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,N[ ,HALLBLI! ,TAKE? ,! ,SEA 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

,TEXT 3 

,N[ MU/ IT BE TOLD ( ,HALLBLI! ?AT HE RODE FI]CELY D[N TO ! SEA-%ORE1 & FROM ! TOP ( ! BEA* HE GAZ$ AB\T HIM1 & !RE BEL[ HIM WAS ! ,%IP-/EAD & ,ROLL]S ( HIS K9DR$1 :]EON LAY ! ?REE LONG-%IPS1 ! ,SEAMEW1 & ! ,OSPREY & ! ,]NE4  ,HEAVY & HUGE !Y SEEM$ TO HIM AS !Y LAY !RE1 BLACK- SID$1 ICY-COLD ) ! WA%+ ( ! ,M>* WAVES1 !IR GOLD5 DRAGON-HEADS LOOK+ SEAW>D WI/FULLY4  ,BUT FIR/ HAD HE LOOK$ \T 9TO ! (F+1 & IT WAS ONLY :5 HE HAD LET HIS EYES COME BACK FROM :]E ! SEA & SKY MET1 & !Y HAD BEHELD NO?+ BUT ! WA/E ( WAT]S1 ?AT HE BEHELD ! ,%IP-/EAD CLOSELY2 & !RE) HE SAW :]E A LITTLE TO ! WE/ ( IT LAY A SKIFF1 :I* ! L[ WAVE ( ! TIDE LIFT$ & LET FALL FROM TIME TO TIME4  ,IT HAD A MA/1 & A BLACK SAIL HOI/$ !REON & FLAPP+ ) SLACK5$ %EET4  ,A MAN SAT 9 ! BOAT CLAD 9 BLACK RAIM5T1 & ! SUN SMOTE A GLEAM FROM ! HELM ON HIS HEAD4  ,!N ,HALLBLI! LEAP$ (F HIS HORSE1 & /RODE D[N ! S&S %\LD]+ HIS SPE>2 & :5 HE CAME NE> TO ! MAN 9 ! BOAT HE POIS$ HIS SPE> & %OOK IT & CRI$ \T3  0,MAN1 >T ?\ FRI5D OR FOE80  

,SAID ! MAN3  0,?\ >T A FAIR Y\NG MAN3  BUT !RE IS GRIEF 9 ?Y VOICE ALONG ) WRA?4  ,CA/ NOT TILL ?\ HA/ HE>D ME1 & MAY/ DEEM :E!R ,I MAY DO AU<T TO HEAL ?Y GRIEF40  

0,:AT MAY/ ?\ DO80 SAID ,HALLBLI!2 0>T ?\ NOT A ROBB] ( ! SEA1 A H>RI] ( ! FOLKS ?AT DWELL 9 PEACE80  

,! MAN LAU<$3  0,YEA10 SAID HE1 0MY CRAFT IS ?IEV+ & C>RY+ (F ! DAU<T]S ( FOLK1 SO ?AT WE MAY HAVE A RANSOM = !M4 ,WILT ?\ COME OV] ! WAT]S ) ME80  

,HALLBLI! SAID WRA?FULLY3  

0,NAY1 RA!R1 COME ?\ A%ORE H]E6  ,?\ SEEME/ A BIG MAN1 & BELIKE %ALL BE GOOD ( ?9E H&S4  ,COME & FI<T ) ME2 & !N HE ( US :O IS VANQUI%$1 IF HE BE UNSLA91 %ALL S]VE ! O!R = A YE>1 & !N %ALT ?\ DO MY BUS9ESS 9 ! RANSOM+40  

,! MAN 9 ! BOAT LAU<$ AGA91 & ?AT SO SCORNFULLY ?AT HE ANG]$ ,HALLBLI! BEYOND MEASURE3  !N HE >OSE 9 ! BOAT & /OOD ON HIS FEET SWAY+ FROM SIDE TO SIDE AS HE LAU<$4  ,HE WAS PASS+ BIG1 LONG->M$ & BIG-HEAD$1 & LONG HAIR CAME FROM UND] HIS HELM LIKE ! TAIL ( A R$ HORSE2 HIS EYES W]E GRAY & GLEAM+1 & HIS M\? WIDE4  

,9 A :ILE HE /AY$ HIS LAU<T] & SAID3  0,O ,W>RIOR ( ! ,RAV51 ?IS W]E A SIMPLE GAME = !E TO PLAY2 ?\< IT IS NOT F> FROM MY M9D1 = FI<T+ :5 ,I NE$S MU/ W9 IS NO DULL WORK4  ,LOOK Y\1 IF ,I SLAY OR VANQUI% !E1 !N ALL IS SAID2 & IF BY SOME *ANCE /ROKE ?\ SLAYE/ ME1 !N IS ?9E ONLY HELP] 9 ?IS MATT] GONE FROM !E4  ,N[ TO BE %ORT1 ,I BID !E COME ABO>D TO ME IF ?\ W\LD/ EV] HE> ANO!R WORD ( ?Y DAMSEL BETRO!D4  ,& MOREOV] ?IS NE$ NOT H9D] !E TO FI<T ) ME IF ?\ HA/ A M9D TO IT !REAFT]2 = WE %ALL SOON COME TO A L& BIG 5\< = TWO TO /& ON4  ,OR IF ?\ LI/E/ TO FI<T 9 A BOAT ROCK+ ON ! WAVES1 ,I SEE NOT BUT !RE MAY BE MANHOOD 9 ?AT ALSO40  

,N[ WAS ! HOT WRA? SOME:AT RUN (F ,HALLBLI!1 NOR DUR/ HE LOSE ANY *ANCE TO HE> A WORD ( HIS BELOV$2 SO HE SAID3  0,BIG MAN1 ,I WILL COME ABO>D4  ,BUT LOOK ?\ TO IT1 IF ?\ HA/ A M9D TO BEWRAY ME2 = ! SONS ( ! ,RAV5 DIE H>D40  

0,WELL10 SAID ! BIG MAN1 0,I HAVE HE>D ?AT !IR M9/RELS >E ( MANY WORDS1 & ?9K ?AT !Y HAVE TALES TO TELL4  ,COME ABO>D & LOIT] NOT40  ,!N ,HALLBLI! WAD$ ! SURF & LI<TLY /RODE OV] ! GUNWALE ( ! SKIFF & SAT HIM D[N4  ,! BIG MAN ?RU/ \T 9TO ! DEEP & HAL$ HOME ! %EET2 BUT !RE WAS BUT LITTLE W9D4  

,!N SAID ,HALLBLI!3  0,WILT ?\ HAVE ME R[1 = ,I WOT NOT :I!RW>D TO /E]80  

,SAID ! R$ C>LE3  0,MAYBE ?\ >T NOT 9 A HURRY2 ,I AM NOT3  DO AS ?\ WILT40  ,SO ,HALLBLI! TOOK ! O>S & R[$ MI<TILY1 :ILE ! ALI5 /E]$1 & !Y W5T SWIFTLY & LI<TLY OV] ! SEA1 & ! WAVES W]E LITTLE4  

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