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,! ,GO?S ,>E ,OV]?R[N ,BY ,! ,ROMANS 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

,TEXT 3 

,N[ ROSE UP A MI<TY %\T :5 ,?IODOLF CAME BACK TO ! BATTLE ( ! K9DR$S1 = MANY ?\<T HE HAD BE5 SLA92 & !Y GA!R$ R\ND AB\T HIM1 & CRI$ \T TO HIM JOY\SLY \T ( !IR HE>TS ( GOOD-FELL[%IP1 & ! OLD MAN :O HAD REBUK$ ,?IODOLF1 & :O WAS ,JORUND ( ! ,WOLF+S1 CAME UP TO HIM & REA*$ \T TO HIM ! ,HAUB]K1 & HE DID IT ON SC>CE HE$+2 = ALL HIS HE>T & S\L WAS TURN$ T[>D ! BATTLE ( ! ,ROMANS & :AT !Y W]E A- DO+2 & HE SAW ?AT !Y W]E FALL+ BACK 9 GOOD ORD]1 AS M5 \T-NUMB]$1 BUT UNDISMAY$4  ,SO HE GA!R$ ALL HIS M5 TOGE!R & ORD]$ !M AFRE%2 = !Y W]E SOME:AT DIS>RAY$ ) ! FRAY & ! *ASE3  & N[ HE NO LONG] ORD]$ !M 9 ! W$GE >RAY1 BUT 9 A L9E H]E ?REE DEEP1 H]E FIVE DEEP1 OR MORE1 = ! FOES W]E H>D AT H&1 & \TNUMB]$1 & SO F> OV]COME1 ?AT HE & ALL M5 DEEM$ IT A LITTLE MATT] TO GIVE !SE !IR LA/ OV]?R[1 & !N ONW>D TO ,WOLF-/EAD TO /ORM ON :AT WAS LEFT !RE & PURGE ! H\SE ( ! FOEM54  ,H[BEIT ,?IODOLF BE?\<T HIM ?AT SUCCOR MI<T COME TO ! ,ROMANS FROM !IR MA9- BATTLE1 AS !Y NE$$ NOT MANY M5 !RE1 S9CE !RE WAS NAU<T TO FE> BEH9D !M3  BUT ! ?\<T WAS DIM )9 HIM1 = ONCE MORE S9CE HE HAD GOTT5 ! ,HAUB]K ON HIM ! E>? WAS WAV]+ & DREAM-LIKE3  HE LOOK$ AB\T HIM1 & N[ISE WAS HE AS 9 PA/ DAYS ( BATTLE :5 HE SAW NAU<T BUT ! FOE BE=E HIM1 & HOP$ = NO?+ SAVE ! VICTORY4  ,BUT N[ 9DE$ ! ,WOOD-,SUN SEEM$ TO HIM TO BE BESIDE HIM1 & NOT AGA9/ HIS WILL1 AS ONE BESETT+ & H9D]+ HIM1 BUT AS ?\< HIS [N LONG+ HAD DRAWN H] ?I!R & W\LD NOT LET H] DEP>T2 & :ILES IT SEEM$ TO HIM ?AT H] BEAUTY WAS CLE>] TO BE SE5 ?AN ! BODIES ( ! W>RIORS R\ND AB\T HIM4  ,= ! RE/ HE SEEM$ TO BE 9 A DREAM 9DE$1 &1 AS M5 DO 9 DREAMS1 TO BE = EV] /RIV+ TO BE DO+ SOME?+ ( MORE MOM5T ?AN ANY?+ :I* HE DID1 BUT :I* HE MU/ EV] LEAVE UNDONE4  ,& AS ! DREAM GA!R$ & ?ICK5$ AB\T HIM ! FOE BE=E HIM *ANG$ TO HIS EYES1 & SEEM$ NO LONG] ! /]N BR[N- SK9N$ SMOO?-FAC$ M5 UND] !IR CRE/$ IRON HELMS ) !IR IRON-COV]$ %IELDS BE=E !M1 BUT RA!R1 BIG-HEAD$ M51 SMALL ( /ATURE1 LONG-BE>D$1 SW>T1 CROOK$ ( BODY1 EXCE$+ F\L ( ASPECT4  ,& HE LOOK$ ON & DID NO?+ = A :ILE1 & HIS HEAD :IRL$ AS ?\< HE HAD BE5 GRIEV\SLY SMITT54  

,?US T>RI$ ! K9DR$S A:ILE1 & !Y W]E BEWILD]$ & !IR HE>TS FELL BECAUSE ,?IODOLF DID NOT FLY ON ! FOEM5 LIKE A FALCON ON ! QU>RY1 AS HIS WONT WAS4  ,BUT AS = ! ,ROMANS1 !Y HAD N[ /AY$1 & W]E FAC+ !IR FOES AGA91 & ?AT ON A VANTAGE- GR\ND1 S9CE ! FIELD SLOP$ UP T[>D ! ,WOLF+ DWELL+2 & !Y GA!R$ HE>T :5 !Y SAW ?AT ! ,GO?S T>RI$ & =BORE !M4  ,BUT ! SUN WAS S9K+1 & ! EV5+ WAS H>D AT H&4  

,SO AT LA/ ,?IODOLF L$ =W>D ) ,?RONG-PL[ HELD AL(T 9 HIS RI<T H&2 BUT HIS LEFT H& HE HELD \T BY HIS SIDE1 AS ?\< HE W]E LEAD+ SOMEONE ALONG4  ,& AS HE W5T1 HE MUTT]$3  0,:5 WILL !SE ACCURS$ SONS ( ! NE!R E>? LEAVE ! WAY CLE> TO US1 ?AT WE MAY BE ALONE & TAKE PLEASURE EA* 9 EA* AMID ( ! FL[]S & ! SUN80  

,N[ AS ! TWO HO/S DREW NE> TO ONE ANO!R1 AGA9 CAME ! S\ND ( TRUMPETS AF> (F1 & M5 KNEW ?AT ?IS W\LD BE SUCCOR COM+ TO ! ,ROMANS FROM !IR MA9-BATTLE1 & ! ,ROMANS !REON %\T$ = JOY1 & ! HO/ ( ! K9DR$S MI<T NO LONG] =BE>1 BUT RU%$ ON FI]CELY AGA9/ !M2 & = ,?IODOLF IT WAS N[ COME TO ?IS1 ?AT SO 5TANGL$ WAS HE 9 HIS DREAM ?AT HE RA!R W5T ) HIS M5 ?AN L$ !M4  ,YET HAD HE ,?RONG-PL[ 9 HIS RI<T H&1 & HE MUTT]$ 9 HIS BE>D AS HE W5T1 0,SMITE BE=E6 SMITE BEH9D6 & SMITE ON ! RI<T H&6 BUT NEV] ON ! LEFT60  

,?US !N !Y MET1 & AS BE=E1 NEI!R MI<T ! ,GO?S SWEEP ! ,ROMANS AWAY1 NOR ! ,ROMANS BREAK ! ,GO?S 9TO FLI<T2 YET W]E MANY ( ! K9DR$ ANXI\S & TR\BL$1 S9CE !Y KNEW ?AT AID WAS COM+ TO ! ,ROMANS1 & !Y HE>D ! TRUMPETS S\ND+ NE>] & MORE JOY\S2 & AT LA/1 AS ! M5 ( ! K9DR$S W]E GR[+ A-WE>I$ ) FI<T+1 !Y HE>D ?OSE HORNS AS IT W]E 9 !IR V]Y E>S1 & ! ?UND] ( ! TRAMP ( FOOTM51 & !Y KNEW ?AT A FRE% HO/ ( M5 WAS UPON !M2 !N ?OSE !Y HAD BE5 FI<T+ ) OP5$ BE=E !M1 FALL+ ASIDE TO ! RI<T & ! LEFT1 & ! FRE% M5 PASS+ BETWE5 !M1 FELL ON ! ,GO?S LIKE ! WAT]S ( A RIV] :5 A SLUICE-GATE IS OP5$4  ,!Y CAME ON 9 V]Y GOOD ORD]1 NEV] BREAK+ !IR RANKS1 BUT SWIFT )AL1 SMIT+ & PU%+ BE=E !M1 & SO BRAKE ?R\< ! >RAY ( ! ,GO?-FOLK1 & DRAVE !M ?IS WAY & ?AT WAY D[N ! SLOPES4  

,YET /ILL F\<T ! W>RIORS ( ! K9DR$ MO/ VALIANTLY1 MAK+ /& & FAC+ ! FOE AGA9 & AGA9 9 KNOTS ( A SCORE OR TWO SCORE1 OR MAYBE T5 SCORE2 & ?\< MANY A MAN WAS SLA91 YET SC>CE ANY ONE BE=E HE HAD SLA9 OR HURT A ,ROMAN2 & SOME !RE W]E1 & !Y ! OLDE/1 :O F\<T AS IF !Y & ! FEW AB\T !M W]E ALL ! HO/ ?AT WAS LEFT TO ! FOLK1 & HE$$ NOT ?AT O!RS W]E DRIV5 BACK1 OR ?AT ! ,ROMANS GA!R$ AB\T !M1 CUTT+ !M (F FROM ALL SUCCOR & AID1 BUT W5T ON SMIT+ TILL !Y W]E FELL$ ) MANY /ROKES4  

,H[BEIT ! >RAY ( ! ,GO?S WAS BROK5 & MANY W]E SLA91 & P]=CE !Y MU/ GIVE BACK1 & IT SEEM$ AS IF !Y W\LD BE DRIV5 9TO ! RIV] & ALL BE LO/4  

,BUT = ,?IODOLF1 ?IS BEFELL HIM3  ?AT AT FIR/1 :5 ?OSE FRE% M5 FELL ON1 HE SEEM$1 AS IT W]E1 TO WAKE UNTO HIMSELF AGA91 & HE CRI$ AL\D ! CRY ( ! ,WOLF1 & ?RU/ 9TO ! ?ICKE/ ( ! FRAY1 & SLEW MANY & WAS HURT ( NONE1 & = A MOM5T ( TIME !RE WAS AN EMPTY SPACE R\ND AB\T HIM1 SU* FE> HE CA/ EV5 9TO ! VALIANT HE>TS ( ! FOEM54  ,BUT ?OSE :O HAD TIME TO SEE HIM AS !Y /OOD BY HIM NOT$ ?AT HE WAS AS PALE AS A DEAD MAN1 & HIS EYES SET & />+2 & SO ( A SUDD51 :ILE HE /OOD ?US ?REAT5+ ! R+ ( D\BTFUL FOEM51 ! WEAKNESS TOOK HIM AGA91 ,?RONG-PL[ TUMBL$ FROM HIS H&1 & HE FELL TO E>? AS ONE DEAD4  

,!N ( ?OSE :O SAW HIM SOME DEEM$ ?AT HE HAD BE5 /RIV+ AGA9/ SOME SECRET HURT TILL HE C\LD DO NO MORE2 & SOME ?AT !RE WAS A CURSE ABROAD ?AT HAD FALL5 UPON HIM & UPON ALL ! K9DR$S ( ! ,M>K2 SOME ?\<T HIM DEAD & SOME SWOON+4  ,BUT1 DEAD OR ALIVE1 ! W>RIORS W\LD NOT LEAVE !IR ,W>-DUKE AMONG ! FOEM51 SO !Y LIFT$ HIM1 & GA!R$ AB\T HIM A GOODLY B& ?AT HELD ITS [N AGA9/ ALL COM]S1 & F\<T ?R\< ! TURMOIL /\TLY & /EADILY2 & O!RS GA!R$ TO !M1 TILL !Y BEGAN TO BE SOME?+ LIKE A HO/ AGA91 & ! ,ROMANS MI<T NOT BREAK !M 9TO KNOTS ( DESP]ATE M5 ANY MORE4  

,?US !Y F\<T !IR WAY1 ,>9BIORN ( ! ,BE>+S LEAD+ !M N[1 ) A M9D TO MAKE A /& = LIFE OR DEA? ON SOME VANTAGE- GR\ND2 & SO1 (T5 TURN+ UPON ! ,ROMANS1 !Y CAME 9 >RAY EV] GR[+ MORE SOLID TO ! RIS+ GR\ND LOOK+ ONE WAY OV] ! =D & ! O!R TO ! SLOPES :]E ! BATTLE HAD JU/ BE54 ,!RE !Y FAC$ ! FOE AS M5 :O MAY BE SLA91 BUT WILL BE DRIV5 NO FUR!R2 & :AT B[M5 !Y HAD GOT SPREAD \T FROM !IR FLANKS & %OT ON ! ,ROMANS1 :O HAD ) !M NO LI<T->M$1 OR SL+]S OR B[M51 = !Y HAD LEFT !M AT ,WOLF-/EAD4  ,SO ! ,ROMANS /OOD A :ILE1 & GAVE BREA?+-SPACE TO ! ,M>KM51 :I* 9DE$ WAS ! SAV+ ( !M3  = IF !Y HAD FALL5 ON HOTLY & HELD TO IT /EADILY1 IT IS LIKE ?AT !Y W\LD HAVE PASS$ OV] ALL ! BODIES ( ! ,M>KM53  = !SE HAD LO/ !IR LEAD]1 EI!R SLA91 AS SOME ?\<T1 OR1 AS O!RS ?\<T1 BANN$ FROM LEAD]%IP BY ! ,GODS2 & !IR HO/ WAS HEAVYHE>T$2 & ?\< IT IS LIKE ?AT !Y W\LD HAVE /OOD !RE TILL EA* HAD FALL5 OV] O!R1 YET WAS !IR HOPE GR[N DIM1 & ! :OLE FOLK BR\<T TO A P]IL\S & FE>FUL PASS1 = IF !SE W]E SLA9 OR SCATT]$ !RE W]E NO MORE BUT !Y1 & NAU<T BETWE5 FIRE & ! SWORD & ! PEOPLE ( ! ,M>K4  

,BUT ONCE AGA9 ! FA9T-HE>T FOLLY ( ! ,ROMAN ,CAPTA9 SAV$ HIS FOES3  = :]EAS HE ONCE ?\<T ?AT ! :OLE P[] ( ! ,M>KM5 LAY 9 ,OTT] & HIS COMPANY1 & DEEM$ !M TOO LITTLE TO M$DLE )1 SO N[ HE RAN HIS HEAD 9TO ! O!R H$GE1 & DEEM$ ?AT ,?IODOLF'S COMPANY WAS BUT A P>T ( ! SUCCOR ?AT WAS AT H& = ! ,GO?S1 & ?AT !Y W]E OV]-BIG = HIM TO M$DLE )4  

,TRUE IT IS ALSO ?AT N[ D>K NI<T WAS COM+ ON1 & ! L& WAS UNKN[N TO ! ,ROMANS1 :O MOREOV] TRU/$ NOT :OLLY TO ! DA/>DS ( ! ,GO?S :O W]E !IR GUIDES & SC\TS3  FUR!RMORE ! WOOD WAS AT H&1 & !Y KNEW NOT :AT IT HELD2 & ) ALL ?IS & ABOVE IT ALL1 IT IS TO BE SAID ?AT OV] !M ALSO HAD FALL5 A DREAD ( SOME DOOM ANE>2 = ?OSE HABITATIONS AMID ( ! WILD-WOODS W]E T]RIBLE TO !M AS !Y W]E DE> TO ! ,GO?S2 & ! ,GODS ( !IR FOEM5 SEEM$ TO BE LY+ 9 WAIT TO FALL UPON !M1 EV5 IF !Y %\LD SLAY EV]Y MAN ( ! K9DR$S4  

,SO N[ HAV+ DRIV5 BACK ! ,GO?S TO ?AT HEI<T OV] ! =D1 :I* 9DE$ WAS NO /RON<OLD1 NO M\NTA91 SC>CE A HILL EV51 NAU<T BUT A G5TLE SWELL+ ( ! E>?1 !Y =EBORE !M2 & RAIS+ UP ! :OOP ( VICTORY DREW SL[LY ABACK1 PICK+ UP !IR [N DEAD & W\ND$1 & SLAY+ ! W\ND$ ,M>KM54  ,!Y HAD ) !M ALSO SOME FEW CAPTIVES1 BUT NOT MANY2 = ! FI<T+ HAD BE5 TO ! DEA? BETWE5 MAN & MAN ON ! ,WOLF+ ,MEAD[4  

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