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,?OSE ,?REE ,GO ,!IR ,WAYS ,TO ,! ,$GE ,( ,! ,GLITT]+ ,PLA9 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

,TEXT 3 

,SO ! EV5+ WORE M]RILY2 & !Y MADE ,HALLBLI! LIE 9 AN +LE ( ! T5T ON A FAIR B$1 & HE WAS WE>Y1 & SLEPT !REON LIKE A *ILD4  ,BUT 9 ! MORN+ E>LY !Y WAK$ HIM2 & :ILE !Y W]E BREAK+ !IR FA/ !Y BEGAN TO SPEAK TO HIM ( HIS DEP>TURE1 & ASK$ HIM IF HE HAD AN 9KL+ ( ! WAY :]EBY HE %\LD GET HIM GONE1 & HE SAID3  0,IF ,I ESCAPE IT MU/ NE$S BE BY WAY ( ! M\NTA9S ?AT WALL ! L& AB\T TILL !Y COME D[N TO ! SEA4 ,= ON ! SEA IS NO %IP & NO HAV52 & WELL ,I WOT ?AT NO MAN ( ! L& DUR/ OR CAN F]RY ME OV] TO ! L& ( MY K9DR$1 OR O!R:]E )\T ! ,GLITT]+ ,PLA94  ,TELL ME !RE=E 7& ,I ASK NO MORE ( Y\71 IS !RE ANY RUMOR OR MEMORY ( A WAY ?AT CLEAVE? YOND] MI<TY WALL ( ROCK TO O!R L&S80  

,SAID ! DAMSEL3  0,!RE IS MORE ?AN A MEMORY OR A RUMOR3  !RE IS A ROAD ?R\< ! M\NTA9S KN[N TO ALL M54  ,= AT :ILES ! E>?LY PILGRIMS COME 9TO ! ,GLITT]+ ,PLA9 !REBY2 & YET BUT SELDOM1 SO MANY >E ! GRIEFS & P]ILS :I* BESET ! WAYF>]S ON ?AT ROAD4  ,:]E( ?\ HAD/ F> BETT] BE?9K !E 9 TIME1 & ABIDE H]E & BE HAPPY ) US & O!RS :O LONG SORE TO MAKE !E HAPPY40  

0,NAY10 SAID ,HALLBLI!1 0!RE IS NAU<T TO DO BUT TELL ME ( ! WAY1 & ,I WILL DEP>T AT ONCE1 BLESS+ Y\40  

,SAID ! ,SEA-EAGLE3  0,MORE ?AN ?AT AT LEA/ WILL WE DO4  ,MAY ,I LOSE ! BLISS :]ETO ,I HAVE ATTA9$1 IF ,I GO NOT ) !E TO ! V]Y $GE ( ! L& ( ! ,GLITT]+ ,PLA94  ,%ALL IT NOT BE SO1 SWEE!>T80  

0,YEA1 AT LEA/ WE MAY DO ?AT10 SAID ! DAMSEL2 & %E HUNG H] HEAD AS IF %E W]E A%AM$1 & SAID3  0,& ?AT IS ALL ?AT ?\ WILT GET FROM US AT MO/40  

,SAID ,HALLBLI!3  0,IT IS 5\<1 & ,I ASK$ NOT SO MU*40  

,!N ! DAMSEL BUSI$ H]SELF1 & SET MEAT & DR9K 9 TWO WALLETS1 & TOOK ONE H]SELF & GAVE ! O!R TO ! ,SEA-EAGLE1 & SAID3  0,WE WILL BE ?Y PORT]S1 ,O ,SPE>MAN1 & WILL GIVE !E A FULL WALLET FROM ! LA/ H\SE BY ! ,DES]T ( ,DREAD1 = :5 ?\ HA/ 5T]$ !RE91 ?\ MAY/ WELL F9D VICTUAL H>D TO COME BY3 & N[ LET US L+] NO MORE S9CE ! ROAD IS DE> TO !E40  

,SO !Y SET =? ON FOOT1 = 9 ?AT L& M5 W]E SL[ TO FEEL WE>9ESS2 & TURN+ AB\T ! HILL ( ,WOOD-5D1 !Y PASS$ BY SOME BROK5 C\NTRY1 & CAME AT EV5 TO A H\SE AT ! 5TRANCE ( A LONG VALLEY1 ) HI< & /EEPLY-SLOP+ SIDES1 :I* SEEM$1 AS IT W]E1 TO CLEAVE ! DALE C\NTRY :]E9 !Y HAD F>$ A=ETIME4 ,AT ?AT H\SE !Y SLEPT WELL-GUE/$ BY ITS FOLK1 & ! NEXT MORN+ TOOK !IR WAY D[N ! VALLEY1 & ! FOLK ( ! H\SE /OOD AT ! DOOR TO WAT* !IR DEP>TURE2 = !Y HAD TOLD ! WAYF>]S ?AT !Y HAD F>$ BUT A LITTLE WAY ?I!RW>D & KNEW ( NO FOLK :O HAD US$ ?AT ROAD4  

,SO ?OSE ?REE F>$ D[N ! VALLEY S\?W>D ALL DAY1 EV] M\NT+ HI<] AS !Y W5T4  ,! WAY WAS PLEASANT & EASY1 = !Y W5T OV] FAIR1 SMOO?1 GRASSY LAWNS BETWIXT ! HILL-SIDES1 BESIDE A CLE> RATTL+ /REAM ?AT RAN NOR?W>D2 AT :ILES W]E CLUMPS ( TALL TREES1 OAK = ! MO/ P>T1 & AT :ILES ?ICKETS ( ?ORN & EGLANT9E & O!R SU* TREES3  SO ?AT !Y C\LD RE/ WELL %AD$ :5 !Y W\LD4  

,!Y PASS$ BY NO H\SE ( M51 NOR CAME TO ANY SU* 9 ! EV51 BUT LAY D[N TO SLEEP 9 A ?ICKET ( ?ORN & EGLANT9E1 & RE/$ WELL1 & ON ! MORR[ !Y ROSE UP BETIMES & W5T ON !IR WAYS4  

,?IS SECOND DAY AS !Y W5T1 ! HILL-SIDES ON EI!R H& GREW L[]1 TILL AT LA/ !Y DI$ \T 9TO A WIDE PLA91 BEYOND :I* 9 ! S\!RN (F+ ! M\NTA9S ROSE HUGE & B>E4  ,?IS PLA9 ALSO WAS GRASSY & BESET ) TREES & ?ICKETS H]E & !RE4 ,H]EON !Y SAW WILD DE] 5\<1 AS H>T & BUCK1 & ROEBUCK & SW9E3  )AL A LION CAME \T ( A BRAKE H>D BY !M AS !Y W5T1 & /OOD GAZ+ ON !M1 SO ?AT ,HALLBLI! LOOK$ TO HIS WEAPONS1 & ! ,SEA-EAGLE TOOK UP A BIG /ONE TO FI<T )1 BE+ WEAPONLESS2 BUT ! DAMSEL LAU<$1 & TRIPP$ ON H] WAY LI<TLY ) GIRT-UP G[N1 & ! BEA/ GAVE NO MORE HE$ TO !M4  

,EASY & SMOO? WAS !IR WAY OV] ?IS PLEASANT WILD]NESS1 & CLE> TO SEE1 ?\< BUT LITTLE US$1 & BE=E NI<TFALL1 AFT] !Y HAD GONE A LONG WAY1 !Y CAME TO A H\SE4  ,IT WAS NOT L>GE NOR HI<1 BUT WAS BUILT V]Y /RONGLY & FAIRLY ( GOOD A%L>3  ITS DOOR WAS %UT1 & ON ! JAMB !RE( HUNG A SLUG-HORN4  ,! DAMSEL1 :O SEEM$ TO KN[ :AT TO DO1 SET H] M\? TO ! HORN1 & BLEW A BLA/2 & 9 A LITTLE :ILE ! DOOR WAS OP5$1 & A BIG MAN CLAD 9 R$ SC>LET /OOD !RE93  HE HAD NO WEAPONS1 BUT WAS SOME:AT SURLY ( ASPECT3  HE SPAKE NOT1 BUT /OOD ABID+ ! WORD3  SO ! DAMSEL TOOK IT UP & SAID3  0,>T ?\ NOT ! ,W>D5 ( ! ,UTT]MO/ ,H\SE80  

,HE SAID3  0,I AM40  

,SAID ! DAMSEL3  0,MAY WE GUE/ H]E TO-NI<T80  

,HE SAID3  0,! H\SE LIE? OP5 TO Y\ ) ALL ?AT IT HA? ( VICTUAL & PL5I%+3  TAKE :AT YE WILL1 & USE :AT YE WILL40  

,!Y ?ANK$ HIM2 BUT HE HE$$ NOT !IR ?ANKS1 & )DREW HIM FROM !M4  ,SO !Y 5T]$ & F\ND ! TABLE LAID 9 A FAIR HALL ( /ONE C>V5 & PA9T$ V]Y GOODLY2 SO !Y ATE & DRANK !RE91 & ,HALLBLI! WAS ( GOOD HE>T1 & ! ,SEA-EAGLE & HIS MATE W]E M]RY1 ?\< !Y LOOK$ S(TLY & %YLY ON ,HALLBLI! BECAUSE ( ! SUND]+ ANI<2 & !Y SAW NO MAN 9 ! H\SE SAVE ! MAN 9 SC>LET1 :O W5T & CAME AB\T HIS BUS9ESS1 PAY+ NO HE$ TO !M4  ,SO :5 ! NI<T WAS DEEP !Y LAY D[N 9 ! %UT- B$ (F ! HALL1 & SLEPT1 & ! H\RS W]E TID+LESS TO !M UNTIL !Y WOKE 9 ! MORN+4  

,ON ! MORR[ !Y >OSE & BROKE !IR FA/1 & !REAFT] ! DAMSEL SPAKE TO ! MAN 9 SC>LET & SAID3  0,MAY WE FILL \R WALLETS ) VICTUAL = ! WAY80  

,SAID ! ,W>D53  0,!RE LIE? ! MEAT40  

,SO !Y FILL$ !IR WALLETS1 :ILE ! MAN LOOK$ ON2 & !Y CAME TO ! DOOR :5 !Y W]E READY1 & HE UNLOCK$ IT TO !M1 SAY+ NO WORD4  ,BUT :5 !Y TURN$ !IR FACES T[>DS ! M\NTA9S HE SPAKE AT LA/1 & /AY$ !M AT ! FIR/ /EP4  ,QUO? HE3 0,:I!R AWAY8  ,YE TAKE ! WRONG ROAD60  

,SAID ,HALLBLI!3  0,NAY1 = WE GO T[>D ! M\NTA9S & ! $GE ( ! ,GLITT]+ ,PLA940  

0,YE %ALL DO ILL TO GO ?I!R10 SAID ! ,W>D51 0& ,I BID Y\ =BE>40  

0,O ,W>D5 ( ! ,UTT]MO/ ,H\SE1 :]E=E %\LD WE =BE>80 SAID ! ,SEA-EAGLE4  

,SAID ! SC>LET MAN3  0,BECAUSE MY *>GE IS TO FUR!R ?OSE :O W\LD GO 9W>D TO ! ,K+1 & TO /AY ?OSE :O W\LD GO \TW>D FROM ! ,K+40  

0,H[ !N IF WE GO \TW>D DESPITE ?Y BIDD+80 SAID ! ,SEA-EAGLE1 0WILT ?\ !N H9D] US P]=CE80  

0,H[ MAY ,I10 SAID ! MAN1 0S9CE ?Y FELL[ HA? WEAPONS80  

0,GO WE =?1 !N10 SAID ! ,SEA-EAGLE4  

0,YEA10 SAID ! DAMSEL1 0WE WILL GO =?4  ,& KN[1 ,O ,W>D51 ?AT ?IS WEAPON$ MAN ONLY IS ( M9D TO F>E OV] ! $GE ( ! ,GLITT]+ ,PLA92 BUT WE TWA9 %ALL COME BACK HI!R AGA91 & F>E 9W>DS40  

,SAID ! ,W>D53  0,NAU<T IS IT TO ME :AT YE WILL DO :5 Y\ >E PA/ ?IS H\SE4  ,NOR %ALL ANY MAN :O GOE? \T ( ?IS G>? T[>D ! M\NTA9S EV] COME BACK 9W>DS SAVE HE COME? 9 ! COMPANY ( NEW-CORN]S TO ! ,GLITT]+ ,PLA940  

0,:O %ALL H9D] HIM80 SAID ! ,SEA-EAGLE4  

0,! ,K,+10 SAID ! ,W>D54  

,!N !RE WAS SIL5CE A:ILE1 & ! MAN SAID3  

0,N[ DO AS YE WILL40  ,& !RE) HE TURN$ BACK 9TO ! H\SE & %UT ! DOOR4  

,BUT ! ,SEA-EAGLE & ! DAMSEL /OOD GAZ+ ON ONE ANO!R1 & AT ,HALLBLI!2 & ! DAMSEL WAS D[NCA/ & PALE2 BUT ! ,SEA-EAGLE CRI$ \T3  

0,=W>D N[1 ,O ,HALLBLI!1 S9CE ?\ WILLE/ IT1 & WE WILL GO ) !E & %>E :ATEV] MAY BEFALL !E2 YEA1 RI<T UP TO ! V]Y $GE ( ! ,GLITT]+ ,PLA94  ,& ?\1 ,O BELOV$1 :Y DO/ ?\ DELAY8  ,:Y DO/ ?\ /& AS IF ?Y FAIR FEET W]E GR[N TO ! GRASS80  

,BUT ! DAMSEL GAVE A LAM5TABLE CRY1 & CA/ H]SELF D[N ON ! GR\ND1 & KNELT BE=E ! ,SEA-EAGLE1 & TOOK HIM BY ! KNEES1 & SAID BETWIXT SOBB+ & WEEP+3  0,O MY LORD & LOVE1 ,I PRAY !E TO =BE>1 & ! ,SPE>MAN1 \R FRI5D1 %ALL P>DON US4  ,= IF ?\ GOE/1 ,I %ALL NEV] SEE !E MORE1 S9CE MY HE>T WILL NOT S]VE ME TO GO ) !E4  ,O =BE>6  ,I PRAY !E60  

,& %E GROVEL$ ON ! E>? BE=E HIM2 & ! ,SEA-EAGLE WAX$ R$1 & W\LD HAVE SPOK5 BUT ,HALLBLI! CUT HIS SPEE* ACROSS1 & SAID 0,FRI5DS1 BE AT PEACE6  ,= ?IS IS ! M9UTE ?AT SUND]S US4 ,GET YE BACK AT ONCE TO ! HE>T ( ! ,GLITT]+ ,PLA91 & LIVE !RE & BE HAPPY2 & TAKE MY BLESS+ & ?ANKS = ! LOVE & HELP ?AT YE HAVE GIV5 ME4  ,= Y\R GO+ =W>D ) ME %\LD DE/ROY Y\ & PR(IT ME NO?+4  ,IT W\LD BE BUT AS ! HO/ BR++ HIS GUE/S ONE FIELD BEYOND HIS G>?1 :5 !IR GOAL IS ! 5DS ( ! E>?2 & IF !RE W]E A LION 9 ! PA?1 :Y %\LD HE P]I% = C\RTESY'S SAKE80  

,!RE) HE /OOP$ D[N TO ! DAMSEL1 & LIFT$ H] UP & KISS$ H] FACE2 & HE CA/ HIS >MS AB\T ! ,SEA-EAGLE & SAID TO HIM3 0,F>EWELL1 %IPMATE60  

,!N ! DAMSEL GAVE HIM ! WALLET ( VICTUAL1 & BADE HIM F>EWELL1 WEEP+ SORELY2 & HE LOOK$ K9DLY ON !M = A MOM5T ( TIME1 & !N TURN$ AWAY FROM !M & F>$ ON T[>D ! M\NTA9S1 /RID+ ) GREAT /RIDES1 HOLD+ HIS HEAD AL(T4  ,BUT !Y LOOK$ NO MORE ON HIM1 HAV+ NO WILL TO EKE !IR SORR[1 BUT W5T !IR WAYS BACK AGA9 )\T DELAY4  

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