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,! ,ANCI5T ,MAN ,( ,! ,DAYL+S 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

,TEXT 3 

,!RE /ILL HUNG ! MORE P>T ( ! /AY-AT-HOMES R\ND AB\T ! ,RO(4  ,BUT ON ! PLA9 B5EA? ! T(TS W]E ALL ! WA9S ( ! HO/ DRAWN UP R\ND AB\T A SQU>E LIKE ! /REETS AB\T A M>KET- PLACE2 ALL !SE N[ HAD !IR TILTS RIGG$ OV] !M1 SOME :ITE1 SOME BLACK1 SOME R$1 SOME TAWNY ( HUE2 & SOME1 :I* W]E ( ! ,BEAM+S1 GRE5 LIKE ! LEAFY TREE4  

,! W>RIORS ( ! HO/ W5T D[N 9TO ?IS WA9-T[N1 :I* !Y HAD NOT F5C$ 9 ANY WAY1 S9CE !Y 9 NO WISE LOOK$ = ANY ONSET !RE2 & !RE W]E !IR ?RALLS DI<T+ ! FEA/ = !M1 & A MANY ( ! ,DAYL+ K9DR$1 BO? M5 & WOM51 W5T ) !M2 BUT SOME M5 DID ! ,DAYL+S BR+ 9TO !IR ,RO(1 = !RE WAS ROOM = A GOOD MANY BESIDES !IR [N FOLK4  ,SO !Y W5T OV] ! ,BRIDGE ( TURF 9TO ! G>? & 9TO ! ,GREAT ,RO( ( ! ,DAYL+S2 & AMONG !SE W]E ! TWO ,W>-DUKES4  

,SO :5 !Y CAME TO ! DAIS IT WAS AS FAIR ALL R\ND AB\T !RE AS MI<T WELL BE2 & !RE SAT ELD]S & ANCI5T W>RIORS TO WELCOME ! GUE/S2 & AMONG !M WAS ! OLD C>LE :O HAD SAT ON ! $GE ( ! BURG TO WAT* ! F>+ ( ! HO/1 & HAD %UDD]$ BACK AT ! SI<T ( ! ,WOLF+ ,BANN]4  

,& :5 ! OLD C>LE SAW ! GUE/S1 HE FIX$ HIS EYES ON ,?IODOLF1 & PRES5TLY CAME UP & /OOD BE=E HIM2 & ,?IODOLF LOOK$ ON ! OLD MAN1 & GREET$ HIM K9DLY & SMIL$ ON HIM2 BUT ! C>LE SPAKE NOT TILL HE HAD LOOK$ ON HIM A :ILE2 & AT LA/ HE FELL A- TREMBL+1 & REA*$ HIS H&S \T TO ,?IODOLF'S B>E HEAD1 & H&L$ HIS CURLS & C>ESS$ !M1 AS A MO!R DOES ) H] SON1 EV5 IF HE BE A GRIZZL$-HAIR$ MAN1 :5 !RE IS NONE BY3  & AT LA/ HE SAID3  

0,H[ DE> IS ! HEAD ( ! MI<TY1 & ! APPLE ( ! TREE   

,?AT BLOOMS ) ! LIFE ( ! PEOPLE :I* IS & YET %ALL BE6   

,IT IS HELM$ ) ANCI5T WISDOM1 & ! LONG REMEMB]$ ?\<T1   

,?AT LIVE? :5 DEAD IS ! IRON1 & ITS V]Y RU/ BUT NAU<T4   

,AH6 W]E ,I BUT Y\NG AS A=ETIME1 ,I W\LD F>E TO ! BATTLE-/EAD   

,& /& AMID ( ! SPE>-HAIL = ! PRAISE ( ! H& & !   

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,!N HIS H&S LEFT ,?IODOLF'S HEAD1 & /RAY$ D[N TO HIS %\LD]S & HIS BREA/1 & HE FELT ! COLD R+S ( ! HAUB]K1 & LET HIS H&S FALL D[N TO HIS SIDE AGA92 & ! TE>S GU%$ \T ( HIS OLD EYES & AGA9 HE SPAKE3  

0,O H\SE ( ! HE>T ( ! MI<TY1 ,O BREA/ ( ! BATTLE-LORD   

,:Y >T ?\ COLDLY HIDD5 FROM ! FLICK]+ FLAME ( ! SWORD8   

,I KN[ !E NOT1 NOR SEE !E2 ?\ >T AS ! FELLS AF>   

,:]E ! ,FA!RS HAVE !IR DWELL+1 & ! HALLS ( ,GODHOME >E3   

,! W9D BL[S WILD BETWIXT US1 & ! CL\D-RACK FLIES ALONG1   

,& HI< AL(T 5FOLDE? ! DWELL+ ( ! /RONG2   

,!Y >E1 AS ( OLD !Y HAVE BE51 BUT !IR HE>?S FLAME NOT =   

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,& ! K9DNESS ( !IR FEA/-HALLS M9E EYES %ALL NEV] SEE40   

,?IODOLF'S LIPS /ILL SMIL$ ON ! OLD MAN1 BUT A %AD[ HAD COME OV] HIS EYES & HIS BR[2 & ! *IEF ( ! ,DAYL+S & !IR MI<TY GUE/S /OOD BY LI/5+ 9T5TLY ) ! KNIT BR[S ( ANXI\S M52 NOR DID ANY SPEAK TILL ! ANCI5T MAN AGA9 BETOOK HIM TO WORDS3  

0,I CAME TO ! H\SE ( ! FOEMAN :5 HUNG] MADE ME A FOOL2   

,& ! FOEMAN SAID1 ',?\ >T WE>Y1 LO1 SET ?Y FOOT ON ! /OOL2'   

,& ,I /RET*$ \T MY FEET1--& WAS %ACKL$3  & HE SPAKE ) A   

DA/>D'S SMILE1   

',O GUE/1 ?9E H&S >E HEAVY2 N[ RE/ !M = A :ILE6'   

,SO ,I /RET*$ \T MY H&S1 & ! H&-GYVES LAY COLD ON EI!R   

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,& ! WOOD ( ! WOLF HAD BE5 BETT] ?AN ?AT FEA/-HALL1 HAD ,I   

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,?AT ?IS WAS ! ANCI5T PIT-FALL1 & ! LONG EXPECT$ TRAP1   

,& ?AT N[ = MY HE>T'S DESIRE ,I HAD SOLD ! WORLD'S GOODHAP40   

,!RE) ! ANCI5T MAN TURN$ SL[LY AWAY FROM ,?IODOLF1 & DEP>T$ SADLY TO HIS [N PLACE4  ,?IODOLF *ANG$ C\NT5ANCE BUT LITTLE1 ALBEIT ?OSE AB\T HIM LOOK$ /RANGELY ON HIM1 AS ?\< IF !Y DUR/ !Y W\LD ASK HIM :AT !SE WORDS MI<T BE1 & IF HE FROM HIS HIDD5 KN[L$GE MI<T FIT A MEAN+ TO !M4  ,= TO MANY !RE WAS A WORD ( W>N+ 9 !M1 & TO SOME AN EVIL OM5 ( ! DAYS SOON TO BE2 & SC>CE ANYONE HE>D ?OSE WORDS BUT HE HAD A MISGIV+ 9 HIS HE>T1 = ! ANCI5T MAN WAS KN[N TO BE =ESEE+1 & WILD & /RANGE HIS WORDS SEEM$ TO !M4  

,BUT ,AGNI W\LD MAKE LI<T ( IT1 & HE SAID3  0,ASMUND ! ,OLD IS ( GOOD WILL1 & WISE HE IS2 BUT HE HA? GREAT LONG+S = ! DE$S ( M51 :5 HE HA? TID+S ( BATTLE2 = A GREAT W>RIOR & A R$-H& HEW] HE HA? BE5 9 TIMES PA/2 HE LOVES ! ,K9DR$1 & DEEMS IT ILL IF HE MAY NOT F>E AFIELD ) !M2 = ! ?\<T ( DY+ 9 ! /RAW IS HATEFUL TO HIM40  

0,YEA10 SAID ANO!R1 0& MOREOV] HE HA? SE5 SONS :OM HE LOV$ SLA9 9 BATTLE2 & :5 HE SEE? A W>RIOR 9 HIS PRIME HE BECOME? DE> TO HIM1 & HE FE>E? = HIM40  

0,YET10 SAID A ?IRD1 0,ASMUND IS =ESEE+2 & MAY BE1 ,?IODOLF1 ?\ WILT WOT ( ! DRIFT ( !SE WORDS1 & TELL US !RE(40  

,BUT ,?IODOLF SPAKE NAU<T ( ! MATT]1 ?\< 9 HIS HE>T HE POND]$ IT4  

,SO ! GUE/S W]E L$ TO TABLE1 & ! FEA/ BEGAN1 )9 ! HALL & )\T IT1 & WIDE AB\T ! PLA92 & ! ,DAYL+ MAID5S W5T 9 B&S TRIMLY DECK$ \T ?R\<\T ALL ! HO/ & S]V$ ! W>RIORS ) MEAT & DR9K1 & SANG ! OV]WORD TO !IR LAYS1 & SMOTE ! H>P1 & DREW ! B[ OV] ! FIDDLE TILL IT LAU<$ & WAIL$ & *UCKL$1 & W]E BLI! & M]RY ) ALL1 & GREAT WAS ! GLEE ON ! EVE ( BATTLE4  ,& IF ,?IODOLF'S HE>T W]E OV]CA/1 HIS FACE %[$ IT NOT1 BUT HE PASS$ FROM HALL TO WA9-BURG & FROM WA9-BURG TO HALL AGA9 BLI! & JOY\S ) ALL M54  ,& !REBY HE RAIS$ ! HE>TS ( M51 & !Y DEEM$ IT GOOD ?AT !Y HAD GOTT5 SU* A ,W>-DUKE1 MEET TO UPHOLD ALL HE>TS ( M5 BO? AT ! FEA/ & 9 ! FRAY4  

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