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,HALLBLI! ,TAKE? ,%IP ,AGA9 ,AWAY ,FROM ,! ,ISLE ,( ,RANSOM 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

,TEXT 3 

,:5 HE AWOKE1 ! SUN %ONE 9TO ! HALL BY ! W9D[S ABOVE ! BUTT]Y1 & !RE W]E BUT FEW FOLK LEFT !RE94  ,BUT SO SOON AS ,HALLBLI! WAS CLAD1 ! OLD WOMAN CAME TO HIM1 & TOOK HIM BY ! H&1 & L$ HIM TO ! BO>D1 & SIGN$ TO HIM TO EAT ( :AT WAS !REON2 & HE DID SO2 & BY !N HE WAS DONE1 CAME FOLK :O W5T 9TO ! %UT-B$ :]E LAY ! ,LONG-HO>Y1 & !Y BR\<T HIM =? B$ & ALL & B>E HIM \T A-DOORS4  ,!N ! CRONE BR\<T ,HALLBLI! HIS >MS & HE DID ON BYRNY & HELM1 GIRT HIS SWORD TO HIS SIDE1 TOOK HIS SPE> 9 HIS H& & W5T \T A-DOORS2 & !RE CLOSE BY ! POR* LAY ! ,LONG-HO>Y UPON A HORSE-LITT]4  ,SO ,HALLBLI! CAME UP TO HIM & GAVE HIM ! SELE ( ! DAY3  & ! ELD] SAID3  0,GOOD MORR[1 SON1 ,I AM GLAD TO SEE !E4  ,DID !Y TRY !E H>D LA/ NI<T80  

,& ,HALLBLI! SAW TWO ( ! C>LES ?AT HAD BORNE \T ! ELD]1 ?AT !Y W]E TALK+ TOGE!R1 & !Y LOOK$ ON HIM & LAU<$ MOCK+LY2 SO HE SAID TO ! ELD]3  0,EV5 FOOLS MAY TRY A WISE MAN1 & SO IT BEFELL LA/ NI<T4  ,YET1 AS ?\ SEE/1 MUMM+ HA? NOT SLA9 ME40  

,SAID ! OLD MAN3  0,:AT ?\ SAWE/ WAS NOT ALL MUMM+2 IT WAS DONE ACCORD+ TO \R CU/OMS2 & WELL NI< ALL ( IT HAD BE5 DONE1 EV5 HAD/ ?\ NOT BE5 !RE4  ,NAY1 ,I WILL TELL !E2 AT SOME ( \R FEA/S IT IS NOT LAWFUL TO EAT EI!R = ! *IEFTA9S OR ! C>LES1 TILL A *AMPION HA? GIV5 =? A *ALL5GE1 & BE5 ANSW]$ & MET1 & ! BATTLE F\<T TO AN 5D4  ,BUT YE M51 :AT H9D]E? Y\ TO GO TO ! HORSES' HEADS & SPE$ ON ! ROAD ! *IEFTA9 :O IS NO LONG] WAY-WOR?Y80  

,SO !Y RAN TO ! HORSES & SET D[N ! DALE BY ! RIV]SIDE1 & JU/ AS ,HALLBLI! WAS GO+ TO FOLL[ AFOOT1 !RE CAME A SWA9 FROM BEH9D ! H\SE LEAD+ A R$ HORSE :I* HE BR\<T TO ,HALLBLI! AS ONE :O BIDS M\NT4  ,SO ,HALLBLI! LEAP$ 9TO ! SADDLE & AT ONCE CAU<T UP ) ! LITT] ( ! ,LONG-HO>Y D[N ALONG ! RIV]4  ,!Y PASS$ BY NO O!R H\SE1 SAVE H]E & !RE A COT BESIDE SOME FOLD OR BYRE2 !Y W5T EASILY1 = ! WAY WAS SMOO? BY ! RIV]-SIDE2 SO 9 LESS ?AN TWO H\RS !Y CAME :]E ! SAID RIV] RAN 9TO ! SEA4  ,!RE WAS NO BEA* !RE1 = ! WAT] WAS T5 FA?OM DEEP CLOSE UP TO ! LIP ( ! L&2 BUT !RE WAS A GREAT HAV5 L&-LOCK$ ALL BUT A N>R[ \TGATE BETWIXT ! %E] BLACK CLIFFS4  ,MANY A GREAT %IP MI<T HAVE LA9 9 ?AT HAV52 BUT AS N[ !RE WAS BUT ONE LY+ !RE1 A R\ND-%IP NOT V]Y GREAT1 BUT EXCE$+ TRIM & MEET = ! SEA4  

,!RE )\T MORE ADO ! C>LES TOOK ! ELD] FROM ! LITT] & BORE HIM ABO>D1 & ,HALLBLI! FOLL[$ HIM AS IF HE HAD BE5 SO APPO9T$4  ,!Y LAID ! OLD MAN AD[N ON ! POOP UND] A TILT ( PRECI\S WEB1 & SO W5T ABACK BY ! WAY ?AT !Y HAD COME2 & ,HALLBLI! W5T & SAT D[N BESIDE ! ,LONG-HO>Y1 :O SPAKE TO HIM & SAID3  0,SEE/ ?\1 SON1 H[ EASY IT IS = US TWA9 TO BE %IPP$ = ! L& :I!R WE W\LD GO8  ,BUT AS EASY AS IT IS = !E TO GO ?I!R :]EAS WE >E GO+1 JU/ SO H>D HAD IT BE5 = !E TO GO ELSE:]E4  ,MOREOV] ,I MU/ TELL !E ?AT ?\< MANY AN ONE ( ! ,ISLE ( ,RANSOM DESIRE? TO GO ?IS VOYAGE1 !RE %ALL NONE ELSE GO1 TILL ! WORLD IS A YE> OLD]1 & HE :O %ALL GO !N %ALL BE LIKE/ TO ME 9 ALL WAYS1 BO? 9 ELD & 9 FEEBL5ESS1 & 9 GIB+ SPEE*1 & ALL ELSE2 & N[ ?AT ,I AM GONE1 HIS NAME %ALL BE ! SAME AS ?AT :]EBY YE MAY CALL ME TO- DAY1 & ?AT IS ,GR&FA!R4  ,>T ?\ GLAD OR SORRY1 ,HALLBLI!80  

0,GR&FA!R10 SAID ,HALLBLI!1 0,I CAN SC>CE TELL !E3  ,I MOVE AS ONE :O HA? NO WILL TO W5D ONE WAY OR O!R4  ,MESEEMS ,I AM DRAWN TO GO ?I!R :]EAS WE >E GO+2 !RE=E ,I DEEM ?AT ,I %ALL F9D MY BELOV$ ON ! ,GLITT]+ ,PLA93  & :ATEV] BEFALLE? AFT]W>DS1 LET IT BE AS IT WILL60  

0,TELL ME1 MY SON10 SAID ! ,GR&FA!R1 0H[ MANY WOM5 >E !RE 9 ! WORLD80  

0,H[ MAY ,I TELL !E80 SAID ,HALLBLI!4  

0,WELL1 !N10 SAID ! ELD]1 0H[ MANY EXCE$+ FAIR WOM5 >E !RE80  

,SAID ,HALLBLI!1 0,9DE$ ,I WOT NOT40  

0,H[ MANY ( SU* HA/ ?\ SE580 SAID ! ,GR&FA!R4  

0,MANY10 SAID ,HALLBLI!2 0! DAU<T]S ( MY FOLK >E FAIR1 & !RE WILL BE MANY O!R SU* AMONG ! ALI5S40  

,!N LAU<$ ! ELD]1 & SAID3  0,YET1 MY SON1 HE :O HAD BE5 ?Y FELL[ S9CE ?Y SUND]+ FROM ?Y BELOV$1 W\LD HAVE SAID ?AT 9 ?Y DEEM+ !RE IS BUT ONE WOMAN 9 ! WORLD2 OR AT LEA/ ONE FAIR WOMAN3  IS IT NOT SO80  

,!N ,HALLBLI! R$D5$ AT FIR/1 AS ?\< HE W]E ANGRY2 !N HE SAID3  0,YEA1 IT IS SO40  

,SAID ! ,GR&FA!R 9 A MUS+ WAY3  0,I WOND] IF BE=E LONG ,I %ALL ?9K ( IT AS ?\ DO/40  

,!N ,HALLBLI! GAZ$ AT HIM M>VEL+1 & /UDI$ TO SEE :]E9 LAY ! GIBE AGA9/ HIMSELF2 & ! ,GR&FA!R BEHELD HIM1 & LAU<$ AS WELL AS HE MI<T1 & SAID3  0,SON1 SON2 DID/ ?\ NOT WI% ME Y\?80  

0,YEA10 SAID ,HALLBLI!1 0BUT :AT AILS !E TO LAU< SO8  ,:AT IS IT ,I HAVE SAID OR DONE80  

0,NAU<T1 NAU<T10 SAID ! ELD]1 LAU<+ /ILL MORE1 0ONLY ?\ LOOKE/ SO MAZ$4  ,& :O KN[E? :AT ?Y WI% MAY BR+ =?80  

,!REAT WAS ,HALLBLI! SORE PUZZL$2 BUT :ILE HE SET HIMSELF TO CONSID] :AT ! OLD C>LE MI<T MEAN1 UPROSE ! HALE & H[ ( ! M>9]S2 !Y CA/ (F ! HAWS]S FROM ! %ORE1 RAN \T ! SWEEPS1 & DRAVE ! %IP ?R\< ! HAV5-GATES4  ,IT WAS A BRI<T SUNNY DAY2 )91 ! GRE5 WAT] WAS OILY-SMOO?1 )\T ! RIPPL+ WAVES DANC$ M]RILY UND] A LI<T BREEZE1 & ,HALLBLI! DEEM$ ! W9D TO BE FAIR2 = ! M>9]S %\T$ JOY\SLY & MADE ALL SAIL ON ! %IP2 & %E LAY OV] & SP$ ?R\< ! WAVES1 CA/+ (F ! SEAS FROM H] BLACK B[S4  ,SOON W]E !Y CLE> ( ?OSE SW>T CLIFFS1 & IT WAS BUT A LITTLE AFT]W>DS ?AT ! ,ISLE ( ,RANSOM WAS GR[N DEEP BLUE BEH9D !M & F> AWAY4  

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