,BY ! ,GODS HA? HE BE5 TORM5T$1 & BE5 SMITT5 BY ! FOE3   

,HE HA? SE5 HIS MAID5 P]I%1 HE HA? SE5 HIS SPEE*-FRI5D GO3   

,HIS HE>T HA? CONCEIV$ A JOYANCE & HA? BR\<T IT UNTO BIR?3   

,BUT HE HA? NOT C>RI$ ) HIM HIS SORR[ OR HIS MIR?4   

,HE HA? LIV$1 & HIS LIFE HA? FA%ION$ ! \TCOME ( ! DE$1   

,= ! BLOSSOM ( ! PEOPLE1 & ! COM+ K9DR$S' SE$4   

0,?US-WISE ! WORLD IS FA%ION$1 & ! NEW SUN ( ! MORN   

,:]E E>? LA/ NI<T WAS DES]T BEHOLDS A K9DR$ BORN1   

,?AT TO-MORR[ & TO-MORR[ BLOSSOMS ALL GLORI\SLY   

,) MANY A MAN & MAID5 = ! K9DR$S YET TO BE1   

,& FAIR ! ,GO?-FOLK GR[E?4  ,& YET ! /ORY SAI?   

,?AT ! DE$S ?AT MAKE ! SUMM] MAKE TOO ! W9T]'S DEA?1   

,?AT SUMM]-TIDES UNCEAS+ FROM \T ! GRAVE MAY GR[   

,& ! SPR+ RISE UP UNBLEMI%$ FROM ! BOSOM ( ! SN[4   

0,?US AS TO EV]Y K9DR$ ! DAY COMES ONCE = ALL   

,:5 YE/]DAY IT WAS NOT1 & TO-DAY IT BUILDS ! HALL1   

,SO EV]Y K9DR$ BIDE? ! NI<T-TIDE ( ! DAY1   

,:]E( IT KN[E? NO?+1 E'5 :5 NOON IS PA/ AWAY4   

,E'5 ?US ! ,H\SE ( ! ,WOLF+S 'TWIXT DUSK & D>K DO? /&1   

,& N>R[ IS ! PA?WAY ) ! DEEP ON EI!R H&4   

,ON ! LEFT >E ! DAYS =GOTT51 ON ! RI<T ! DAYS TO COME1   

,& ANO!R FOLK & !IR /ORY 9 ! /EAD ( ! ,WOLF+ HOME4   

,DO ! %AD[S D>K5 AB\T IT1 IS ! EV5 H]E AT LA/8   

,OR IS ?IS BUT A /ORM ( ! NOON-TIDE ?AT ! W9D IS DRIV+   

PA/8   

0,UNSCA!D AS YET IT /&E?2 IT BE>S ! /ORMY DRIFT1   

,NOR B[S TO ! LI<T5+ FLA%+ AD[N FROM ! CL\DY LIFT4   

,I SEE ! HAIL ( BATTLE & ! ONSLAU<T ( ! /RONG1   

,& !Y GO AD[N TO ! FOLK-MOTE ?AT %ALL BIDE !RE OV] LONG4   

,I SEE ! SLA9-HEAPS RIS+ & ! ALI5 FOLK PREVAIL1   

,& ! ,GO?S GIVE BACK BE=E !M ON ! RIDGE O'] ! TREELESS   

VALE4   

,I SEE ! ANCI5T FALL51 & ! Y\NG MAN SMITT5 DEAD1   

,& YET ,I SEE ! ,W>-DUKE %AKE ,?RONG-PL[ O'] HIS HEAD1   

,& /& UNHELM$1 UNBYRNI$ BE=E ! ALI5 HO/1   

,& ! HURT M5 RISE >\ND HIM TO W9 BACK BATTLE LO/2   

,& ! WOOD YIELD UP H] W>RIORS1 & ! :OLE HO/ RU%+ ON1   

,& ! SWAY+ L9ES ( BATTLE UNTIL ! LO/ IS WON4   

,!N =? GOES ! CRY ( TRIUMPH1 AS !Y R+ ! CAPTIVES R\ND   

,& *EAT ! CR[ ( H] PORTION & HEAP ! W>RIORS' M\ND4   

,!RE >E FACES GONE FROM \R FEA/-HALL NOT ! LEA/ BELOV$ NOR   

WOR/1   

,BUT ! WANE ( ! ,H\SE ( ! ,WOLF+S NOT YET ! WORLD HA?   

CURS$4   

,! SUN %ALL RISE TO-MORR[ ON \R COLD & DEWY RO(1   

,= !Y ?AT LONG$ = SLAU<T] W]E SLAU<T]$ F> ALO(40   

,%E CEAS$ = A LITTLE1 BUT H] C\NT5ANCE1 :I* HAD NOT *ANG$ DUR+ H] SONG1 *ANG$ NOT AT ALL N[3  SO !Y ALL KEPT SIL5CE AL?\< !Y W]E REJOIC+ 9 ?IS NEW TALE ( VICTORY2 = !Y DEEM$ ?AT %E WAS NOT YET AT ! 5D ( H] SPEAK+4  ,& 9 GOOD SOO? %E SPAKE AGA9 PRES5TLY1 & SAID3  

0,I WOT NOT :AT HA? BEFALL5 NOR :]E MY S\L MAY BE1   

,= CONFUSION IS )9 ME & BUT DIMLY DO ,I SEE1   

,AS IF ! ?+ ?AT ,I LOOK ON HAD HAPP$ A :ILE AGO4   

,!Y /& BY ! T(TS ( A W>-G>?1 A CAPTA9 ( ! FOE1   

,& A MAN ?AT IS ( ! ,GO?-FOLK1 & AS FRI5D & FRI5D !Y   

SPEAK1   

,BUT ,I HE> NO WORD !Y >E SAY+1 ?\< = EV]Y WORD ,I SEEK4   

,& N[ ! MI/ FL[S R\ND ME & BL9D ,I COME ABACK   

,TO ! ,H\SE-RO( ( ! ,WOLF+S & ! HE>? ?AT HA? NO LACK40   

,H] VOICE GREW WEAK] AS %E SPAKE ! LA/ WORDS1 & %E SANK BACKW>D ON TO H] *AIR3  H] CL5*$ H&S OP5$1 ! LIDS FELL D[N OV] H] BRI<T EYES1 H] BREA/ HEAV$ NO MORE AS IT HAD DONE1 & PRES5TLY %E FELL ASLEEP4  

,! FOLK W]E D\BTFUL & SOME:AT HEAVYHE>T$ BECAUSE ( ?OSE LA/ WORDS ( H]S2 BUT !Y W\LD NOT ASK H] MORE1 OR R\SE H] FROM H] SLEEP1 LE/ !Y %\LD GRIEVE H]2 SO !Y DEP>T$ TO !IR B$S & SLEPT = :AT WAS YET LEFT ( ! NI<T4  

,FROM 3 ,M>XI/S4ORG4 

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