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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

,TEXT 3 

,SO !Y RIDE !IR WAYS1 & :5 !Y W]E COME WELL 9TO ! WILDWOOD PA/ ! H\SE1 & HAD SPOK5 BUT FEW WORDS TO EA* O!R1 ,RALPH PUT =? HIS H&1 & /AY$ ,URSULA1 & !Y GAT (F !IR HORSES UND] A GREAT-LIMB$ OAK1 & DID (F !IR >MOR1 & SAT D[N ON ! GRE5SW>D !RE1 & LOV$ EA* O!R DE>LY1 & WEPT = JOY ( !IR PA9 & TRAVAIL & LOVE4  ,& AFT]W>DS1 AS !Y SAT SIDE BY SIDE LEAN+ UP AGA9/ ! GREAT OAK-BOLE1 ,RALPH SPAKE & SAID3 0,N[ >E WE TWO ONCE AGA9 ALL ALONE 9 ! UTT]MO/ P>TS ( ! E>?1 & BELIKE WE >E NOT V]Y F> FROM ! ,WELL AT ! ,WORLD'S ,5D2 & N[ ,I HAVE BE?\<T ME ?AT IF WE GA9 ?AT :I* WE SEEK =1 & BE> BACK \R LIVES TO \R [N PEOPLE1 ! DAY MAY COME :5 WE >E GR[N OLD1 = AS Y\NG AS WE MAY SEEM1 ?AT WE %ALL BE AS LONELY !N AS WE >E ?IS H\R1 & ?AT ! FOLK R\ND AB\T US %ALL BE TO US AS MU* & NO MORE ?AN !SE TREES & ! WILD ?+S ?AT DWELL AMONG !M40  

,%E LOOK$ ON HIM & LAU<$ AS ONE OV]-HAPPY1 & SAID3 0,?\ RUNNE/ =W>D SWIFTLY TO MEET TR\BLE1 BELOV$6 ,BUT ,I SAY ?AT WELL WILL IT BE 9 ?OSE DAYS IF ,I LOVE ! FOLK !N AS WELL AS N[ ,I LOVE !SE TREES & ! WILD ?+S :OSE H\SE !Y >E40  

,& %E ROSE UP !RE) & ?REW H] >MS AB\T ! OAK-BOLE & KISS$ ITS RUGG$NESS1 :ILE ,RALPH AS HE LAY KISS$ ! SLEEKNESS ( H] FEET4 ,& !RE CAME A ROB9 HOPP+ OV] ! LEAVES ANI< !M1 = 9 ?AT WOOD MO/ ( ! CREATURES1 KN[+ NOT MAN1 W]E TAME TO HIM1 & FE>$ ! HORSES ( ?OSE TWA9 MORE ?AN !IR RID]S4 ,& N[ AS ,URSULA KNELT TO EMBRACE ,RALPH ) ONE H&1 %E HELD \T ! O!R TO ! SAID ROB9 :O P]*$ ON H] WRI/1 & SAT !RE AS A HOOD$ FALCON HAD DONE1 & FELL TO :I/L+ HIS SWEET NOTES1 AS IF HE W]E A-TALK+ TO ?OSE NEW-COM]S3 !N ,URSULA GAVE HIM A SONG-REW>D ( !IR BROK5 MEAT1 & HE FLEW UP & P]*$ ON H] %\LD]1 & NE/L$ UP AGA9/ H] *EEK1 & %E LAU<$ HAPPILY & SAID3 0,LO Y\1 SWEET1 HAVE NOT ! WILD ?+S UND]/OOD MY WORDS1 & S5T ?IS FAIR MESS5G] TO =ETELL US ALL GOOD80  

0,IT IS GOOD10 SAID ,RALPH LAU<+1 0YET ! OAK-TREE HA? NOT SPOK5 YET1 DESPITE ( ALL ?Y KISS+3  & LO !RE GOES ?Y FRI5D ! ROB91 N[ ?\ HA/ NO MORE MEAT TO GIVE HIM40  

0,HE IS FLY+ T[>DS ! ,WELL AT ! ,WORLD'S ,5D10 %E SAID1 0& BIDDE? US ONW>D3  LET US TO HORSE & HA/53 = IF ?\ WILT HAVE ! :OLE TRU? CONC]N+ MY HE>T1 IT IS ?IS1 ?AT SOME *ANCE-HAP MAY YET TAKE !E FROM ME ]E ?\ HA/ DRUNK ( ! WAT]S ( ! ,WELL40  

0,YEA10 SAID ,RALPH1 0& 9 ! 9N]MO/ ( MY HE>T LIE? ! FE> ?AT MAYHAPP5 !RE IS NO ,WELL1 & NO HEAL+ 9 IT IF WE F9D IT1 & ?AT DEA?1 & ! BACKW>D WAY MAY YET SUND] US4 ,?IS IS ! WOR/ ( MY HE>T1 & EVIL IS MY C[>D FE>40  

,BUT %E CA/ H] >MS AB\T HIM & KISS$ & C>ESS$ HIM1 & CRI$ \T3 0,YEA1 !N FAIR HAVE BE5 ! DAYS ( \R J\RNEY+1 & FAIR ?IS H\R ( ! GRE5 OAK6  ,& BOLD & TRUE ?9E HE>T ?AT HA? L$ !E ?US F>1 & WON !E ?Y DESIRE ( MY LOVE40  

,SO !N !Y >M$ !M1 & M\NT$ !IR HORSES & SET =W>D4 ,!Y LIV$ WELL :ILE !Y W]E 9 ! WOOD1 BUT ON ! ?IRD DAY !Y CAME TO :]E IT ?9N$ & AT LA/ DI$ \T 9TO A /ONY WA/E LIKE UNTO ?AT :I* !Y HAD PASS$ ?R\< BE=E !Y CAME TO ! ,H\SE ( ! ,SORC]ESS1 SAVE ?AT ?IS LAY 9 RIDGES AS ! WAVES ( A GREAT SEA2 & !SE SAME RIDGES !Y W]E BIDD5 TO CROSS OV] AT !IR HI<E/1 LE/ !Y %\LD BE BEWILD]$ 9 A MAZE ( LITTLE HILLS & DALES LEAD+ NO :I!R4  

,SO !Y 5T]$ ON ?IS DES]T1 HAV+ FILL$ !IR WAT]-SK9S AT A CLE> BROOK1 :]EAT !Y REJOIC$ :5 !Y F\ND ?AT ! FACE ( ! WILD]NESS WAS COV]$ ) A SALT SCURF1 & ?AT NAU<T GREW !RE SAVE A SPR9KL+ ( SMALL SAGE BU%ES4  

,N[ ON ! SECOND DAY ( !IR RID+ ?IS UGLY WA/E1 AS !Y CAME UP OV] ! BR[ ( ONE ( !SE /ONY RIDGES1 ,RALPH ! F>-SI<T$ CRI$ \T SUDD5LY3  0,HOLD6 = ,I SEE A MAN WEAPON$40  

0,:]E IS HE80 QUO? ,URSULA1 0& :AT IS HE AB\T80 ,SAID ,RALPH3  0,HE IS UP YOND] ON ! SWELL ( ! NEXT RIDGE1 & BY SEEM+ IS ASLEEP LEAN+ AGA9/ A ROCK40  

,!N HE B5T ! ,TURK B[ & SET AN >R[ ON ! /R+ & !Y W5T ON W>ILY4  ,:5 !Y W]E D[N AT ! FOOT ( ! RIDGE ,RALPH HAIL$ ! MAN ) A LU/Y CRY1 BUT GAT NO ANSW] ( HIM2 SO !Y W5T ON UP ! B5T1 TILL ,RALPH SAID3  0,N[ ,I CAN SEE HIS FACE UND] HIS HELM1 & IT IS D>K & ! EYES >E HOLL[3 ,I WILL (F HORSE & GO UP TO HIM AFOOT1 BUT DO ?\1 BELOV$1 SIT /ILL 9 ?Y SADDLE40  

,BUT :5 HE HAD COME NI<]1 HE TURN$ & CRI$ \T TO H]3 0,! MAN IS DEAD1 COME ANI<40  ,SO %E W5T UP TO HIM & DISM\NT$1 & !Y BO? TOGE!R /OOD OV] ! MAN1 :O WAS LY+ UP AGA9/ A BIG /ONE LIKE ONE AT RE/4  ,H[ LONG HE HAD LA9 !RE NONE KN[S BUT ,GOD2 = 9 ! SALTNESS ( ! DRY DES]T ! FLE% HAD DRI$ ON HIS BONES )\T CORRUPT+1 & WAS AS H>D5$ LEA!R4 ,HE WAS 9 FULL >MOR ( A /RANGE & ANCI5T FA%ION1 & HIS SWORD WAS GIRT TO HIS SIDE1 NEI!R WAS !RE ANY SIGN ( A W\ND AB\T HIM4 ,UND] A CRAG ANI< HIM !Y F\ND HIS HORSE1 DEAD & DRY LIKE TO HIMSELF2 & A LITTLE WAY OV] ! BR[ ( ! RIDGE ANO!R HORSE 9 LIKE CASE2 & CLOSE BY HIM A WOMAN :OSE RAIM5T HAD NOT UTT]LY P]I%$1 NOR H] HAIR2 !RE W]E GOLD R+S ON H] >MS1 & H] %OES W]E DONE ) GOLD3 %E HAD A KNIFE /UCK 9 H] BREA/1 ) H] H& /ILL CLUT*+ ! H&LE !RE(2 SO ?AT IT SEEM$ ?AT %E HAD H]SELF GIV5 H]SELF DEA?4  

,RALPH & ,URSULA BURI$ !SE TWO ) ! HEAP+ ( /ONES & W5T !IR WAYS2 BUT SOME TWO MILES !NCE !Y CAME UPON ANO!R DEAD MAN-AT->MS1 & NE> HIM AN OLD MAN UNWEAPON$1 & !Y HEAP$ /ONES ON !M4  

,!REAB\T NI<T OV]TOOK !M1 & IT WAS D>K1 SO !Y LAY D[N 9 ! WA/E1 & COM=T$ EA* O!R1 & SLEPT TWO OR ?REE H\RS1 BUT >OSE ) ! FIR/ GLIMM] ( DAWN1 & M\NT$ & RODE =? ONW>D1 ?AT !Y MI<T ! SOON] BE \T ( ?AT DEADLY DES]T1 = FE> CLUNG TO !IR HE>TS4  

,?IS DAY1 =SOO?1 !Y F\ND SO MANY DEAD FOLK1 ?AT !Y MI<T NOT /AY TO BURY !M1 LE/ !Y !MSELVES %\LD COME TO LIE !RE LACK+ BURIAL4 ,SO !Y MADE ALL ! WAY !Y MI<T1 & RODE ON SOME H\RS BY />LI<T AFT] ! NI<T WAS COME1 = IT WAS CLE> & COLD4  ,SO ?AT AT LA/ !Y W]E SO UTT]LY WE>I$ ?AT !Y LAY D[N AMONG ?OSE DEAD FOLK1 & SLEPT S\NDLY4  

,ON ! MORR[ MORN ,RALPH AWOKE & SAW ,URSULA SLEEP+ PEACEFULLY AS HE DEEM$1 & HE LOOK$ AB\T ON ! DRE>Y DES]T & ITS DEAD M5 & SAW NO 5D TO IT1 ?\< !Y LAY ON ! TOP ( ONE ( ?OSE /ONY B5TS2 & HE SAID S(TLY TO HIMSELF3  0,WILL IT 5D AT ALL !N8 ,SURELY ALL ?IS PEOPLE ( ! DAYS GONE BY W]E ,SEEK]S ( ! ,WELL AS WE BE2 & HAVE !Y BELIKE TURN$ BACK FROM SOME:]E FUR!R ON1 & MI<T NOT ESCAPE ! DES]T DESPITE ( ALL8  ,%ALL WE TURN N[3 %ALL WE TURN8 SURELY WE MI<T GET 9TO ! K9DLY WOOD FROM H]E40  

,SO HE SPAKE2 BUT ,URSULA SAT UP 7= %E WAS NOT ASLEEP7 & SAID3 0,! P]ILS ( ! WA/E BE+ ABUNDANT & EXCE$+ H>D TO FACE1 W\LD NOT ! ,SAGE OR HIS BOOKS HAVE TOLD US ( ! MO/ DEADLY80 ,SAID ,RALPH3  0,YET H]E >E ALL !SE DEAD1 & WE W]E NOT TOLD ( !M1 NEV]!LESS WE HAVE SE5 ! TOK5 ON ! ROCKS (T-TIMES YE/]DAY1 SO WE >E YET 9 ! ROAD1 UNLESS ALL ?IS HA? BE5 BUT A SN>E & A BETRAYAL40  

,%E %OOK H] HEAD1 & WAS SIL5T A LITTLE2 !N %E SAID3 0,RALPH1 MY LAD1 DID/ ?\ SEE ?IS TOK5 7& %E SET H& TO ! BEADS AB\T H] NECK7 ON ANY ( ?OSE DEAD FOLK YE/]DAY80 0,NAY10 SAID ,RALPH1 0?\< SOO? TO SAY ,I LOOK$ = IT40 0,& ,I 9 LIKEWISE10 %E SAID2 0= 9DE$ ,I HAD MISGIV+S AS ! DAY GREW OLD2 BUT N[ ,I SAY1 LET US ON 9 ! FAI? ( ?AT TOK5 & ! K9DNESS ( ! ,SAGE1 & ! LOVE ( ! ,9NOC5T ,PEOPLE2 YEA1 & ?Y LUCK1 ,O LAD ( ! GRE5 FIELDS F> AWAY1 ?AT HA? BR\<T !E UNSCA!D SO F> FROM ,UPMEADS40  

,SO !Y M\NT$ & RODE =?1 & SAW MORE & MORE ( ! DEAD FOLK2 & EV] & ANON !Y LOOK$ TO !M TO NOTE IF !Y WORE ! BEADS LIKE TO !M BUT SAW NONE SO DI<T4  ,!N ,URSULA SAID3 0,YEA1 :Y %\LD ! ,SAGE & ! BOOKS HAVE TOLD US AU<T ( !SE DEAD BODIES1 ?AT >E BUT AS ! PL5I%+ ( ! WA/E2 LIKE TO ! FL[]S ?AT >E CA/ D[N BE=E ! BI] ( A SA9T ON A HOLY-DAY TO BE TRODD5 UND] FOOT BY ! *URLS & ! VIC>S ( ! CLOSE4 ,=SOO? HAD !Y BE5 ALIVE N[1 ) SWORDS TO SMITE )AL1 & H&S TO DRAG US 9TO CAPTIVITY1 IT HAD BE5 ANO!R MATT]3 BUT AGA9/ !SE ,I FEEL BOLD40  

,RALPH SI<$1 & SAID3  0,YEA1 BUT EV5 IF WE DIE NOT 9 ! WA/E1 YET ?IS IS PITE\S2 SO MANY LIVES PASS$ AWAY1 SO MANY HOPES SLA940  

0,YEA10 %E SAID2 0BUT DO NOT FOLK DIE !RE 9 ! WORLD BEH9D US8 ,I HAVE SE5 SI<TS F> WORS] ?AN ?IS AT ,UTT]BOL1 LITTLE :ILE AS ,I WAS !RE4  ,MOREOV] ,I CAN NOTE ?AT ?IS >MY ( DEAD M5 HAS NOT COME ALL 9 ONE DAY OR ONE YE>1 BUT 9 A LONG1 LONG :ILE1 BY ONE & TWO & ?REE2 = HA/ ?\ NOT NOT$ ?AT !IR RAIM5T & W>GE> BO?1 IS ( MANY FA%IONS1 & SOME MU* MORE P]I%$ ?AN O!R1 LONG AS ?+S LA/ 9 ?IS ,DRY ,WA/E8  ,I SAY ?AT M5 DIE AS 9 ! WORLD BEYOND1 BUT H]E WE SEE !M AS !Y LIE DEAD1 & HAVE LA9 = SO LONG40  

,HE SAID3  0,I FE> NEI!R ! ,WA/E NOR ! DEAD M5 IF ?\ FE>E/ NOT1 BELOV$3  BUT ,I LAM5T = !SE POOR S\LS40  

0,& ,I ALSO10 SAID %E2 0!RE=E LET US ON1 ?AT WE MAY COME TO ?OSE :OSE GRIEF WE MAY HEAL40  

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