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,( ,?OSE ,?REE ,:O ,CAME ,TO ,! ,H\SE ,( ,! ,RAV5 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

,TEXT 3 

,IT HAS BE5 TOLD ?AT !RE WAS ONCE A Y\NG MAN ( FREE K9DR$ & :OSE NAME WAS ,HALLBLI!3  HE WAS FAIR1 /RONG1 & NOT UNTRI$ 9 BATTLE2 HE WAS ( ! ,H\SE ( ! ,RAV5 ( OLD TIME4  

,?IS MAN LOV$ AN EXCE$+ FAIR DAMSEL CALL$ ! ,HO/AGE1 :O WAS ( ! ,H\SE ( ! ,ROSE1 :]E9 IT WAS RI<T & DUE ?AT ! M5 ( ! ,RAV5 %\LD W$4  

,%E LOV$ HIM NO LESS1 & NO MAN ( ! K9DR$ GA9SAID !IR LOVE1 & !Y W]E TO BE W$D$ ON ,MIDSUMM] ,NI<T4  

,BUT ONE DAY ( E>LY SPR+1 :5 ! DAYS W]E YET %ORT & ! NI<TS LONG1 ,HALLBLI! SAT BE=E ! POR* ( ! H\SE SMOO?+ AN A% /AVE = HIS SPE>1 & HE HE>D ! S\ND ( HORSE-HO(S DRAW+ NI<1 & HE LOOK$ UP & SAW FOLK RID+ T[>D ! H\SE1 & SO PRES5TLY !Y RODE ?R\< ! G>? GATE2 & !RE WAS NO MAN BUT HE AB\T ! H\SE1 SO HE ROSE UP & W5T TO MEET !M1 & HE SAW ?AT !Y W]E BUT ?REE 9 COMPANY3  !Y HAD WEAPONS ) !M1 & !IR HORSES W]E ( ! BE/2 BUT !Y W]E NO FELL[%IP = A MAN TO BE AFRAID (2 = TWO ( !M W]E OLD & FEEBLE1 & ! ?IRD WAS D>K & SAD1 & DROOP+ ( ASPECT3  IT SEEM$ AS IF !Y HAD RIDD5 F> & FA/1 = !IR SPURS W]E BLOODY & !IR HORSES ALL A-SWEAT4  

,HALLBLI! HAIL$ !M K9DLY & SAID3  0,YE >E WAY-WORN1 & MAYBE YE HAVE TO RIDE FUR!R2 SO LI<T D[N & COME 9TO ! H\SE1 & TAKE BITE & SUP1 & HAY & CORN ALSO = Y\R HORSES2 & !N IF YE NE$S MU/ RIDE ON Y\R WAY1 DEP>T :5 YE >E RE/$2 OR ELSE IF YE MAY1 !N ABIDE H]E NI<T-LONG1 & GO Y\R WAYS TO-MORR[1 & MEANTIME ?AT :I* IS \RS %ALL BE Y\RS1 & ALL %ALL BE FREE TO Y\40  

,!N SPAKE ! OLDE/ ( ! ELD]S 9 A HI< PIP+ VOICE & SAID3 0,Y\NG MAN1 WE ?ANK !E2 BUT ?\< ! DAYS ( ! SPR+TIDE >E WAX+1 ! H\RS ( \R LIVES >E WAN+2 NOR MAY WE ABIDE UNLESS ?\ CAN/ TRULY TELL US ?AT ?IS IS ! ,L& ( ! ,GLITT]+ ,PLA93  & IF ?AT BE SO1 !N DELAY NOT1 LEAD US TO ?Y LORD1 & P]HAPS HE WILL MAKE US CONT5T40  

,SPAKE HE :O WAS SOME:AT LESS /RICK5 9 YE>S ?AN ! FIR/3 0,?ANKS HAVE ?\6 BUT WE NE$ SOME?+ MORE ?AN MEAT & DR9K1 TO WIT ! ,L& ( ,LIV+ ,M54  ,& ,OH6 BUT ! TIME PRESSES40  

,SPAKE ! SAD & SORRY C>LE3  0,WE SEEK ! ,L& :]E ! DAYS >E MANY3  SO MANY ?AT HE :O HA? =GOTT5 H[ TO LAU<1 MAY LE>N ! CRAFT AGA91 & =GET ! DAYS ( ,SORR[40  

,!N !Y ALL ?REE CRI$ AL\D & SAID3  

0,IS ?IS ! ,L&8  ,IS ?IS ! ,L&80  

,BUT ,HALLBLI! WOND]$1 & HE LAU<$ & SAID3  0,WAYF>]S1 LOOK UND] ! SUN D[N ! PLA9 :I* LIE? BETWIXT ! M\NTA9S & ! SEA1 & YE %ALL BEHOLD ! MEAD[S ALL GLEAM+ ) ! SPR+ LILIES2 YET DO WE NOT CALL ?IS ! ,GLITT]+ ,PLA91 BUT ,CLEVEL& BY ! ,SEA4  ,H]E M5 DIE :5 !IR H\R COMES1 NOR KN[ ,I IF ! DAYS ( !IR LIFE BE LONG 5\< = ! =GETT+ ( SORR[2 = ,I AM Y\NG & NOT YET A YOKEFELL[ ( SORR[2 BUT ?IS ,I KN[1 ?AT !Y >E LONG 5\< = ! DO+ ( DE$S ?AT %ALL NOT DIE4  ,& AS = ,LORD1 ,I KN[ NOT ?IS WORD1 = H]E DWELL WE1 ! SONS ( ! ,RAV51 9 GOOD FELL[%IP1 ) \R WIVES ?AT WE HAVE W$D$1 & \R MO!RS :O HAVE BORNE US1 & \R SI/]S :O S]VE US4  ,AGA9 ,I BID Y\ LI<T D[N (F Y\R HORSES1 & EAT & DR9K1 & BE M]RY2 & DEP>T :5 YE WILL1 TO SEEK :AT L& YE WILL40  

,!Y SC>CE LOOK$ ON HIM1 BUT CRI$ \T TOGE!R M\RNFULLY3  

0,?IS IS NOT ! ,L&6  ,?IS IS NOT ! ,L&60  

,NO MORE ?AN ?AT !Y SAID1 BUT TURN$ AB\T !IR HORSES & RODE \T ?R\< ! G>? GATE1 & W5T CLATT]+ UP ! ROAD ?AT L$ TO ! PASS ( ! M\NTA9S4  ,BUT ,HALLBLI! HE>K5$ WOND]+1 TILL ! S\ND ( !IR HORSE-HO(S DI$ AWAY1 & !N TURN$ BACK TO HIS WORK3  & IT WAS !N TWO H\RS AFT] HI<-NOON4  

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