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,!Y ,F>E ,TO ,! ,HUNT+ ,( ,! ,ELK 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

,TEXT 3 

,:5 !Y CAME 9TO ! ,HALL1 ! HE>?-FIRE HAD BE5 QUICK5$1 & ! SLEEP]S ON ! FLOOR HAD BE5 WAK5$1 & ALL FOLK W]E A/IR4 ,SO ! OLD MAN SAT D[N BY ! HE>? :ILE ,GOLD-MANE BUSI$ HIMSELF 9 FET*+ WOOD & WAT]1 & 9 SWEEP+ \T ! ,HALL1 & O!R SU* WORKS ( ! E>LY MORN+4  ,9 A LITTLE :ILE ,HALL-FACE & ! O!R Y\NG M5 & W>RIORS W]E AFOOT DULY CLAD1 & ! ,ALD]MAN CAME FROM HIS *AMB] & GREET$ ALL M5 K9DLY4  ,SOON MEAT WAS SET UPON ! BO>DS1 & M5 BROKE !IR FA/2 & DAY DAWN$ :ILE !Y W]E AB\T IT1 & ]E IT WAS ALL DONE ! SUN ROSE CLE> & GOLD51 SO ?AT ALL M5 KNEW ?AT ! DAY W\LD BE FAIR1 = ! FRO/ SEEM$ H>D & 5DUR+4  

,!N ! EAG] Y\NG M5 & ! HUNT]S1 & ?OSE :O KNEW ! M\NTA9 BE/ DREW TOGE!R AB\T ! HE>?1 & FELL TO TALK+ ( ! HUNT+ ( ! ELK2 & !RE W]E ?REE !RE :O KNEW BO? ! WOODS & ALSO ! FELLS RI<T UP TO ! ICE-RIV]S BETT] ?AN ANY O!R2 & !SE SAID ?AT !Y :O W]E FA9 ( ! HUNT+ ( ! ELK W\LD HAVE NO LIKELI] TIME ?AN ?AT DAY = A YE> TO COME4 ,%ORT WAS ! R$E BETWIXT !M1 = !Y SAID !Y W\LD GO TO ! WORK AT ONCE & MAKE ! MO/ ( ! %ORT W9T] DAYLI<T4  ,SO !Y W5T EA* TO HIS PLACE1 & SOME \TSIDE ?AT ,H\SE TO !IR FA!RS' H\SES TO FET* EA* MAN HIS GE>4  ,FACE-(-GOD = HIS P>T W5T TO HIS %UT-B$1 & /OOD BY HIS *E/1 & OP5$ IT1 & DREW \T ( IT A F9E HAUB]K ( R+-MAIL :I* HIS FA!R HAD MADE = HIM3 = ?\< ,FACE-(-GOD WAS A DEFT WRI<T1 HE WAS NOT BY A LONG WAY SO DEFT AS HIS FA!R1 :O WAS ! DEFTE/ ( ALL M5 ( ?AT TIME & C\NTRY2 SO ?AT ! ALI5 M]*ANTS W\LD GIVE HIM :AT HE W\LD = HIS HAUB]KS & HELMS1 :5SO HE W\LD *AFF] ) !M1 :I* WAS BUT SELDOM4  ,SO ,FACE-(-GOD DID ON ?IS HAUB]K OV] HIS KIRTLE1 & OV] IT HE CA/ HIS F\L-WEA!R WE$1 SO ?AT NONE MI<T SEE IT3  HE GIRT A /RONG W>-SWORD TO HIS SIDE1 CA/ HIS QUIV] OV] HIS %\LD]1 & TOOK HIS B[ 9 HIS H&1 AL?\< HE HAD LITTLE LU/ TO %OOT ELKS ?AT DAY1 EV5 AS ,/ONE-FACE HAD SAID2 !RE)AL HE TOOK HIS SKIDS1 & W5T =? ( ! HALL TO ! GATE ( ! ,BURG2 :]ETO GA!R$ ! :OLE COMPANY ( TW5TY-?REE1 & ,GOLD-MANE ! TW5TY-F\R?4  ,& EA* MAN !RE HAD HIS SKIDS & HIS B[ & QUIV]1 & :ATSO O!R WEAPON1 AS %ORT-SWORD1 OR WOOD-KNIFE1 OR AX1 SEEM$ GOOD TO HIM4  

,SO !Y W5T \T-A-GATES1 & CLOMB ! /AIRWAY 9 ! CLIFF :I* L$ TO ! ANCI5T WAT*-T[]3  = IT WAS ON ! L[] SLOPES ( ! FELLS :I* LAY NE> TO ! ,WELT]+ ,WAT] ?AT !Y LOOK$ TO F9D ! ELKS1 & ?IS WAS ! NI<E/ ROAD !RETO4  ,:5 !Y HAD GOTT5 TO ! TOP !Y LO/ NO TIME1 BUT W5T !IR WAYS NE>LY DUE EA/1 MAK+ WAY EASILY :]E !RE W]E BUT SCATT]$ TREES CLOSE TO ! LIP ( ! %E] CLIFFS4  

,!Y W5T M]RILY ON !IR SKIDS OV] ! CLOSE-LY+ SN[1 & W]E SOON UP ON ! GREAT %\LD]S ( ! FELLS ?AT W5T UP FROM ! BANK ( ! ,WELT]+ ,WAT]3  AT NOON !Y CAME 9TO A LITTLE DALE :]E9 W]E A FEW TREES1 & !RE !Y ABID$ TO EAT !IR MEAT1 & W]E V]Y M]RY1 MAK+ = !MSELVES TABLES & B5*ES ( ! DRIFT$ SN[1 & PIL+ IT UP TO W9DW>D AS A DEF5SE AGA9/ ! W9D1 :I* HAD N[ >IS51 LITTLE BUT BITT] FROM ! S\?-EA/2 SO ?AT SOME1 & !Y ! WISE/1 BEGAN TO LOOK = F\L WEA!R3 :]E=E !Y T>RI$ ! %ORT] :ILE 9 ! SAID DALE OR HOLL[4  

,BUT !Y W]E SC>CELY ON !IR WAY AGA9 BE=E ! A=ESAID S\?- EA/ W9D BEGAN TO GR[ BIGG]1 & AT LA/ BLEW A GALE1 & BR\<T UP ) IT A DRIFT ( F9E SN[1 ?R\< :I* !Y YET MADE !IR WAY1 BUT SL[LY1 TILL ! DRIFT GREW SO ?ICK ?AT !Y C\LD NOT SEE EA* O!R FIVE PACES AP>T4  

,!N P]=CE !Y MADE /AY1 & GA!R$ TOGE!R UND] A B5T :I* BY GOOD LUCK !Y HAPP5$ UPON1 :]E !Y W]E %ELT]$ FROM ! WOR/ ( ! DRIFT4  ,!RE !Y ABODE1 TILL 9 LESS ?AN AN H\R'S SPACE ! DRIFT ABAT$ & ! W9D FELL1 & 9 A LITTLE :ILE AFT] IT WAS QUITE CLE>1 ) ! SUN %9+ BRI<TLY & ! Y\NG WAX+ MOON :ITE & HI< UP 9 ! HEAV5S2 & ! FRO/ WAS H>D] ?AN EV]4  

,?IS SEEM$ GOOD TO !M2 BUT N[ ?AT !Y C\LD SEE EA* O!R'S FACES !Y FELL TO TELL+ OV] !IR COMPANY1 & !RE WAS NONE MISS+ SAVE ,FACE-(-GOD4  ,!Y W]E SOME:AT DISMAY$ !REAT1 BUT KNEW NOT :AT TO DO1 & !Y DEEM$ HE MI<T NOT BE F> (F1 EI!R A LITTLE BEH9D OR A LITTLE AHEAD2 & ,HALL-FACE SAID3  

',!RE IS NO NE$ TO MAKE ?IS TO-DO AB\T MY BRO!R2 HE CAN TAKE GOOD C>E ( HIMSELF2 NEI!R DOES A W>RIOR ( ! ,FACE DIE BECAUSE ( A LITTLE COLD & FRO/ & SN[-DRIFT4  ,)AL ,GOLD-MANE IS A WILLFUL MAN1 & ( LATE DAYS HA? BE5 WILLFUL BEYOND HIS WONT2 LET US N[ F9D ! ELKS4'  

,SO !Y W5T ON !IR WAYS HOP+ TO FALL 9 ) HIM AGA94  ,NO LONG /ORY NE$ BE MADE ( !IR HUNT+1 = NOT V]Y F> FROM :]E !Y HAD TAK5 %ELT] !Y CAME UPON ! ELKS1 MANY ( !M1 IMP\ND$ 9 ! DRIFTS1 PRETTY MU* :]E ! DEFT HUNT]S LOOK$ TO F9D !M4 ,!RE !N WAS BATTLE BETWE5 ! ELKS & ! M51 TILL ! BEA/S W]E ALL SLA9 & ONLY ONE MAN HURT3  !N !Y MADE !M SLEI<S FROM WOOD :I* !Y F\ND 9 ! HOLL[S !REBY1 & !Y LAID ! C>CASSES !REON1 & SO TURN$ !IR FACES HOMEW>D1 DRAGG+ !IR PREY ) !M4  ,BUT !Y MET NOT ,FACE-(-GOD EI!R !RE OR ON ! WAY HOME2 & ,HALL-FACE SAID3  ',MAYBE ,GOLD-MANE WILL LIE ON ! FELL TO-NI<T2 & ,I W\LD ,I W]E ) HIM2 = ADV5TURES (T BEFALL SU* FOLK :5 !Y ABIDE 9 ! WILDS4'  

,N[ IT WAS LATE AT NI<T BY !N !Y REA*$ ,BURG/EAD1 SO LAD5 AS !Y W]E ) ! DEAD BEA/S2 BUT !Y HE$$ ! NI<T LITTLE1 = ! MOON WAS WELL-NI< AS BRI<T AS DAY = !M4  ,BUT :5 !Y CAME TO ! GATE ( ! ,?ORP1 !RE W]E ASSEMBL$ ! GOODM5 & SWA9S TO MEET !M ) TOR*ES & W9E 9 !IR HONOR4  ,!RE ALSO WAS ,GOLD-MANE COME BACK BE=E !M1 YEA = !SE TWO H\RS2 & HE /OOD CLAD 9 HIS HOLIDAY RAIM5T & SMIL$ ON !M4  

,!N WAS !RE SOME JE]+ AT HIM ?AT HE WAS COME BACK EMPTY-H&$ FROM ! HUNT+1 & ?AT HE WAS NOT ABLE TO ABIDE ! W9D & ! DRIFT2 BUT HE LAU<$ !REAT1 = ALL ?IS WAS BUT GAME & PLAY1 S9CE M5 KNEW HIM = A KE5 HUNT] & A /\T WOODSMAN2 & !Y HAD DEEM$ IT A HEAVY LOSS ( HIM IF HE HAD BE5 CA/ AWAY1 AS SOME FE>$ HE HAD BE53  & HIS BRO!R ,HALL-FACE EMBRAC$ HIM & KISS$ HIM1 & SAID TO HIM3  ',N[ ! NEXT TIME ?AT ?\ F>E/ TO ! WOOD WILL ,I BE ) !E FOOT TO FOOT1 & NEV] LEAVE !E1 & !N MESEEME? ,I %ALL WOT ( ! TALE ?AT HA? BEFALL5 !E1 & BELIKE IT %ALL BE NO SORRY ONE4'  

,FACE-(-GOD LAU<$ & ANSW]$ BUT LITTLE1 & !Y ALL BETOOK !M TO ! ,H\SE ( ! ,FACE & HELD HI< FEA/ !RE91 = AS LATE AS ! NI<T WAS1 9 HONOR ( ?IS ,HUNT+ ( ! ,ELK4  

,NO MAN C>$ TO QUE/ION ,FACE-(-GOD CLOSELY AS TO H[ OR :]E HE HAD /RAY$ FROM ! HUNT2 = HE HAD TOLD HIS [N TALE AT ONCE AS SOON AS HE CAME HOME1 TO WIT1 ?AT HIS RI<T-FOOT SKID-/RAP HAD BROK51 & EV5 :ILE HE /OPP$ TO M5D IT CAME ON ?AT DRIFT & WEA!R2 & ?AT HE C\LD NOT MOVE FROM ?AT PLACE )\T LOS+ HIS WAY1 & ?AT :5 IT HAD CLE>$ HE KNEW NOT :I!R !Y HAD GONE BECAUSE ! SN[ HAD COV]$ !IR SLOT4  ,SO HE DEEM$ IT NOT UNLIKE ?AT !Y HAD GONE BACK1 & ?AT HE MI<T COME UP ) ONE OR TWO ON ! WAY1 & ?AT 9 ANY CASE HE WOTT$ WELL ?AT !Y C\LD LOOK AFT] !MSELVES2 SO HE TURN$ BACK1 NOT GO+ V]Y SWIFTLY4 ,ALL ?IS SEEM$ LIKE 5\<1 & A LITTLE MATT] EXCEPT TO JE/ AB\T1 SO NO MAN MADE ANY QUE/ION CONC]N+ IT3  ONLY OLD ,/ONE- FACE SAID TO HIMSELF3  

',N[ W]E ,I FA9 TO HAVE A TRUE TALE \T ( HIM1 BUT IT IS LITTLE LIKELY ?AT ANY?+ %ALL COME ( MY MU* QUE/ION+2 & IT IS ILL =C+ A Y\NG MAN TO TELL LIES4'  

,SO HE HELD HIS PEACE1 & ! FEA/ W5T ON M]RILY & BLI!LY4  

,FROM 3 ,M>XI/S4ORG4 

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