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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

,TEXT 3 

,SO WORE ! NI<T1 & :5 ! DAWN WAS COME W]E ! TWO CAPTA9S AFOOT1 & !Y W5T FROM B& TO B& TO SEE ?AT ALL WAS READY1 & ALL M5 W]E A/IR BETIMES1 & BY ! TIME ?AT ! SUN SMOTE ! EA/]N SIDE ( ,%IELD-BROAD RUDDY1 !Y HAD BROK5 !IR FA/ & W]E DI<T = DEP>TURE4  ,!N ! HORNS BLEW UP BESIDE ! BANN]S1 & REJOIC$ ! HE>TS ( M54  ,BUT BY ! COMM& ( ! CAPTA9S ?IS WAS ! LA/ TIME ?AT !Y %\LD S\ND TILL !Y BLEW = ONSET 9 ,SILV]-DALE1 BECAUSE N[ W\LD !Y BE DRAW+ NI<] & NI<] TO ! FOEM51 & !Y WOTT$ NOT BUT ?AT W&]+ B&S ( !M MI<T BE H>D ON ! LIPS ( ! PASS1 & MI<T HE> ! HORNS' VOICE1 & TURN TO SEE :AT WAS T[>D4  

,=? !N W5T ! BANN]S ( ! ,WOLF1 & ! M5 ( ! VANW>D FELL TO ?READ+ ! ROCK-MAZE T[>D ! NOR?1 & 9 TWO H\RS' TIME W]E CLE> ( ! ,DALE UND] ,%IELD-BROAD4  ,ALL W5T 9 ! SAME ORD] AS YE/]DAY2 BUT ON ?IS DAY ! ,SUN-BEAM W\LD BE> H] HAUB]K1 & HAD A SWORD GIRT TO H] SIDE1 & H] HE>T WAS HI< & H] SPEE* M]RY4  

,:5 !Y LEFT ! ,DALE UND] ,%IELD-BROAD ! WAY WAS EASY & WIDE = A GOOD WAY1 ! RIV] FL[+ BETWIXT L[ BANKS1 & ! PASS BE+ MORE LIKE A /R+ ( LITTLE VALLEYS ?AN A M]E GAP1 AS IT HAD BE5 ON ! O!R SIDE ( ! ,DALE4  ,BUT :5 ONE ?IRD ( ! DAY WAS PA/1 ! WAY BEGAN TO N>R[ ON !M AGA91 & TO RISE UP LITTLE BY LITTLE2 & AT LA/ ! ROCK-WALLS DREW CLOSE TO ! RIV]1 & :5 M5 LOOK$ T[>D ! NOR? !Y SAW NO WAY1 & NAU<T BUT A WALL4  ,= ! GAP ( ! ,%IV]+ ,FLOOD TURN$ N[ TO ! EA/1 & ! ,FLOOD CAME D[N FROM ! EA/ 9 MANY FALLS1 AS IT W]E OV] A FE>FUL /AIR1 ?R\< A GAP :]E !RE WAS NO PA? BETWE5 ! CLIFFS & ! WAT]1 NAU<T BUT ! BOIL+ FLOOD & ITS TURMOIL2 SO ?AT !Y :O KNEW NOT ! ROAD WOND]$ :AT !Y %\LD DO4  

,BUT ,FOLK-MI<T L$ ! BANN]S TO :]E A GREAT BUTTRESS ( ! CLIFFS ?RU/ ITSELF 9TO ! WAY1 COM+ WELL-NI< D[N TO ! WAT]1 JU/ AT ! CORN] :]E ! RIV] TURN$ EA/W>D1 & !Y GOT !M AB\T IT AS !Y MI<T1 & ON ! O!R SIDE !RE( LO6 ANO!R GAP EXCE$+ /RAIT1 SC>CE TW5TY FOOT OV]1 WALL-SID$1 RUGG$ BEYOND MEASURE1 GO+ UP /EEPLY FROM ! GREAT VALLEY3  A LITTLE WAT] RAN ?R\< IT1 MO/LY FILL+ UP ! FLOOR ( IT FROM SIDE TO SIDE2 BUT IT WAS BUT %ALL[4  ,?IS WAS N[ ! BATTLE-ROAD ( ! ,HO/1 & ! VANW>D 5T]$ IT AT ONCE1 TURN+ !IR BACKS UPON ! ,%IV]+ ,FLOOD4  

,FULL TOILSOME & DRE>Y WAS ?AT /RAIT WAY2 (T5 GREAT /ONES HUNG ABOVE !IR HEADS1 BRIDG+ ! GAP & HID+ ! SKY FROM !M2 NOR WAS !RE ANY PA? = !M SAVE ! /REAM ITSELF2 SO ?AT :ILES W]E !Y WAD+ ITS WAT]S TO ! KNEE OR HI<]1 & :ILES W]E !Y /RID+ FROM /ONE TO /ONE AMID ! RATTLE ( ! WAT]S1 & :ILES W]E !Y /EPP+ W>ILY ALONG ! L$GES ( ROCK ABOVE ! DEEP] POOLS1 & 9 ALL WISE LABOR+ 9 OV]COM+ ! RUGG$ ROAD AMID ! TWILI<T ( ! GAP4  

,?US !Y TOIL$ TILL ! AFT]NOON WAS WELL WORN1 & SO AT LA/ !Y CAME TO :]E ! ROCK-WALL WAS SOME:AT BROK5 D[N ON ! NOR? SIDE1 & GREAT ROCKS HAD FALL5 ACROSS ! GAP1 & DAMM$ UP ! WAT]S1 :I* FELL SCANTILY OV] ! DAM FROM /ONE TO /ONE 9TO A POOL AT ! BOTTOM ( IT4  ,UP ?IS BREA*1 !N1 BEL[ ! =CE !Y SCRAMBL$ & /RUGGL$1 = R\< 9DE$ WAS ! ROAD = !M2 & SO CAME !Y UP \T ( ! GAP ON TO ! OP5 HILL-SIDE1 A GREAT %\LD] ( ! HEA? SLOP+ D[N FROM ! NOR?1 & LITT]$ OV] ) BIG /ONES1 BORNE ?I!R BELIKE BY SOME ICE-RIV] ( ! E>LI] DAYS2 & ONE GREAT ROCK WAS 9 SPECIAL AS GREAT AS ! HALL ( A WEAL?Y GOODMAN1 & %AP5 LIKE TO A HALL ) HIPP$ GABLES1 :I* SAME ! M5 ( ! ,WOLF CALL$ ,H\SE-/ONE4  

,!RE !N ! NOISE & CLATT] ( ! VANW>D ROSE UP ON ! FACE ( ! HEA?1 & M5 W]E EXCE$+ JOY\S ?AT !Y HAD COME SO F> )\T MI%AP4  ,!RE) CAME WEAPON$ M5 \T FROM UND] ,H\SE- /ONE1 & !Y CAME T[>D ! M5 ( ! VANW>D1 & !Y W]E A HALF-SCORE ( ! =]UNN]S ( ! ,WOLF2 !RE=E ,FOLK-MI<T & ,FACE-(-GOD FELL AT ONCE 9TO SPEE* ) !M1 & HAD !IR TID+S2 & :5 !Y HAD HE>D !M1 !Y SAW NAU<T TO H9D] ! HO/ FROM GO+ ON !IR ROAD TO ,SILV]-DALE =?RI<T2 & !RE W]E /ILL ?REE H\RS ( DAYLI<T BE=E !M4  ,SO ! VANW>D ( ! HO/ T>RI$ NOT1 & ! CAPTA9S LEFT WORD ) ! M5 FROM UND] ,H\SE-/ONE ?AT ! RE/ ( ! ,HO/ %\LD F>E ON AFT] !M SPE$ILY1 & ?AT !Y %\LD GIVE ?IS WORD TO EA* COMPANY1 AS M5 CAME UP FROM \T ! GAP4  ,!N !Y F>$ SPE$ILY UP ! HILLSIDE1 & 9 AN H\R'S WE>+ HAD COME TO ! CRE/ !RE(1 & TO :]E ! GR\ND FELL /EADILY T[>D ! NOR?1 & H]EAB\T ! SCATT]$ /ONES CEAS$1 & ON ! O!R SIDE ( ! CRE/ ! HEA? BEGAN TO BE S(T & BOGGY1 & AT LA/ SO S(T1 ?AT IF !Y HAD NOT BE5 WISELY L$1 !Y HAD BE5 BEMIR$ (T5TIMES4  ,AT LA/ !Y CAME TO :]E ! FL[S ?AT TRICKL$ ?R\< ! MIRES DREW TOGE!R 9TO A /REAM1 SO ?AT M5 C\LD SEE IT RUNN+2 & !REON SOME ( ! ,WOODL&]S CRI$ \T JOY\SLY ?AT ! WAT]S W]E RUNN+ NOR?2 & !N ALL KNEW ?AT !Y W]E DRAW+ NI< TO ,SILV]-DALE4  

,NO MAN !Y MET ON ! ROAD1 NOR DID !Y ( ,%AD[Y ,VALE LOOK TO MEET ANY2 BECAUSE ! ,DUSKY ,M5 W]E NOT GREAT HUNT]S = ! MORE P>T1 EXCEPT IT W]E ( M51 & ESPECIALLY ( WOM52 &1 MOREOV]1 !SE HILL-SLOPES ( ! M\NTA9-NECKS L$ NO-:I!R & W]E UTT]LY WA/E & DRE>Y1 & !RE WAS NAU<T TO BE SE5 !RE BUT SNIPES & BITT]NS & :IMBREL & PLOV]1 & H]E & !RE A HILL-FOX1 OR ! GREAT ]NE HANG+ OV] ! HEA? ON HIS WAY TO ! M\NTA94  

,:5 SUNSET CAME1 !Y W]E GETT+ CLE> ( ! MIRY GR\ND1 & ! /REAM :I* !Y HAD COME ACROSS AMID ( ! MIRES HAD GOT CLE>] & GREAT]1 & RATTL$ D[N BETWE5 WIDE /ONY SIDES OV] ! HEA?2 & H]E & !RE IT DEEP5$ AS IT CLEFT ITS WAY ?R\< LITTLE KNOLLS ?AT ROSE \T ( ! FACE ( ! M\NTA9-NECK4  ,AS ! ,HO/ CLIMB$ ONE ( !SE & WAS COME TO ITS TOPMO/ 7IT WAS L[ 5\< NOT TO TURN ! /REAM71 ,FACE-(-GOD LOOK$ & BEHELD D>K- BLUE M\NTA9S RIS+ UP F> (F BE=E HIM1 & HI<] ?AN !SE1 BUT AWAY TO ! EA/1 ! SN[Y PEAKS ( ! ,WORLD-M\NTA9S4  ,!N HE CALL$ TO M9D :AT HE HAD SE5 FROM ! ,BURG ( ! ,RUNAWAYS1 & HE TOOK ,FOLK-MI<T BY ! >M1 & PO9T$ T[>D ?OSE F>-(F M\NTA9S4  

',YEA1' SAID ,FOLK-MI<T1 'SO IT IS1 ,W>-LEAD]4  ,SILV]-DALE LIE? BETWE5 US & YOND] BLUE RIDGES1 & IT IS F> NI<] TO US ?AN TO !M4'  

,BUT ! ,SUN-BEAM CAME CLOSE TO ?OSE TWA91 & TOOK ,FACE-(-GOD BY ! H& & SAID3  ',O ,GOLD-MANE1 DO/ ?\ SEE8' & HE TURN$ AB\T & BEHELD H]1 & SAW H[ H] *EEKS FLAM$ & H] EYES GLITT]$1 & HE SAID 9 A L[ VOICE3  ',TO-MORR[ = MIR? OR SIL5CE1 = LIFE OR DEA?4'  

,BUT ! :OLE VANW>D AS !Y CAME UP /AY$ TO BEHOLD ! SI<T ( ! M\NTA9S ON ! O!R SIDE ( ,SILV]-DALE1 & ! BANN]S ( ! ,FOLK HUNG OV] !IR HEADS1 MOV+ BUT LITTLE 9 ! S(T AIR ( ! EV5+3  SO W5T !Y ON !IR WAYS4  

,! SUN SANK1 & DUSK CAME ON !M AS !Y FOLL[$ D[N ! /REAM1 & NI<T CAME1 & WAS CLE> & />LIT1 ?\< ! MOON WAS NOT YET RIS54  ,N[ WAS ! GR\ND FIRM & ! GRASS SWEET & FL[]Y1 & W9D-WORN BU%ES W]E SCATT]$ R\ND AB\T !M1 AS !Y BEGAN TO GO D[N 9TO ! <YLL ?AT CLEFT ! WALL ( ,SILV]-DALE1 & ! NI<T-W9D BLEW 9 !IR FACES FROM ! V]Y ,DALE & PLACE ( ! ,BATTLE TO BE4  ,! PA? D[N WAS /EEP AT FIR/1 BUT ! <YLL WAS WIDE1 & ! SIDES ( IT NO LONG] /RAI<T WALLS1 AS 9 ! GAPS ( !IR E>LI] J\RNEY1 BUT BROK51 SLOP+ BACK1 & 7AS !Y MI<T SEE ON ! MORR[7 P>TLY ( BIG /ONES & %ALY GRIT1 P>TLY GR[N OV] ) BU%ES & R\< GRASS1 ) H]E & !RE A LITTLE /REAM TRICKL+ D[N !IR SIDES4  ,AS !Y W5T1 ! <YLL WID5$ \T1 TILL AT LA/ !Y W]E 9 A VALLEY GO+ D[N TO ! PLA91 9 PLACES /EEP1 9 PLACES FLAT & SMOO?1 ! /REAM EV] RATTL+ D[N ! MID/ ( IT1 & !Y ON ! WE/ SIDE !RE(4  ,! VALE WAS WELL GRASS$1 & OAK-TREES & A% & HOLLY & HAZEL GREW H]E & !RE AB\T IT2 & AT LA/ ! ,HO/ HAD BE=E IT A WOOD :I* FILL$ ! VALE FROM SIDE TO SIDE1 NOT MU* TANGL$ ) UND]GR[?1 & QUITE CLE> ( IT NI< TO ! /REAM-SIDE4  ,!RE9TO ! VANW>D 5T]$1 BUT W5T NO LONG WAY ]E ! LEAD]S CALL$ A HALT & BADE PIT* ! BANN]S1 = ?AT !RE %\LD !Y ABIDE ! DAYLI<T4 ,?US IT HAD BE5 DET]M9$ AT ! ,C\NCIL ( ! ,HALL ( ! ,WOLF2 = ,FOLK-MI<T HAD SAID3  ',) AN ,HO/ AS GREAT AS \RS1 & MO/LY ( M5 COME 9TO A L& ( :I* !Y KN[ NAU<T AT ALL1 AN ONSLAU<T BY NI<T IS P]IL\S3  YEA1 & \R FOES %\LD BE OV]- MU* SCATT]$1 & WE %\LD HAVE TO W&] AB\T SEEK+ !M4  ,LET US RA!R ABIDE 9 ! WOOD ( ,WOOD-DALE TILL ! MORN+1 & !N DISPLAY \R BANN]S ON ! HILL-SIDE ABOVE ,SILV]-DALE1 SO ?AT !Y MAY GA!R TOGE!R TO FALL UPON US3  9 NO CASE %ALL !Y KEEP US \T ( ! ,DALE4'  

,!RE !N !Y /AY$1 & AS EA* COMPANY CAME UP TO ! WOOD1 !Y W]E M>%AL$ 9TO !IR DUE PLACES1 SO ?AT !Y MI<T SET ! BATTLE 9 >RAY ON ! $GE ( ,SILV]-DALE1  
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