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,! ,FOLKMOTE ( ! ,%EPH]DS 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

,TEXT 3 

,9 AB\T AN H\R ALL ! FOLK )9 ! CA/LE BEGAN TO SET T[>D ! +LE :]E9 LAY ,RALPH & HIS FELL[S1 & !N ALL ROSE UP1 :ILE ! FOLK ( ! ,%EPH]DS TOOK !IR PLACES ON ! SLOPES ( ! E>? WALLS1 BUT ON ! TOP H>D BY ! FIRE1 :I* WAS /ILL BURN+1 /OOD UP AN OLD HO> MAN ) A BE>D EXCE$+ LONG2 HE HAD A SALLET ON HIS HEAD1 & HELD A GUIS>ME 9 HIS H&4 ,ALL M5 HELD !IR PEACE :5 !Y SAW HIM /&+ !RE2 & /RAI<TWAY HE PROCLAIM$ ! HALL[+ ( ! ,MOTE 9 SU* =M ( WORDS AS WAS DUE AMONG ?AT FOLK1 & :I* W]E SOME:AT LONG TO TELL H]E4 ,!N WAS SIL5CE AGA9 = A LITTLE1 & !N ! OLD MAN SPAKE3 0,FEW WORDS >E BE/ TO-DAY1 NEI<BORS2 = :]E=E >E WE MET TOGE!R8 ,!RE >OSE A HUM ( ASS5T FROM ! ,%EPH]DS AS HE SPOKE & M5 CLA%$ !IR WEAPONS TOGE!R2 BUT NONE SAID ANY CLE> WORD4 ,!N SPAKE ! OLD MAN3  0,WE BE MET TOGE!R BECAUSE WE HAVE TR\BLE ON H&1 & BECAUSE !RE IS A HELP] TO H&1 ( :OM ! WORDS ( ! WISE & TALES ( OLD HAVE TOLD US2 & BECAUSE AS HE %ALL HELP US1 SO %ALL WE HELP HIM1 S9CE 9DE$ \R TR\BLE IS HIS ALSO3 N[1 NEI<BORS1 %ALL ,I SAY ! WORD = Y\ :I* YE W\LD SAY TO ?IS Y\NG MAN1 :O IS NEV]!LESS OLD 9 WISDOM1 & TRUE-HE>T$ & K9D80  

,!N CAME ! HUM ( YEASAY AGA91 ! CLA%+ ( WEAPONS1 & ! OLD MAN SPAKE AGA93  0,RALPH ( ,UPMEADS1 !RE ?\ /&E/1 WILT ?\ HELP US AGA9/ ! TYRANTS1 AS WE %ALL HELP !E80  

0,YEA10 SAID ,RALPH4  ,SAID ! ,ELD]3  0,WILT ?\ BE \R ,CAPTA91 IF WE DO ACCORD+ TO ?Y BIDD+8  ,= ?\ NE$E/ NOT FE> \R FAIL+ !E40  

0,YEA V]ILY10 SAID ,RALPH4  

,SAID ! ,ELD]3  0,RALPH ( ,UPMEADS1 WILT ?\ BE \R ,CAPTA9 AS AN ALI5 & A HIREL+1 OR AS A BRO!R80  

0,AS A BRO!R10 QUO? ,RALPH4  

0,COME UP H]E !N1 ,CAPTA9 ( \R FOLK1 & TAKE MY H& 9 ?9E1 & SWE> BY \R FA!RS & ?9E TO BE A TRUE BRO!R ( US1 & TAKE ?IS ANCI5T /AFF ( W> 9 ?9E H&4 ,&1 YE K9DR$ ( ! ,%EPH]DS1 BE> WITNESS ( HIS SWE>+4 ,YEA & YE ALSO1 ,O NEI<BORS ( ! ,DRY ,TREE60  

,SO ,RALPH W5T UP ON ! WALL-TOP & TOOK ! ,ELD]'S H&1 & TOOK FROM HIM ! ANCI5T GUIS>ME1 :I* WAS 9LAID ) GOLD LETT]S ( OLD TIME2 & HE SWORE 9 A L\D VOICE TO BE A TRUE BRO!R ( ! ,%EPH]D-FOLK1 & RAIS$ ! WEAPON AL(T & %OOK IT /RONGLY1 & ALL ! ,FOLK CRI$1 0,HAIL \R BRO!R60 & ! ,*AMPIONS %\T$ GLADLY )AL1 & GREAT JOY !RE WAS 9 ?AT +LE ( ! ANCI5T WORK4  

,!N SPAKE ! ,ELD] & SAID3  0,YE *AMPIONS ( ! ,DRY ,TREE1 WILL YE W5D ) US UND] ! ,CAPTA9 \R BRO!R AGA9/ HIS FOEM5 & \RS80  

,!N /OOD =? ,/EPH5 A-,HUR/ & SAID1 0,MA/] %EPH]D1 = NAU<T ELSE >E WE COME HI!R40  

,SAID ! ,ELD]3  0,WILL YE COME ) US AS FRI5DS OR AS HIREL+S8 = 9 ANY CASE WE W\LD HAVE Y\ BY \R SIDES1 & NOT 9 FACE ( US2 & ?\< WE BE %EPH]DS1 & UNH\S$1 OR ILL-H\S$1 YET HAVE WE :]E)AL TO WAGE Y\1 AS YE KN[ WELL 5\<1 :O HAVE :ILES LIFT$ \R GE>40  

,!N ,/EPH5 LAU<$ & SAID3  0,TRUE IT IS ?AT WE HAVE :ILES DRIV5 PREY 9 Y\R C\NTRY1 YEA1 & HAD SOME H>D KNOCKS !RE92 BUT ALL ?AT WAS 9 PLAY+ ! GAME ( W>1 & N[ S9CE WE >E TO FI<T SIDE BY SIDE1 WE WILL BE PAID BY \R FOES & NOT BY \R FRI5DS2 SO NEI!R HAIR NOR WOOL WILL WE HAVE ( Y\RS1 :ATEV] WE MAY HAVE ( ! ,BURG]S2 & IT IS LIKE ?AT WE %ALL BE GOOD FRI5DS ( Y\RS H5CE-=W>D40  

,ONCE MORE ALL !Y ?AT W]E !RE %\T$4  ,BUT ONCE MORE ! ,ELD] SPOKE & SAID3  0,IS ANY MAN N[ WI%FUL TO SPEAK80 ,NONE ANSW]$ TILL A BIG & BURLY MAN ROSE UP & SAID3 0,NAY1 ,TALL ,?OMAS1 ?\ HA/ SAID & DONE ALL ?AT NE$ WAS1 & ,I DEEM ?AT TIME PRESSES2 :]E=E MY M9D IS ?AT WE N[ BREAK UP ?IS MOTE1 & ?AT AFT] WE HAVE EAT5 A MORSEL WE GET \RSELVES 9TO DUE >RAY & TAKE TO ! ROAD4 ,N[ LET ANY MAN SPEAK AGA9/ ?IS IF HE WILL40  

,NONE GA9SAID HIM2 NAY1 ALL SEEM$ WELL-PLEAS$4 ,SO ! ,ELD] PROCLAIM$ ! BREAK+ UP ( ! MOTE1 & !Y W5T FROM \T ! HALL[$ PLACE & SAT D[N 9 ! DYKE ON ! \TSIDE ( ! RAMP>T & BEH9D ! C\NTRY :I* /RET*$ \T ALL LOVELY & BLUE BE=E !M1 = ! DAY WAS BRI<T & FAIR4 ,!RE !N C]TA9 WOM5 BR\<T VICTUAL & DR9K TO !M1 & S]V$ ! /RANG]S FIR/4  

,SO :5 !Y HAD EAT5 & DRUNK1 ,RALPH BADE ! ,%EPH]DS >RAY !M DULY1 & APPO9T$ !M LEAD]S ( T5S & HUNDR$S ) ! HELP ( ,GILES1 :O WAS N[ CLAD 9 A HAUB]K & MAIL-COIF & LOOK$ A PROP] MAN-AT->MS4 ,!N !Y TOLD OV] !IR COMPANY1 & NUMB]$ ( ! ,DRY ,TREE ONE HUNDR$ & FIFTY *AMPIONS1 \TTAK5 ,/EPH5 & ,ROG]2 ( ! M5 ( ,G>TON W]E TW5TY & TWO1 & ( ! ,%EPH]DS ?REE HUNDR$ & SEV5TY & SEV5 /\T C>LES1 SOME EI<TY ( :OM HAD B[S1 & ! RE/ GLAIVES & SPE>S & O!R /AFF-WEAPONS4 ,!RE WAS NOT MU* >MOR ( DEF5SE AMONG !M1 BUT !Y W]E ONE & ALL />K C>LES & D\<TY4  

,SO :5 !Y W]E TOLD OV] & MADE FIVE HUNDR$ & FIFTY & F\R1 !Y GAT !M 9TO >RAY = ! ROAD2 & ,RALPH W5T AFOOT ) NO >MOR BUT HIS SALLET1 & A LI<T COAT ( F5CE :I* HE HAD GOTT5 HIM 9 ! ,BURG4 ,HE W\LD HAVE HAD ,URSULA RIDE ON H] PALFREY ) ! ,SAGE1 BUT %E W\LD NOT1 & HELD IT = MIR? & PLEASURE ?AT %E %\LD GO AFOOT ?R\< ! L&1 N[ %E WAS SO NI< COME HOME TO H] LORD'S H\SE2 SO %E W5T =? BY ,RALPH'S SIDE ) H] BROID]$ G[N TRUSS$ ?R\< H] GIRDLE SO ?AT ! TRIMNESS ( H] FEET DREW ! EYES ( ALL M5 TO !M4 ,AS = ,RI*>D1 HE TOOK A HALF SCORE ( ! *AMPIONS1 & !Y RODE ON AHEAD TO SEE ?AT ALL WAS CLE> BE=E ! MA9 HO/2 :I* HE MI<T WELL DO1 AS HE KNEW ! C\NTRY SO WELL4  

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