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,?IODOLF ,MEETE? ,! ,ROMANS ,9 ,! ,WOLF+ ,MEAD[ 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

,TEXT 3 

,IT WAS SC>CE AN H\R AFT] ?IS ?AT ! FOOTM5 ( ,?IODOLF CAME \T ( ! ?ICKET ROAD ON TO ! MEAD[ ( ! ,BE>+S2 !RE SAW !Y M5 GA!R$ ON A RIS+ GR\ND1 & !Y CAME UP TO !M & SAW H[ SOME ( !M W]E LOOK+ ) TR\BL$ FACES T[>DS ! =D & :AT LAY BEYOND IT1 & SOME T[>D ! WOOD & ! COM+ ( ,?IODOLF4  ,BUT !SE W]E !Y :OM ,OTT] HAD BIDD5 ABIDE ,?IODOLF !RE1 & HE HAD S5T TWO MESS5G]S TO !M = ,?IODOLF'S BEHO( ?AT HE MI<T HAVE DUE TID+S SO SOON AS HE CAME \T ( ! ?ICKET3  ! FIR/ TOLD H[ ,OTT] HAD BE5 COMPELL$ 9 A MANN] TO FALL ON ! ,ROMANS ALONG ) ! RID]S ( ! ,BE>+S & ! ,WORM+S1 & ! SECOND :O HAD BUT JU/ !N COME1 TOLD H[ ! ,M>KM5 HAD BE5 WOR/$ BY ! ,ROMANS1 & HAD GIV5 BACK FROM ! ,WOLF+ DWELL+S1 & W]E MAK+ A /& AGA9/ ! FOEM5 9 ! MEAD[ BETWIXT ! =D & ,WOLF/EAD4  

,N[ :5 ,?IODOLF HE>D ( !SE TID+S HE /AY$ NOT TO ASK LONG QUE/IONS1 BUT L$ ! :OLE HO/ /RAI<TWAY D[N TO ! =D1 LE/ ! REMNANT ( ,OTT]'S M5 %\LD BE DRIV5 D[N !RE1 & ! ,ROMANS %\LD HOLD ! WE/]N BANK AGA9/ HIM4  

,AT ! =D !RE WAS NONE TO )/& !M1 NOR 9DE$ ANY MAN AT ALL2 = ! M5 :OM ,OTT] HAD SET !RE1 :5 !Y HE>D ?AT ! BATTLE HAD GONE AGA9/ !IR K9DR$1 HAD RIDD5 !IR WAYS TO JO9 !M4  ,SO ,?IODOLF CROSS$ OV] ! =D1 HE & HIS 9 GOOD ORD] ALL AFOOT1 HE LIKE TO ! O!RS2 BUT = HIM HE WAS CLAD 9 ! ,DW>F-WR\<T ,HAUB]K1 BUT WAS UNHELMET$ & B>E NO %IELD4 ,?RONG-PL[ WAS NAK$ 9 HIS H& AS HE CAME UP ALL DRIPP+ ON TO ! BANK & /OOD 9 ! MEAD[ ( ! ,WOLF+S2 HIS FACE WAS /]N & SET AS HE GAZ$ /RAI<T ONW>D TO ! PLACE ( ! FRAY1 BUT HE DID NOT LOOK AS JOY\S AS HIS WONT WAS 9 GO+ D[N TO ! BATTLE4  

,N[ !Y HAD GONE BUT A %ORT WAY FROM ! =D BE=E ! NOISE ( ! FI<T & ! BL[+ ( HORNS CAME D[N ! W9D TO !M1 BUT IT WAS A LITTLE WAY FUR!R BE=E !Y SAW ! FRAY ) !IR EYES2 BECAUSE ! GR\ND FELL AWAY FROM ! RIV] SOME:AT AT FIR/1 & !N ROSE & FELL AGA9 BE=E IT W5T UP 9 ONE SLOPE T[>D ! ,WOLF+ DWELL+S4  

,BUT :5 !Y W]E COME TO ! TOP ( ! NEXT SWELL+ ( ! GR\ND1 !Y BEHELD FROM !NCE :AT !Y HAD TO DEAL )2 = !RE R\ND AB\T A GR\ND ( VANTAGE WAS ! FIELD BLACK ) ! ,ROMAN HO/1 & 9 ! MID/ ( IT WAS A TANGLE ( /RUGGL+ M5 & TOSS+ SPE>S1 & GLITT]+ SWORDS4  

,SO :5 !Y BEHELD ! BATTLE ( !IR K9DR$ !Y GAVE A GREAT %\T & HA/5$ ONW>D ! FA/]2 & !Y W]E ORD]$ 9TO ! W$GE->RAY & ,?IODOLF L$ !M1 AS MEET IT WAS4  ,& N[ EV5 AS !Y :O W]E ON ! \TW>D $GE ( ! >RAY & C\LD SEE :AT WAS T[>D W]E LOOK+ ON ! BATTLE ) EAG] EYES1 !RE CAME AN ANSW]+ %\T D[N ! W9D1 :I* !Y KNEW = ! VOICE ( ! ,GO?S AMID ! FOEM51 & !N !Y SAW H[ ! R+ ( ! ,ROMANS %OOK & P>T$1 & !IR >RAY FELL BACK1 & LO ! COMPANY ( ! ,M>KM5 /&+ /\TLY TOGE!R1 ?\< SORELY M9I%$2 & SURE IT WAS ?AT !Y HAD NOT FL$ OR BE5 SCATT]$1 BUT W]E READY TO FALL ONE OV] ANO!R 9 ONE B&1 = !RE W]E NO M5 /RAGGL+ T[>DS ! =D1 ?\< MANY MA/]LESS HORSES RAN H]E & !RE AB\T ! MEAD[4  ,N[1 !RE=E1 NONE D\BT$ BUT ?AT !Y W\LD DELIV] !IR FRI5DS FROM ! ,ROMANS1 & OV]?R[ ! FOEM54  

,BUT N[ BEFEL A WOND]1 A /RANGE ?+ TO TELL (4  ,! ,ROMANS SOON P]CEIV$ :AT WAS ADO+1 :]EUPON ! HALF ( !M TURN$ AB\T TO FACE ! NEW COM]S1 :ILE ! O!R HALF /ILL )/OOD ! COMPANY ( ,OTT]3  ! W$GE->RAY ( ,?IODOLF DREW NE>] & NE>] TILL IT WAS H>D ON ! PLACE :]E IT %\LD SPREAD ITSELF \T TO /ORM D[N ON ! FOE1 & ! ,GO?S BESET BY ! ,ROMANS MADE !M READY TO FALL ON FROM !IR SIDE4  ,!RE WAS ,?IODOLF LEAD+ HIS HO/1 & ALL M5 LOOK+ = ! TOK5 & SIGN TO FALL ON2 BUT EV5 AS HE LIFT$ UP ,?RONG-PL[ TO GIVE ?AT SIGN1 A CL\D CAME OV] HIS EYES & HE SAW NAU<T ( ALL ?AT WAS BE=E HIM1 & HE /AGG]$ BACK AS ONE :O HA? GOTT5 A DEADLY /ROKE1 & SO FELL SWOON+ TO ! E>?1 ?\< NONE HAD SMITT5 HIM4  ,!N /AY$ WAS ! W$GE->RAY EV5 AT ! V]Y PO9T ( ONSET1 & ! HE>TS ( ! ,GO?S SANK1 = !Y DEEM$ ?AT !IR LEAD] WAS SLA91 & ?OSE :O W]E NE>E/ TO HIM RAIS$ HIM UP & BORE HIM HA/ILY ABACK \T ( ! BATTLE2 & ! ,ROMANS ALSO HAD BEHELD HIM FALL1 & !Y ALSO DEEM$ HIM DEAD OR SORE HURT1 & %\T$ = JOY & LOIT]$ NOT1 BUT /ORM$ =? ON ! W$GE->RAY LIKE VALIANT M52 = IT MU/ BE TOLD ?AT !Y1 :O ]/ \T-NUMB]$ ! COMPANY ( ,OTT]1 W]E N[ MU* \T-NUMB]$1 BUT !Y DEEM$ IT MI<T WELL BE ?AT !Y C\LD DISMAY ! ,GO?S S9CE !Y HAD BE5 /AY$ BY ! FALL ( !IR LEAD]2 & ,OTT]'S COMPANY W]E WE>I$ ) SORE FI<T+ AGA9/ A GREAT HO/4 ,NEV]!LESS !SE LA/1 :O HAD NOT SE5 ! FALL ( ,?IODOLF 7= ! ,ROMANS W]E ?ICK BETWE5 HIM & !M7 FELL ON ) SU* EXCE$+ FURY ?AT !Y DROVE ! ,ROMANS :O FAC$ !M BACK ON ?OSE :O HAD SET ON ! W$GE->RAY1 :I* ALSO /OOD FA/ UNDISMAY$2 = HE :O /OOD NEXT TO ,?IODOLF1 A MAN BIG ( BODY1 & /\T ( HE>T1 BI<T ,?OROLF1 HOVE UP A GREAT AX & CRI$ \T AL\D3  

0,H]E IS ! NEXT MAN TO ,?IODOLF6 H]E IS ONE :O WILL NOT FALL TILL SOME ONE ?RU/S HIM OV]1 H]E IS ,?OROLF ( ! ,WOLF+S6  ,/& FA/ & %IELD Y\1 & SMITE1 ?\< ,?IODOLF BE GONE UNTIMELY TO ! ,GODS60  

,SO NONE GAVE BACK A FOOT1 & FI]CE WAS ! FI<T AB\T ! W$GE- >RAY2 & ! M5 ( ,OTT]--BUT !RE WAS NO ,OTT] !RE1 & MANY ANO!R MAN WAS GONE1 & ,>9BIORN ! ,OLD L$ !M--!SE /ORM$ ON SO FI]CELY ?AT !Y CLEFT !IR WAY ?R\< ALL & JO9$ !MSELVES TO !IR K9DR$1 & ! BATTLE WAS R5EW$ 9 ! ,WOLF+ MEAD[4  ,BUT ! ,ROMANS HAD ?IS GA91 ?AT ,?IODOLF'S M5 HAD LET GO !IR OCCASION = FALL+ ON ! ,ROMANS ) !IR L9E SPREAD \T SO ?AT EV]Y MAN MI<T USE HIS WEAPONS2 YET W]E ! ,GO?S /RONG BO? 9 VALIANCY & 9 NUMB]S1 NOR MI<T ! ,ROMANS BREAK 9TO !IR >RAY1 & AS A=ESAID ! ,ROMANS W]E ! FEW]1 = IT WAS LESS ?AN HALF ( !IR HO/ ?AT HAD PURSU$ ! ,GO?S :5 !Y HAD BE5 ?RU/ BACK FROM !IR FI]CE ONSET3  NOR DID MORE ?AN ! HALF SEEM NE$$1 SO MANY ( !M HAD FALL5 ALONG ) ,OTT] ! ,W>-DUKE & ,SWE9BIORN ( ! ,BE>+S1 ?AT !Y SEEM$ TO ! ,ROMANS BUT A FEEBLE B& EASY TO OV]COME4  

,SO F\<T !Y 9 ! ,WOLF+ MEAD[ 9 ! FIF? H\R AFT] HI<- NOON1 & NEI!R YIELD$ TO ! O!R3  BUT :ILE !SE ?+S W]E A-DO+1 M5 LAID ,?IODOLF AD[N ALO( FROM ! BATTLE UND] A DODD]$ OAK HALF A FURLONG FROM :]E ! FI<T WAS A-DO+1 R\ND :OSE BOLE CLUNG FLOCKS ( WOOL FROM ! %EEP ?AT DREW >\ND IT 9 ! HOT SUMM]-TIDE & RUBB$ !MSELVES AGA9/ IT1 & ! GR\ND WAS TRODD5 B>E ( GRASS R\ND ! BOLE1 & CLOSE TO ! TRUNK WAS WORN 9TO A K9D ( TR5*4  ,!RE !N !Y LAID ,?IODOLF1 & !Y WOND]$ ?AT NO BLOOD CAME FROM HIM1 & ?AT !RE WAS NO SIGN ( A %OT-WEAPON 9 HIS BODY4  

,BUT AS = HIM1 :5 HE FELL1 ALL MEMORY ( ! BATTLE & :AT HAD GONE BE=E IT FAD$ FROM HIS M9D1 & HE PASS$ 9TO SWEET & PLEASANT DREAMS :]E9 HE WAS A LAD AGA9 9 ! DAYS BE=E HE HAD F\<T ) ! ?REE ,HUN-,K+S 9 ! HAZELL$ FIELD4  ,& 9 !SE DREAMS HE WAS DO+ AFT] ! MANN] ( Y\NG LADS1 SPORT+ 9 ! MEAD[S1 BACK+ UNBROK5 COLTS1 SWIMM+ 9 ! RIV]1 GO+ A- HUNT+ ) ! ELD] C>LES4  ,& ESPECIALLY HE DEEM$ ?AT HE WAS 9 ! COMPANY ( ONE OLD MAN :O HAD TAU<T HIM BO? WOOD-CRAFT & ! H&L+ ( WEAPONS3  & FAIR AT FIR/ WAS HIS DREAM ( HIS DO+S ) ?IS MAN2 HE WAS ) HIM 9 ! =GE SMI?Y+ A SWORD- BLADE1 & HAMM]+ 9TO ITS /EEL ! ?9 GOLD5 WIRES2 & FI%+ ) AN ANGLE ALONG ) HIM BY ! $DIES ( ,MIRKWOOD-WAT]2 & SITT+ ) HIM 9 AN +LE ( ! ,HALL1 ! OLD MAN TELL+ A TALE ( AN ANCI5T W>RIOR ( ! ,WOLF+S HI<T ,?IODOLF ALSO3  !N SUDD5LY & )\T GO+ !RE1 !Y W]E 9 A LITTLE CLE>+ ( ! WOODS RE/+ AFT] HUNT+1 A ROE-DE] ) AN >R[ 9 H] LY+ AT !IR FEET1 & ! OLD MAN WAS TALK+1 & TELL+ ,?IODOLF 9 :AT WISE IT WAS BE/ TO GO AB\T TO GET ! W9D ( A H>T2 BUT ALL ! :ILE !RE WAS GO+ ON ! ?UND] ( A GREAT GALE ( W9D ?R\< ! WOODL& B\<S1 EV5 AS ! DRONE ( A BAG- PIPE CLEAVES TO ! TUNE4  ,PRES5TLY ,?IODOLF >OSE & W\LD GO AB\T HIS HUNT+ AGA91 & /OOP$ TO TAKE UP HIS SPE>1 & EV5 !RE) ! OLD MAN'S SPEE* /AY$1 & ,?IODOLF LOOK$ UP1 & LO1 HIS FACE WAS :ITE LIKE /ONE1 & HE T\*$ HIM1 & HE WAS H>D AS FL9T1 & LIKE ! IMAGE ( AN ANCI5T GOD AS TO HIS FACE & H&S1 ?\< ! W9D /IRR$ HIS HAIR & HIS RAIM5T1 AS !Y DID BE=E4  ,!RE) A GREAT PANG SMOTE ,?IODOLF 9 HIS DREAM1 & HE FELT AS IF HE ALSO W]E /IFF5+ 9TO /ONE1 & HE /ROVE & /RUGGL$1 & LO1 ! WILD-WOOD WAS GONE1 & A :ITE LI<T EMPTY ( ALL VISION WAS BE=E HIM1 & AS HE MOV$ HIS HEAD ?IS BECAME ! ,WOLF+ MEAD[1 AS HE HAD KN[N IT SO LONG1 & !REAT A S(T PLEASURE & JOY TOOK HOLD ( HIM1 TILL AGA9 HE LOOK$1 & SAW !RE NO LONG] ! K9E & %EEP1 & ! H]D-WOM5 T5D+ !M1 BUT ! RU% & TURMOIL ( ?AT FI]CE BATTLE1 ! CONFUS$ ?UND]+ NOISE ( :I* WAS GO+ UP TO ! HEAV5S2 = 9DE$ HE WAS N[ FULLY AWAKE AGA94  

,SO HE /OOD UP & LOOK$ AB\T2 & >\ND HIM WAS A R+ ( ! SORR[FUL FACES ( ! W>RIORS1 :O HAD DEEM$ ?AT HE WAS HURT DEADLY1 ?\< NO HURT C\LD !Y F9D UPON HIM4  ,BUT ! ,DW>F- WR\<T ,HAUB]K LAY UPON ! GR\ND BESIDE HIM2 = !Y HAD TAK5 IT (F HIM TO LOOK = HIS HURTS4  

,SO HE LOOK$ 9TO !IR FACES & SAID3  0,:AT AILE? Y\1 YE M58  ,I AM ALIVE & UNHURT2 :AT HA? BETID$80  

,& ONE SAID3  0,>T ?\ V]ILY ALIVE1 OR A MAN COME BACK FROM ! DEAD8  ,WE SAW !E FALL AS ?\ W5TE/ LEAD+ US AGA9/ ! FOE AS IF ?\ HAD/ BE5 SMITT5 BY A ?UND]-BOLT1 & WE DEEM$ !E DEAD OR GRIEV\SLY HURT4  ,N[ ! C>LES >E FI<T+ /\TLY1 & ALL IS WELL S9CE ?\ LIVE/ YET40  

,SO HE SAID3  0,GIVE ME ! PO9T & $GES ?AT ,I KN[1 ?AT ,I MAY SMITE MYSELF !RE) & NOT ! FOEM52 = ,I HAVE FE>$ & BL5*$ FROM ! BATTLE40  

,SAID AN OLD W>RIOR3  0,IF ?AT BE SO1 ,?IODOLF1 WILT ?\ BL5* TWICE8  ,IS NOT ONCE 5\<8  ,N[ LET US GO BACK TO ! H>D H&PLAY1 & IF ?\ WILT1 SMITE ?YSELF AFT] ! BATTLE1 :5 WE HAVE ONCE MORE HAD A MAN'S HELP ( !E40  

,!RE) HE HELD \T ,?RONG-PL[ TO HIM BY ! PO9T1 & ,?IODOLF TOOK HOLD ( ! HILTS & H&L$ IT & SAID3  0,LET US HA/51 :ILE ! ,GODS WILL HAVE IT SO1 & :ILE !Y >E /ILL SUFF]+ ME TO /RIKE A /ROKE = ! K9DR$40  

,& !RE) HE BR&I%$ ,?RONG-PL[1 & W5T =? T[>D ! BATTLE1 & ! HE>T GREW HOT )9 HIM1 & ! JOY ( WAK+ LIFE CAME BACK TO HIM1 ! JOY :I* BUT ]E:ILE HE HAD GIV5 TO A M]E DREAM4  

,BUT ! OLD MAN :O HAD REBUK$ HIM /OOP$ D[N & LIFT$ ! ,HAUB]K FROM ! GR\ND1 & CRI$ \T AFT] HIM1 0,O ,?IODOLF1 & WILT ?\ GO NAK$ 9TO SO /RONG A FI<T8 & ?\ ) ?IS SO GOODLY SWORD-RAMP>T80  

,?IODOLF /AY$ A MOM5T1 & EV5 !RE) !Y LOOK$1 & LO6 ! ,ROMANS GIV+ BACK BE=E ! ,GO?S & ! ,GO?S FOLL[+ UP ! *ASE1 BUT SL[LY & /EADILY4  ,!N ,?IODOLF HE$$ NO?+ SAVE ! BATTLE1 BUT RAN =W>D HA/ILY1 & ?OSE W>RIORS FOLL[$ HIM1 ! OLD MAN LA/ ( ALL HOLD+ ! ,HAUB]K 9 HIS H&1 & MUTT]+3  

0,SO F>ES HOT BLOOD TO ! GLOOM+ & ! WORLD B5EA? ! GRASS2   

,& ! FRUIT ( ! ,WOLF+S' OR*>D 9 A FLA% FROM ! WORLD MU/   

PASS4   

,M5 SAY ?AT ! TREE %ALL BLOSSOM 9 ! G>D5 ( ! FOLK1   

,& ! NEW TWIG ?RU/ HIM =W>D FROM ! PLACE :]E ! OLD ONE   

BROKE1   

,& ALL BE WELL AS A=ETIME3  BUT OLD & OLD ,I GR[1   

,& ,I D\BT ME IF SU* ANO!R ! FOLK TO COME %ALL KN[40   

,& HE /ILL HURRI$ =W>D AS FA/ AS HIS OLD BODY MI<T GO1 SO ?AT HE MI<T WRAP ! SAFEGU>D ( ! ,HAUB]K R\ND ,?IODOLF'S BODY4  

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