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,HALLBLI! ,BUILDS ,HIM ,A ,SKIFF 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

,TEXT 3 

,AFT] ,HALLBLI! HAD BE5 H\S$ A LITTLE :ILE1 & ! TIME WAS AGA9 DRAW+ NI< TO ! TWELF? MOON S9CE HE HAD COME TO ! ,GLITT]+ ,PLA91 HE W5T 9 ! WOOD ONE DAY2 &1 POND]+ MANY ?+S )\T FIX+ ON ANY ONE1 HE /OOD BE=E A V]Y GREAT OAK- TREE & LOOK$ AT ! TALL /RAI<T BOLE !RE(1 & !RE CAME 9TO HIS HEAD ! WORDS ( AN OLD SONG :I* WAS WRITT5 R\ND A SCROLL ( ! C>V+ OV] ! %UT-B$1 :]E9 HE WAS WONT TO LIE :5 HE WAS AT HOME 9 ! ,H\SE ( ! ,RAV53  & ?US IT SAID3  

,I AM ! OAK-TREE1 & =SOO?   

,M5 DEAL BY ME ) LITTLE RU?2   

,MY B\<S !Y %R$1 MY LIFE !Y SLAY1   

,& SPE$ ME O'] ! WAT]Y WAY4   

,HE LOOK$ UP 9TO ?AT LEAFY WORLD = A LITTLE & !N TURN$ BACK T[>D HIS H\SE2 BUT ALL DAY LONG1 :E!R HE W]E AT WORK OR AT RE/1 ?AT POSY RAN 9 HIS HEAD1 & HE KEPT ON SAY+ IT OV]1 AL\D OR NOT AL\D1 TILL ! DAY WAS DONE & HE W5T TO SLEEP4  

,!N 9 HIS SLEEP HE DREAM$ ?AT AN EXCE$+ FAIR WOMAN /OOD BY HIS B$SIDE1 & AT FIR/ %E SEEM$ TO HIM TO BE AN IMAGE ( ! ,HO/AGE4  ,BUT PRES5TLY H] FACE *ANG$1 & H] BODY & H] RAIM5T2 &1 LO6 IT WAS ! LOVELY WOMAN1 ! ,K+'S DAU<T] :OM HE HAD SE5 WA/+ H] HE>T = ! LOVE ( HIM4  ,!N EV5 9 HIS DREAM %AME !RE( OV]TOOK HIM1 & BECAUSE ( ?AT %AME HE AWOKE1 & LAY AWAKE A LITTLE1 HE>K5+ ! W9D GO+ ?R\< ! WOODL& B\<S1 & ! S++ ( ! [L :O HAD H] DWELL+ 9 ! HOLL[ OAK NI< TO HIS H\SE4  ,SLUMB] OV]CAME HIM 9 A LITTLE :ILE1 & AGA9 ! IMAGE ( ! ,K+'S DAU<T] CAME TO HIM 9 HIS DREAM1 & AGA9 :5 HE LOOK$ UPON H]1 %AME & PITY ROSE SO HOTLY 9 HIS HE>T ?AT HE AWOKE WEEP+1 & LAY A :ILE HE>K5+ TO ! NOISES ( ! NI<T4  ,! ?IRD TIME HE SLEPT & DREAM$2 & ONCE MORE ?AT IMAGE CAME TO HIM4  ,& N[ HE LOOK$1 & SAW ?AT %E HAD 9 H] H& A BOOK COV]$ \TSIDE ) GOLD & GEMS1 EV5 AS HE SAW IT 9 ! OR*>D-CLOSE A=ETIME3  & HE BEHELD H] FACE ?AT IT WAS NO LONG] ! FACE ( ONE SICK ) SORR[2 BUT GLAD & CLE>1 & MO/ BEAUTE\S4  

,N[ %E OP5$ ! BOOK & HELD IT BE=E ,HALLBLI! & TURN$ ! LEAVES SO ?AT HE MI<T SEE !M CLE>LY2 & !RE9 W]E WOODS & CA/LES PA9T$1 & BURN+ M\NTA9S1 & ! WALL ( ! WORLD1 & K+S UPON !IR ?RONES1 & FAIR WOM5 & W>RIORS1 ALL MO/ LOVELY TO BEHOLD1 EV5 AS HE HAD SE5 IT A=ETIME 9 ! OR*>D :5 HE LAY LURK+ AMID ! LEAVES ( ! BAY-TREE4  

,SO AT LA/ %E CAME TO ! PLACE 9 ! BOOK :]E9 WAS PA9T$ ,HALLBLI!'S [N IMAGE OV] AGA9/ ! IMAGE ( ! ,HO/AGE2 & HE LOOK$ !REON & LONG$4  ,BUT %E TURN$ ! LEAF1 &1 LO6 ON ONE SIDE ! ,HO/AGE AGA91 /&+ 9 A FAIR G>D5 ( ! SPR+ ) ! LILIES ALL AB\T H] FEET1 & BEH9D H] ! WALLS ( A H\SE1 GRAY1 ANCI5T1 & LOVELY3  & ON ! O!R LEAF OV] AGA9/ H] WAS PA9T$ A SEA RIPPL$ BY A LITTLE W9D & A BOAT !REON SAIL+ SWIFTLY1 & ONE MAN ALONE 9 ! BOAT SITT+ & /E]+ ) A *E]FUL C\NT5ANCE2 & HE1 :O BUT ,HALLBLI! HIMSELF4  ,HALLBLI! LOOK$ !REON = A :ILE & !N ! ,K+'S DAU<T] %UT ! BOOK1 & ! DREAM FL[$ 9TO O!R IMAG9+S ( NO IMPORT4  

,9 ! GRAY DAWN ,HALLBLI! AWOKE1 & CALL$ TO M9D HIS DREAM1 & HE LEAP$ FROM HIS B$ & WA%$ ! NI<T FROM (F HIM 9 ! /REAM1 & CLAD HIMSELF & W5T ! %ORTE/ WAY ?R\< ! WOOD TO ?AT ,H\SE ( FOLK A=ESAID3  & AS HE W5T HIS FACE WAS BRI<T & HE SANG ! SECOND P>T ( ! C>V5 POSY2 TO WIT3  

,ALONG ! GRASS ,I LIE =LORN   

,?AT :5 A :ILE ( TIME IS WORN1   

,I MAY BE FILL$ ) W> & PEACE   

,& BRIDGE ! SUND]+ ( ! SEAS4   

,HE CAME \T ( ! WOOD & HA/5$ OV] ! FL[]Y MEADS ( ! ,GLITT]+ ,PLA91 & CAME TO ?AT SAME H\SE :5 IT WAS YET V]Y E>LY4  ,AT ! DOOR HE CAME ACROSS A DAMSEL BE>+ WAT] FROM ! WELL1 & %E SPAKE TO HIM & SAID3  0,WELCOME1 ,WOOD-LOV]6  ,SELDOM >T ?\ SE5 9 \R G>?2 & ?AT IS A PITY ( !E4  ,& N[ ,I LOOK ON ?Y FACE ,I SEE ?AT GLADNESS HA? COME 9TO ?9E HE>T1 & ?AT ?\ >T MO/ FAIR & LOVELY4  ,H]E !N IS A TOK5 = !E ( ! 9CREASE ( GLADNESS40  ,!RE) %E SET H] BUCKETS ON ! E>?1 & /OOD BE=E HIM1 & TOOK HIM BY ! E>S1 & DREW D[N HIS FACE TO H]S & KISS$ HIM SWEETLY4  ,HE SMIL$ ON H] & SAID3 0,I ?ANK !E1 SI/]1 = ! KISS & ! GREET+2 BUT ,I COME H]E HAV+ A LACK40  

0,TELL US10 %E SAID1 0?AT WE MAY DO !E A PLEASURE40  

,HE SAID3  0,I W\LD ASK ! FOLK TO GIVE ME TIMB]1 BO? BEAMS & BATT5S & BO>DS2 = IF ,I HEW 9 ! WOOD IT WILL TAKE LONG TO SEASON40  

0,ALL ?IS IS FREE = !E TO TAKE FROM \R WOOD-/ORE :5 ?\ HA/ BROK5 ?Y FA/ ) US10 SAID ! DAMSEL4  0,COME ?\ 9 & RE/ !E40  

,%E TOOK HIM BY ! H& & !Y W5T 9 TOGE!R1 & %E GAVE HIM TO EAT & DR9K1 & W5T UP & D[N ! H\SE1 SAY+ TO EV]Y ONE3  0,H]E IS COME ! ,WOOD-LOV]1 & HE IS GLAD AGA92 COME & SEE HIM40  

,SO ! FOLK GA!R$ AB\T HIM1 & MADE MU* ( HIM4  ,& :5 !Y HAD MADE AN 5D ( BREAKFA/1 ! HEAD MAN ( ! ,H\SE SAID TO HIM3 0,! BEA/S >E 9 ! WA91 & ! TIMB] ABIDE? ?Y *OOS+2 COME & SEE40  

,SO HE BR\<T ,HALLBLI! TO ! TIMB]-B[]1 :]E HE *OSE = HIMSELF ALL ?AT HE NE$$ ( OAK-TIMB] ( ! BE/2 & !Y LOAD$ ! WA9 !RE)1 & GAVE HIM :AT HE W\LD MOREOV] ( NAILS & TRE5AILS & O!R MATT]S2 & HE ?ANK$ !M2 & !Y SAID TO HIM3  0,:I!R N[ %ALL WE LEAD ?Y TIMB]80  

0,D[N TO ! SEA-SIDE10 QUO? HE1 0NI<E/ TO MY DWELL+40  

,SO DID !Y1 & MORE ?AN A SCORE1 M5 & WOM51 W5T ) HIM1 SOME 9 ! WA91 & SOME AFOOT4  ,?US !Y CAME D[N TO ! SEA- %ORE1 & LAID ! TIMB] ON ! /R& JU/ ABOVE HI<-WAT] M>K2 & /RAI<TWAY ,HALLBLI! FELL TO WORK %AP+ HIM A BOAT1 = WELL HE KNEW ! :OLE CRAFT !RE(2 & ! FOLK LOOK$ ON WOND]+1 TILL ! TIDE HAD EBB$ ! LITTLE IT WAS WONT TO EBB1 & LEFT ! MOI/ S& FIRM & SMOO?2 !N ! WOM5 LEFT WAT*+ ,HALLBLI!'S WORK1 & FELL TO PADDL+ B>EFOOT 9 ! CLE> WAT]1 = !RE WAS SC>CE A RIPPLE ON ! SEA2 & ! C>LES CAME & PLAY$ ) !M SO ?AT ,HALLBLI! WAS LEFT ALONE A :ILE2 = ?IS K9D ( PLAY WAS NEW TO ?AT FOLK1 S9CE !Y SELDOM CAME D[N TO ! SEA-SIDE4 ,!REAFT] !Y NE$S MU/ DANCE TOGE!R1 & W\LD HAVE HAD ,HALLBLI! DANCE ) !M2 & :5 HE NAYSAID !M BECAUSE HE WAS FA9 ( HIS WORK1 9 ALL PLAYFULNESS !Y FELL TO TAK+ ! ADZE \T ( HIS H&1 :]EAT HE BECAME SOME:AT WRO?1 & !Y W]E AFRAID & W5T & HAD !IR DANCE \T )\T HIM4  

,BY ?IS TIME ! SUN WAS GR[N V]Y HOT1 & !Y CAME TO HIM AGA91 & LAY D[N AB\T HIM & WAT*$ HIS WORK1 = !Y W]E WE>Y4 ,& ONE ( ! WOM51 /ILL PANT+ ) ! DANCE1 SPAKE AS %E LOOK$ ON ! LOVEL9ESS ( H] LIMBS1 :I* ONE ( ! SWA9S WAS C>ESS+3  0,BRO!R10 SAID %E1 0GREAT /ROKES ?\ SMITE/2 :5 WILT ?\ HAVE SMITT5 ! LA/ ( !M1 & COME TO \R H\SE AGA980  

0,NOT = MANY DAYS1 FAIR SI/]10 SAID HE1 )\T LOOK+ UP4  

0,ALAS ?AT ?\ %\LD/ TALK SO10 SAID A C>LE1 RIS+ UP FROM ! W>M S&2 0:AT %ALL ALL ?Y TOIL W9 !E80  

,SPAKE ,HALLBLI!3  0,MAYBE A M]RY HE>T1 OR MAYBE DEA?40  

,AT ?AT WORD !Y ALL ROSE UP TOGE!R1 & /OOD HUDDL$ TOGE!R LIKE %EEP ?AT HAVE BE5 DRIV5 TO ! CR(T-GATE1 & ! %EPH]D HA? LEFT !M = A LITTLE & !Y KN[ NOT :I!R TO GO4  ,LITTLE BY LITTLE !Y GOT !M TO ! WA9 & H>NESS$ !IR BEA/S !RETO1 & DEP>T$ SIL5TLY BY ! WAY ?AT !Y HAD COME2 BUT 9 A LITTLE TIME ,HALLBLI! HE>D !IR LAU<T] & M]RY SPEE* ACROSS ! FL[]Y MEAD[S4  ,HE HE$$ !IR DEP>TURE LITTLE1 BUT W5T ON WORK+1 & WORK$ ! SUN D[N1 & ON TILL ! />S BEGAN TO TW9KLE4  ,!N HE W5T HOME TO HIS H\SE 9 ! WOOD1 & SLEPT & DREAM$ NOT1 & BEGAN AGA9 ON ! MORR[ ) A GOOD HE>T4  

,TO BE %ORT1 NO DAY PASS$ ?AT HE WR\<T NOT HIS FULL TALE ( WORK1 & ! DAYS WORE1 & HIS %IP-WRI<T'S WORK ?ROVE4  ,(T5 ! FOLK ( ?AT H\SE1 & FROM O!R:]E R\ND AB\T1 CAME D[N TO ! /R& TO WAT* HIM WORK+4  ,N[ISE DID !Y WILLFULLY H9D] HIM1 BUT :ILES :5 !Y C\LD GET NO TALK FROM HIM1 !Y W\LD SPEAK ( HIM TO EA* O!R1 WOND]+ ?AT HE %\LD SO TOIL TO SAIL UPON ! SEA2 = !Y LOV$ ! SEA BUT LITTLE1 & IT SOON BECAME CLE> TO !M ?AT HE WAS LOOK+ TO NAU<T ELSE3  ?\< IT MAY NOT BE SAID ?AT !Y DEEM$ HE W\LD LEAVE ! L& = EV]4  ,ON ! O!R H&1 IF !Y H9D]$ HIM NOT1 NEI!R DID !Y HELP1 SAV+ :5 HE PRAY$ !M = SOME:AT :I* HE NE$$1 :I* !Y W\LD !N GIVE HIM BLI!LY4  

,( ! ,SEA-EAGLE & HIS DAMSEL1 ,HALLBLI! SAW NAU<T2 :]EAT HE WAS WELL CONT5T1 = HE DEEM$ IT ( NO AVAIL TO MAKE A SECOND SUND]+ ( IT4  

,SO HE WORK$ & KEPT HIS HE>T UP1 & AT LA/ ALL WAS READY2 HE HAD MADE HIM A MA/ & A SAIL1 & O>S1 & :ATSO-O!R GE> !RE WAS NE$ (4  ,SO !N HE ?RU/ HIS SKIFF 9TO ! SEA ON AN EV5+ :5AS !RE W]E BUT TWO C>LES /&+ BY2 = !RE W\LD (T5 BE A SCORE OR TWO ( FOLK4  ,!SE TWO SMIL$ ON HIM & BESPAKE HIM K9DLY1 BUT W\LD NOT HELP HIM :5 HE BADE !M SET %\LD] TO H] B[S & %OVE4  ,ALBEIT HE GOT ! SKIFF 9TO ! WAT] )\T MU* ADO1 & GOT 9TO H]1 & BR\<T H] TO :]E A /REAM RUNN+ FROM \T ( HIS WOOD MADE A LITTLE HAV5 = H] UP FROM ! SEA4  ,!RE HE TI$ H] TO A TREE-HOLE1 & BUSI$ HIMSELF ?AT EV5 ) GETT+ ! GE> 9TO H]1 & VICTUAL & WAT] )AL1 AS MU* AS HE DEEM$ HE %\LD NE$3  & SO1 BE+ WE>Y1 HE W5T TO HIS H\SE TO SLEEP1 ?9K+ ?AT HE %\LD AWAKE 9 ! GRAY ( ! MORN+ & ?RU/ \T 9TO ! DEEP SEA4  ,& HE WAS ! MORE CONT5T TO ABIDE1 BECAUSE ON ?AT EVE1 AS (T5E/ BETID1 ! W9D BLEW L&W>D FROM ! SEA1 :]EAS 9 ! MORN+ IT (T5E/ BLEW SEAW>D FROM ! L&4  ,9 ANY CASE HE ?\<T TO BE A/IR SO TIMELY ?AT HE %\LD COME ALONE TO HIS KEEL1 & DEP>T ) NO LEAVE-TAK+S4  ,BUT1 AS IT FELL \T1 HE OV]SLEPT HIMSELF1 SO ?AT :5 HE CAME \T 9TO ! WOOD CLAD 9 ALL HIS >MOR1 ) HIS SWORD GIRT TO HIS SIDE1 & HIS SPE> OV] HIS %\LD]1 HE HE>D ! VOICES ( FOLK1 & PRES5TLY F\ND SO MANY GA!R$ AB\T HIS BOAT ?AT HE HAD SOME ADO TO GET ABO>D4  

,! FOLK HAD BR\<T MANY GIFTS = HIM ( SU* ?+S AS !Y DEEM$ HE MI<T NE$ = A %ORT VOYAGE1 AS FRUIT & W9E1 & WOOL5 CLO?S TO KEEP ! COLD NI<T FROM HIM2 HE ?ANK$ !M K9DLY AS HE /EPP$ OV] ! GUNWALE1 & SOME ( ! WOM5 KISS$ HIM3  & ONE SAID 7%E IT WAS1 :O HAD MET HIM AT ! /EAD ?AT MORN+ :5 HE W5T TO FET* TIMB]73  0,?\ WILT BE BACK ?IS EV51 WILT ?\ NOT1 BRO!R8  ,IT IS YET BUT E>LY1 & ?\ %ALT HAVE TIME 5\< TO TAKE ALL ?Y PLEASURE ON ! SEA1 & !N COME BACK TO US TO EAT ?Y MEAT 9 \R H\SE AT NI<TFALL40  

,%E SPAKE1 KNITT+ H] BR[S 9 LONG+ = HIS RETURN2 BUT HE KNEW ?AT ALL ?OSE DEEM$ HE W\LD COME BACK AGA9 SOON2 ELSE HAD !Y DEEM$ HIM A REBEL ( ! ,K+1 & MI<T1 AS HE ?\<T1 HAVE /AY$ HIM4  ,SO HE *ANG$ NOT C\NT5ANCE 9 ANY WISE1 BUT SAID ONLY3 0F>EWELL1 SI/]1 = ?IS DAY1 & F>EWELL TO ALL Y\ TILL ,I COME BACK40  

,!RE) HE UNMOOR$ HIS BOAT1 & SAT D[N & TOOK ! O>S1 & R[$ TILL HE WAS \T ( ! LITTLE HAV51 & ON ! GRE5 SEA1 & ! KEEL ROSE & FELL ON ! WAVES4  ,!N HE /EPP$ ! MA/ & HOI/$ SAIL1 & %EET$ HOME1 = ! MORN+ W9D WAS BL[+ G5TLY FROM ! M\NTA9S OV] ! MEAD[S ( ! ,GLITT]+ ,PLA91 SO ! SAIL FILL$1 & ! KEEL LEAP$ =W>D & SP$ OV] ! FACE ( ! COLD SEA4  ,& IT IS TO BE SAID ?AT :E!R HE WOTT$ OR NOT1 IT WAS ! V]Y DAY TWELVE MON?S S9CE HE HAD COME TO ?AT %ORE ALONG ) ! ,SEA-EAGLE4  ,SO ?AT FOLK /OOD & WAT*$ ! SKIFF GR[+ LESS & LESS UPON ! DEEP TILL !Y C\LD SC>CE SEE H]4 ,!N !Y TURN$ AB\T & W5T 9TO ! WOOD TO DISPORT !M1 = ! SUN WAS GR[+ HOT4  ,NEV]!LESS1 !RE W]E SOME ( !M 7& ?AT DAMSEL WAS ONE71 :O CAME BACK TO ! SEA-%ORE FROM TIME TO TIME ALL DAY LONG2 & EV5 :5 ! SUN WAS D[N !Y LOOK$ SEAW>D UND] ! RIS+ MOON1 EXPECT+ TO SEE ,HALLBLI!'S B>K COME 9TO ! %9+ PA? :I* %E DREW ACROSS ! WAT]S R\ND AB\T ! ,GLITT]+ ,L&4  

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