Close reading paper (essay)

A four to five page paper exploring in depth how the language and characters develop a stance on one of the forms of duty in one of the texts we have studied between Beowulf and The Canterbury

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Tale

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Close Reading is an analysis focused on the formal features of a work: language, structure, literary / poetic elements. There is nothing mystical about what literary critics do when they analyze texts—rather than being issued magic goggles that enable them to see things in a text that are invisible to others, critics actually engage in a process that anyone can learn.

A few notes on what close reading is not:
• Close reading is not speculation. There is a difference between guessing and supporting a claim with evidence from the text. In fact, you may not make a claim, point, or argument about a text unless you have some kind of evidence from the text to back it up.
• Close reading is neither summary nor paraphrasing. A simple surface level description does not count; close reading is more akin to analysis or “unpacking” the various meanings of a text. Close reading is understanding, noticing, and exposition (explaining the meaning of a text).

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I have posted pdf and links for these work

for (The Wife of Bath’s

Prologue

and Tale) –  https://sites.fas.harvard.edu/~chaucer/teachslf/wbt-par.htm

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ou
gh

w
hi

ch
w

is
e

dr
ea

m
s

of
t

ru
e

ar
t

ca
n

sti
ll

be
s

ai
d

to

an
d

pr
ef

ig
ur

es
h

is
f

at
al

e
nc

ou
nt

er
w

ith
t

he
w

yr
m

in
h

is
o

ld
a

ge
.

pa
ss

.
In

th
e

la
tte

r—
th

e
m

os
t f

am
ou

s
of

w
ha

t w
er

e
on

ce
c

al
le

d
th

e
“d

i-
W

ha
t h

ap
pe

ns
in

b
et

w
ee

n
is

w
ha

t W
ill

ia
m

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ut

le
r Y

ea
ts

w
ou

ld

gr
es

si
on

s”
i

n
th

e
po

em
,

th
e

on
e

de
al

in
g

w
ith

a
f

ig
ht

b
et

w
ee

n
ha

ve
c

al
le

d
a

ph
an

ta
sm

ag
or

ia
.

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re

e
ag

on
s,

th
re

e
st

ru
gg

le
s

in

D
an

es
a

nd
F

ris
ia

ns
a

t t
he

s
tro

ng
ho

ld
o

f
Fi

nn
, t

he
F

ris
ia

n
ki

ng

w

hi
ch

th

e
pr

et
er

na
tu

ra
l

fo
rc

e-
fo

r-e
vi

l
of

th

e
he

ro
‘s

en
em

ie
s

th
e

so
ng

th
e

m
in

st
re

l s
in

gs
h

as
a

le
ss

o
bv

io
us

b
ea

rin
g

on
th

e
im


co

m
es

s
pr

in
gi

ng
a

t
hi

m
i

n
de

m
on

ic
s

ha
pe

s.
Th

re
e

en
co

un
te

rs

m
ed

ia
te

s
itu

at
io

n
of

t
he

h
er

o,
b

ut
i

ts
i

m
po

rt
is

n
ev

er
th

el
es

s
w

ith
w

ha
t

th
e

cr
iti

ca
l

lit
er

at
ur

e
an

d
th

e
te

xt
bo

ok
g

lo
ss

ar
ie

s
ca

ll
ce

nt
ra

l
to

b
ot

h
th

e
hi

st
or

ic
al

a
nd

t
he

i
m

ag
in

at
iv

e
w

or
ld

o
f

th
e

“t
he

m
on

st
er

s.

In
t

hr
ee

a
rc

he
ty

pa
l

si
te

s
of

f
ea

r:
th

e
ba

rr
ic

ad
ed

po

em
.

ni
gh

t-
ho

us
e,

t
he

i
nf

es
te

d
un

de
rw

at
er

c
ur

re
nt

,
an

d
th

e
re

pt
ile


Th

e
“F

in
ns

bu
rg

e
pi

so
de


en

ve
lo

ps
u

s
in

a
s

oc
ie

ty
t

ha
t

is
a

t
ha

un
te

d
ro

ck
s

of
a

w
ild

er
ne

ss
.

If
w

e
th

in
k

of
t

he
p

oe
m

i
n

th
is

on

ce
h

on
ou

r-
bo

un
d

an
d

bl
oo

d-
st

ai
ne

d,
p

re
si

de
d

ov
er

b
y

th
e

w
ay

, i
ts

p
la

ce
in

w
or

ld
a

rt
be

co
m

es
c

le
ar

er
a

nd
m

or
e

se
cu

re
. W

e
la

w
s

of
th

e
bl

oo
d-

fe
ud

, w
he

re
th

e
ki

n
of

a
p

er
so

n
sl

ai
n

ar
e

bo
un

d
ca

n
co

nc
ei

ve
o

f
it

re
-p

re
se

nt
ed

a
nd

t
ra

ns
fo

rm
ed

i
n

pe
rf

or
m

an
ce

to

e
xa

ct
a

p
ric

e
fo

r
th

e
de

at
h,

e
ith

er
b

y
sl

ay
in

g
th

e
ki

lle
r o

r b
y

re

ii
I

In
tr

od
uc

tio
n

In
tr

od
uc

tio
n

\
xi

ii

ce
iv

in
g

sa
tis

fa
ct

io
n

in
t

he
f

or
m

o
f

w
er

gi
ld

(t
he


m

an
-p

ric
e”

),
a

ha
ll

of
h

is

rin
g-

gi
ve

r,”
H

yg
el

ac
, l

or
d

of
t

he
G

ea
ts

, t
he

h
er

o
di

s-
le

ga
lly

f
ix

ed
c

om
pe

ns
at

io
n.

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he

c
la

us
tro

ph
ob

ic
a

nd
d

oo
m

-la
de

n
co

ur
se

s
ab

ou
t h

is
a

dv
en

tu
re

s
in

a
s

ec
ur

el
y

fo
rti

fie
d

cl
iff

-to
p

en

at
m

os
ph

er
e

of
t

hi
s

in
te

rl
ud

e
gi

ve
s

th
e

re
ad

er
a

n
in

te
ns

e
in

tim
a-

cl

os
ur

e.
B

ut
t

hi
s

se
cu

rit
y

is
o

nl
y

te
m

po
ra

ry
,

fo
r

it
is

t
he

d
es

tin
y

tio
n

of
w

ha
t

w
yr

d,
o

r f
at

e,
m

ea
nt

n
ot

o
nl

y
to

th
e

ch
ar

ac
te

rs
in

th
e

of
t

he
G

ea
t

pe
op

le
t

o
be

l
ef

t
lo

rd
le

ss
i

n
th

e
en

d.
H

yg
el

ac
‘s

al

Fi
nn

s
to

ry
b

ut
to

th
os

e
pa

rti
ci

pa
tin

g
in

th
e

m
ai

n
ac

tio
n

of
B

eo
w

ul
f

lia
nc

es
e

ve
nt

ua
lly

i
nv

ol
ve

h
im

i
n

de
ad

ly
w

ar
w

ith
t

he
S

w
ed

is
h

its
el

f.
A

ll
co

nc
ei

ve
o

f
th

em
se

lv
es

a
s

ho
op

ed
w

ith
in

t
he

g
re

at

ki
ng

,
O

ng
en

th
eo

w
,

an
d

ev
en

t
ho

ug
h

he
d

oe
s

no
t

pe
rs

on
al

ly

w
he

el
o

f
ne

ce
ss

ity
,

in
t

hr
al

l
to

a
c

od
e

of
l

oy
al

ty
a

nd
b

ra
ve

ry
,

de
liv

er
t

he
f

at
al

s
tro

ke
(

tw
o

of
h

is
t

ha
ne

s
ar

e
re

sp
on

si
bl

e
fo

r
bo

un
d

to
s

ee
k

gl
or

y
in

th
e

ey
e

of
th

e
w

ar
ri

or
w

or
ld

. T
he

li
ttl

e
na


th

is

se
e

11.
2

48
4-

89
a

nd
t

he
n

th
e

le
ng

th
ie

r
re

pr
is

e
of

t
hi

s
m

o-
tio

ns
a

re
g

ro
up

ed
a

ro
un

d
th

ei
r

lo
rd

, t
he

g
re

at
er

n
at

io
ns

s
po

il
fo

r
de

nt
a

t
II.

2
92

2-
30

03
),

he
i

s
kn

ow
n

in
t

he
p

oe
m

a
s

“O
ng

en

w
ar

a
nd

m
en

ac
e

th
e

lit
tle

o
ne

s,
a

lo
rd

d
ie

s,
de

fe
nc

el
es

sn
es

s
en


th

eo
w

‘s
ki

lle
r.”

H
en

ce
i

t
co

m
es

t
o

pa
ss

t
ha

t
af

te
r

th
e

de
at

h
of

su

es
, t

he
e

ne
m

y
st

rik
es

, v
en

ge
an

ce
fo

r
th

e
de

ad
b

ec
om

es
a

n
et

hi
c

B
eo

w
ul

f,
w

ho
e

ve
nt

ua
lly

s
uc

ce
ed

s
H

yg
el

ac
, t

he
G

ea
ts

e
xp

er
ie

nc
e

fo
r

th
e

liv
in

g,
b

lo
od

sh
ed

b
eg

et
s

fu
rth

er
b

lo
od

sh
ed

,
th

e
w

he
el

a

gr
ea

t
fo

re
bo

di
ng

a
nd

t
he

e
pi

c
cl

os
es

i
n

a
m

oo
d

of
s

om
br

e
ex


tu

rn
s,

th
e

ge
ne

ra
tio

ns
tr

ea
d

an
d

tre
ad

a
nd

tr
ea

d.
W

hi
ch

is
w

ha
t I

pe

ct
at

io
n.

A
w

or
ld

i
s

pa
ss

in
g

aw
ay

, t
he

S
w

ed
es

a
nd

o
th

er
s

ar
e

m
ea

nt
a

bo
ve

w
he

n
I

sa
id

t
ha

t
th

e
im

po
rt

of
t

he
F

in
ns

bu
rg

p
as


m

as
si

ng
o

n
th

e
bo

rd
er

s
to

a
tta

ck
, a

nd
t

he
re

is
n

o
lo

rd
o

r
he

ro
t

o
sa

ge
i

s
ce

nt
ra

l
to

t
he

h
is

to
ric

al
a

nd
i

m
ag

in
at

iv
e

w
or

ld
o

f
th

e
ra

lly
th

e
de

fe
nc

e,

po
em

a
s

a
w

ho
le

.
Th

e
Sw

ed
es

, t
he

re
fo

re
, a

re
th

e
th

ird
n

at
io

n
w

ho
se

h
is

to
ry

a
nd

O

ne
w

ay
o

f
re

ad
in

g
Be

ow
ul

f i
s

to
t

hi
nk

o
f

it
as

th
re

e
ag

on
s

in

de
st

in
y

ar
e

w
ov

en
i

nt
o

th
e

na
rr

at
iv

e,
a

nd
e

ve
n

th
ou

gh
n

o
pa

rt
th

e
he

ro
‘s

lif
e,

b
ut

a
no

th
er

w
ay

w
ou

ld
b

e
to

r
eg

ar
d

it
as

a
p

oe
m

of

t
he

m
ai

n
ac

tio
n

is
se

t
in

t
he

ir
te

rr
ito

ry
,

th
ey

a
nd

t
he

ir
ki

ng
s

w
hi

ch
c

on
te

m
pl

at
es

t
he

d
es

tin
ie

s
of

t
hr

ee
p

eo
pl

es
b

y
tra

ci
ng

co

ns
ta

nt
ly

s
ta

lk
th

e
ho

ri
zo

n
of

d
re

ad
w

ith
in

w
hi

ch
th

e
m

ai
n

pr
o-

th
ei

r
in

te
rw

ea
vi

ng
h

is
to

rie
s

in
t

he
s

to
ry

o
f

th
e

ce
nt

ra
l

ch
ar

ac
te

r.
ta

go
ni

st
s

pu
rs

ue
t

he
ir

co
nf

lic
ts

an
d

al
le

gi
an

ce
s.

Th
e

Sw
ed

is
h

di

Fi
rs

t w
e

m
ee

t t
he

D
an

es

va
rio

us
ly

k
no

w
n

as
th

e
Sh

ie
ld

in
gs

(a
f-

m
en

si
on

g
ra

du
al

ly
b

ec
om

es
a

n
im

po
rt

an
t

el
em

en
t i

n
th

e
po

em
‘s

te
r

Sh
ie

ld
S

he
af

so
n,

t
he

f
ou

nd
er

o
f

th
ei

r
lin

e)
, t

he
I

ng
w

in
s,

th
e

em
ot

io
na

l
an

d
im

ag
in

at
iv

e
ge

og
ra

ph
y,

a
g

eo
gr

ap
hy

w
hi

ch
e

n-
Sp

ea
r-

D
an

es
,

th
e

B
rig

ht
-D

an
es

,
th

e
W

es
t-D

an
es

,
an

d
so

o
n—

a
ta

ils
,

it
sh

ou
ld

b
e

sa
id

,
no

v
er

y
cl

ea
r

m
ap

-s
en

se
o

f
th

e
w

or
ld

,
pe

op
le

in
th

e
fu

ll
su

m
m

er
o

f t
he

ir
po

w
er

, s
ym

bo
liz

ed
b

y
th

e
hi

gh

m
or

e
an

a
pp

re
he

ns
io

n
of

m
en

ac
ed

b
or

de
rs

, o
f

da
ng

er
g

at
he

rin
g

ha
ll

bu
ilt

b
y

K
in

g
H

ro
th

ga
r,

on
e

“m
ea

nt
t

o
be

a
w

on
de

r
of

t
he

be

yo
nd

t
he

m
er

e
an

d
th

e
m

ar
sh

es
, o

f
m

ea
rc

-s
ta

pa
s

“p
ro

w
lin

g
th

e
w

or
ld

.”
T

he
th

re
at

t
o

th
is

g
ild

ed
o

rd
er

c
om

es
fr

om
w

ith
in

, f
ro

m

m
oo

rs
, h

ug
e

m
ar

au
de

rs
/

f
ro

m
s

om
e

ot
he

r
w

or
ld

.”

m
ar

sh
es

b
ey

on
d

th
e

pa
le

, f
ro

m
t

he
b

ot
to

m
o

f
th

e
ha

un
te

d
m

er
e

W
ith

in
th

es
e

ph
an

ta
sm

al
b

ou
nd

ar
ie

s,
ea

ch
l

or
d’

s
ha

ll
is

a
n

ac

w
he

re

C
ai

n’
s

cl
an

,”
in

t
he

s
ha

pe
o

f
G

re
nd

el
a

nd
h

is
t

ro
ll-

da
m

,
tu

al
a

nd
a

s
ym

bo
lic

re
fu

ge
. H

er
e

is
he

at
a

nd
li

gh
t,

ra
nk

a
nd

c
er

e-
tra

w
l

an
d

sc
av

en
ge

a
nd

b
id

e
th

ei
r

tim
e.

B
ut

it
a

ls
o

co
m

es
f

ro
m

m

on
y,

hu

m
an

so

lid
ar

ity

an
d

cu
ltu

re
;

th
e

du
gu

d
sh

ar
e

th
e

w
ith

ou
t,

fro
m

t
he

H
ea

th
ob

ar
ds

,
fo

r
ex

am
pl

e,
w

ho
m

t
he

D
an

es

m
ea

d-
be

nc
he

s
w

ith
t

he
g

eo
go

d,
th

e
ve

te
ra

ns
w

ith
t

he
ir

ta
le

s
of

ha

ve
d

ef
ea

te
d

in
b

at
tle

a
nd

f
ro

m
w

ho
m

th
ey

c
an

th
er

ef
or

e
ex

pe
ct

w

ar
rio

r
ki

ng
s

an
d

he
ro

-s
av

io
ur

s
fro

m
t

he
p

as
t

ru
b

sh
ou

ld
er

s
re

ta
lia

to
ry

w
ar

(
se

e
11.

2
02

0-
69

).
w

ith
y

ou
ng

b
ra

ve
s—

pe
gn

as
,

eo
rl

as
, t

ha
ne

s,
re

ta
in

er
s—

ke
en

t
o

Be
ow

ul
f

ac
tu

al
ly

p
re

di
ct

s
th

is
t

ur
n

of
e

ve
nt

s
w

he
n

he
g

oe
s

w
in

s
uc

h
re

no
w

n
in

t
he

f
ut

ur
e.

T
he

p
ro

sp
ec

t
of

g
ai

ni
ng

a
g

lo
ri-

ba
ck

to
h

is
o

w
n

co
un

try
a

fte
r

sa
vi

ng
th

e
D

an
es

(
fo

r
th

e
tim

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th

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d

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en

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tr

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in
te

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ity

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bo
nd

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et

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ee

n
hi

m
a

nd
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is
h

al
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pa

ni
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w

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w
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ltu

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ow

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f.

th
at

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ill

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s b

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nd
o

nl
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k.

(I

I.
13

84
-8

9)

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eo

ro
t

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d

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yg

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ac

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ha

ll
ar

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th

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o

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th

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ue

s
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te
m

up

on
w

hi
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p
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‘s

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tio

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rn
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no

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w

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re

, o
ne

w
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ch
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n

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b

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al
to

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th

er
s

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d

bu
t w

hi
ch

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as

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ow

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pt
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n
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w

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k

of
c

re
at

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im
ag

in
at

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n

as
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i

n
w

hi
ch

c
on


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en
c

om
pr

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as
p

ar
t o

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ot
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r
pa

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rn

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hi

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ci

rc
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fli

ct
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g
re

al
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es
f

in
d

ac
co

m
m

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a

n
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rd

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re

nc
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d

pa
tte

rn
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e,

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f

co
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se
, f

ro
m

t
he

p
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hr
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tia
ni

ty

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is

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ec

on
ci

lia
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to

m
e,

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os

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po

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na

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ly

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d
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sp

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tiv

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as

a
n

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gl

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hm

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l

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ki

ng
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ac
k

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th

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om

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o

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on

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h

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na
l c

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u
nd

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th

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co

m
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tu
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hi

ch
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m

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se

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as

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rd

en
t,

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po
et

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th

e
th

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l,

th
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of
t

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se


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ar
ke

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st

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ta

in
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is
to

ric
al

d
et

ac
hm

en
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d

fa
te

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po

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ry

i
s

im
bu

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w

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a

s
tro

ng
i

nt
ui

tio
n

of
w

yr
d

ho
v-

ev
en

c
en

su
re

th
e

w
ay

s
of

th
os

e
w

ho
li

ve
d

in
M

o
te

m
po

re
:

er
in

g
cl

os
e,


un

kn
ow

ab
le

b
ut

c
er

ta
in

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a

nd
y

et
,

be
ca

us
e

it
is

im

ag
in

ed
w

ith
in

a
c

on
sc

io
us

ne
ss

w
hi

ch
h

as
l

ea
rn

ed
t

o
ex

pe
ct

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m
et

im
es

a
t p

ag
an

s
hr

in
es

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ey

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ow

ed

th
at

t
he

s
ou

l
w

ill
f

in
d

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u

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m

at
e

ho
m

e
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on

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th

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st

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um

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e

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n

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s

be
en

t
ra

ns
m

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th

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t w

as
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re

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ns
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n
fro

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ga
rd

w
hi

ch
i

s,
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i
t

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m

em
be

re
d

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ll.

(I

I.
17

5-
80

)
w

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e,

h
el

m
et

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nd
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l-b

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nd

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i

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ly

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ly
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ig
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sc

er
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bl
e

in
t

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d

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en
t

w
ay

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t t
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am

e
tim

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s
a

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he

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la
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m

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t,

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ea

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th

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pa

th
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s

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m

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s

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lid

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va

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re

as
ts

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th

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t,

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ll

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is

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et

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m

s
an

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w
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on

t
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m
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be

nc
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s.
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lo

ad
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ul

f
as

h
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th

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st
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d

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ri

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s t

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fir
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w

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w

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(1

1.
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3-

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te
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pa
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ly

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1.

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th

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fa


ev

en
t

ho
ug

h
I d

id
n

ot
k

no
w

it
a

t t
he

ti
m

e,
I

ha
d

by
th

en
r

ea
ch

ed

m
ou

s
op

en
in

g
lin

es
i

n
ca

de
nc

es
t

ha
t

w
ou

ld
h

av
e

su
ite

d
th

ei
r

th
e

po
in

t
w

he
re

I
w

as
r

ea
dy

t
o

tra
ns

la
te

B
eo

w
ul

f.
Po

lia
n

ha
d

vo
ic

es
,

bu
t

th
at

s
til

l
ec

ho
ed

w
ith

t
he

s
ou

nd
a

nd
s

en
se

o
f

th
e

op
en

ed
m

y
rig

ht
-o

f-
w

ay
.

A
ng

lo
-S

ax
on

:

So
, i

n
a

se
ns

e,
t

he
d

ec
is

io
n

to
a

cc
ep

t
N

or
to

n’
s

in
vi

ta
tio

n
w

as

ta
ke

n
th

irt
y-

fiv
e

ye
ar

s
be

fo
re

t
he

i
nv

ita
tio

n
w

as
a

ct
ua

lly
i

ss
ue

d.

H
w

ae
t w

e
G

ar
-D

en
a

in
g

ea
r-

da
gu

m

Bu
t b

et
w

ee
n

on
e’

s
se

ns
e

of
r

ea
di

ne
ss

to
ta

ke
o

n
a

su
bj

ec
t a

nd
th

e
pe

od
-c

yn
in

ga

pr
ym

g
ef

ru
no

n,

ac
tu

al
in

sc
rip

tio
n

of
th

e
fir

st
lin

es
, t

he
re

is
a

lw
ay

s
a

pr
ob

le
m

at
ic

al

hu
d

a
se

pe
lin

ga
s

el
le

n
fr

em
ed

on
.

hi
at

us
.

To
p

ut
i

t
an

ot
he

r
w

ay
:

fro
m

t
he

p
oi

nt
o

f
vi

ew
o

f
th

e
w

rit
er

,
w

or
ds

i
n

a
po

em
n

ee
d

w
ha

t
th

e
Po

lis
h

po
et

A
nn

a
Sw

ir
C

on
ve

nt
io

na
l

re
nd

er
in

gs
o

f
hw

ae
t,

th
e

fir
st

w
or

d
of

t
he

p
oe

m
,

on
ce

c
al

le
d

“t
he

e
qu

iv
al

en
t

of
a

b
io

lo
gi

ca
l

rig
ht

t
o

lif
e.


Th

e
te

nd
t

ow
ar

ds
t

he
a

rc
ha

ic
l

ite
ra

ry
,

w
ith


lo


an

d
“h

ar
k”

an

d
er

ot
ic

s
of

c
om

po
si

tio
n

ar
e

es
se

nt
ia

l
to

t
he

p
ro

ce
ss

,
so

m
e

pr
e-

“b

eh
ol

d”
a

nd

at
te

nd

an
d—

m
or

e
co

llo
qu

ia
lly


“l

is
te

n”
b

ei
ng

re

fle
ct

iv
e

ex
ci

ta
tio

n
an

d
or

ie
nt

at
io

n,
s

om
e

se
ns

e
th

at
y

ou
r

ow
n

so
m

e
of

th
e

so
lu

tio
ns

o
ffe

re
d

pr
ev

io
us

ly
. B

ut
in

H
ib

er
no

-E
ng

lis
h

lit
tle

v
er

se
-c

ra
ft

ca
n

do
ck

s
af

e
an

d
so

un
d

at
t

he
b

ig
q

ua
y

of
t

he

Sc
ul

lio
ns

pe
ak

, t
he

p
ar

tic
le


so


ca

m
e

na
tu

ra
lly

t
o

th
e

re
sc

ue
, b

e-
la

ng
ua

ge
. A

nd
t

hi
s

is
a

s
tr

ue
f

or
t

ra
ns

la
to

rs
a

s
it

is
fo

r
po

et
s

at

ca
us

e
in

th
at

id
io

m

so

op
er

at
es

a
s

an
e

xp
re

ss
io

n
w

hi
ch

o
bl

ite
r-

te
m

pt
in

g
or

ig
in

al
w

or
k.

at

es
a

ll
pr

ev
io

us
d

is
co

ur
se

a
nd

n
ar

ra
tiv

e,
a

nd
a

t
th

e
sa

m
e

tim
e

It
is

on
e

th
in

g
to

f
in

d
le

xi
ca

l
m

ea
ni

ng
s

fo
r

th
e

w
or

ds
a

nd
t

o
fu

nc
tio

ns
a

s
an

e
xc

la
m

at
io

n
ca

lli
ng

f
or

i
m

m
ed

ia
te

a
tte

nt
io

n.
S

o,

ha
ve

s
om

e
fe

el
fo

r h
ow

th
e

m
et

re
m

ig
ht

g
o,

b
ut

it
is

q
ui

te
a

no
th

er

“s
o”

it
w

as
:

KX
VI

|

In
tr

od
uc

tio
n

In
tr

od
uc

tio
n

)
xx

vi
i

So
. T

he
S

pe
ar

-D
an

es
in

d
ay

s g
on

e b
y

so
m

et
im

es
I

a
lli

te
ra

te
o

nl
y

in
o

ne
h

al
f

of
t

he
l

in
e.

W
he

n
th

es
e

an
d

th
e k

in
gs

w
ho

ru
le

d
th

em
h

ad
co

ur
ag

e
an

d
gr

ea
tn

es
s.

br
ea

ch
es

o
cc

ur
, i

t i
s b

ec
au

se
I

p
re

fe
r

to
le

t t
he

n
at

ur
al


so

un
d

of

W
e h

av
e

he
ar

d
of

th
os

e
pr

in
ce

s’
he

ro
ic

c
am

pa
ig

ns
.

se
ns

e”
p

re
va

il
ov

er
t

he
d

em
an

ds
o

f
th

e
co

nv
en

tio
n:

I
h

av
e

be
en

re

lu
ct

an
t

to
f

or
ce

a
n

ar
tif

ic
ia

l
sh

ap
e

or
a

n
un

us
ua

l
w

or
d

ch
oi

ce

I
ca

m
e

to
t

he
t

as
k

of
t

ra
ns

la
tin

g
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ow
ul

f w
ith

a
p

re
ju

di
ce

ju

st
fo

r
th

e
sa

ke
o

f
co

rr
ec

tn
es

s,
fa

vo
ur

o
f f

or
th

rig
ht

d
el

iv
er

y.
I

re
m

em
be

re
d

th
e

vo
ic

e
of

th
e

po
t

In
g

en
er

al
, t

he
a

lli
te

ra
tio

n
va

rie
s

fro
m

t
he

s
ha

do
w

y
to

th
e

su
b-

as
b

ei
ng

a
ttr

ac
tiv

el
y

di
re

ct
, e

ve
n

th
ou

gh
t

he
d

ic
tio

n
w

as
o

rn
,

st
an

tia
l,

fro
m

t
he

p
ro

pe
rl

y
to

t
he

i
m

pr
op

er
ly

d
is

tr
ib

ut
ed

.
Su

b-
an

d
th

e
na

rr
at

iv
e

m
et

ho
d

at
t

im
es

o
bl

iq
ue

. W
ha

t
I

ha
d

al
w

a
st

an
tia

l a
nd

p
ro

pe
r

ar
e

su
ch

li
ne

s
as

lo

ve
d

w
as

a
k

in
d

of
f

ou
rs

qu
ar

en
es

s
ab

ou
t t

he
u

tte
ra

nc
e,

a
fe

el
i

of
l

iv
in

g
in

si
de

a
c

on
st

an
tly

i
nd

ic
at

iv
e

m
oo

d,
i

n
th

e
pr

es
en

ce

Th
e f

or
tu

ne
s

of
w

ar

fa
vo

ur
ed

H
ro

th
ga

r
(I

. 6
4)

an

u
nd

er
st

an
di

ng
t

ha
t

as
su

m
es

y
ou

s
ha

re
a

n
aw

ar
en

es
s

of
t

th

e
hi

gh
es

t i
n

th
e l

an
d,

w

ou
ld

le
nd

a
dv

ic
e

(I
. 1

72
)

pe
ri

lo
us

n
at

ur
e

of
l

ife
a

nd
a

re
y

et
c

ap
ab

le
o

f
se

ei
ng

i
t

st
ea

d
an

d
fin

d
fr

ie
nd

sh
ip

i
n

th
e

Fa
th

er
‘s

em
br

ac
e

(I
. 1

88
).

an
d,

w
he

n
ne

ce
ss

ar
y,

s
te

rn
ly

.
Th

er
e

is
an

u
nd

el
ud

ed

qu
al

:
ab

ou
t t

he
B

eo
w

ul
f p

oe
t’s

s
en

se
o

f
th

e
w

or
ld

w
hi

ch
g

iv
es

h
is

li
r

H
er

e
th

e
ca

es
ur

a
is

d
ef

in
ite

, t
he

re
a

re
tw

o
st

re
ss

es
in

e
ac

h
ha

lf
of

im

m
en

se
e

m
ot

io
na

l
cr

ed
ib

ili
ty

a
nd

a
llo

w
s

hi
m

t
o

m
ak

e
ge

ne
:

th
e

lin
e,

a
nd

t
he

f
irs

t
st

re
ss

ed
s

yl
la

bl
e

of
t

he
s

ec
on

d
ha

lf
al

lit
er


ob

se
rv

at
io

ns
a

bo
ut

l
ife

w
hi

ch
a

re
f

ar
t

oo
g

ro
un

de
d

in
e

xp
e

at
es

w
ith

t
he

f
irs

t
or

t
he

s
ec

on
d

or
b

ot
h

of
t

he
s

tre
ss

ed
s

yl
la

bl
es

en

ce
a

nd
r

et
ic

en
ce

t
o

be
c

al
le

d
“m

or
al

iz
in

g.

Th
es

e
so

-c
al

l
in

th
e

fir
st

ha
lf.

T
he

m
ai

n
de

vi
at

io
n

fro
m

t
hi

s
is

o
ne

w
hi

ch
o

th
er

“g

no
m

ic

pa
rt

s
of

th
e

po
em

h
av

e
th

e
ca

de
nc

e
an

d
fo

rc
e

of
e

ar
n

tra
ns

la
to

rs
h

av
e

al
lo

w
ed

t
he

m
se

lv
es


th

e
fr

ee
do

m
,

th
at

is
, t

o
al


w

is
do

m
, a

nd
t

he
ir

co
m

bi
na

tio
n

of
c

og
en

cy
a

nd
v

er
ity

w
as

a
ge

lit

er
at

e
on

t
he

f
ou

rth
s

tre
ss

ed
s

yl
la

bl
e,

a
p

ra
ct

ic
e

w
hi

ch
b

re
ak

s
so

m
et

hi
ng

t
ha

t
I

co
ul

d
re

m
em

be
r

fro
m

t
he

s
pe

ec
h

I h
ea

rd
a

s
th

e
ru

le
b

ut
w

hi
ch

n
ev

er
th

el
es

s
do

es
b

in
d

th
e

lin
e

to
ge

th
er

:
yo

un
gs

te
r

in
th

e
Sc

ul
lio

n
ki

tc
he

n.
W

he
n

I t
ra

ns
la

te
li

ne
s

24
-2

5
“B

eh
av

io
ur

t
ha

t’s
a

dm
ir

ed
/

i
s

th
e

pa
th

t
o

po
w

er
a

m
on

g
pe

ot

W
e h

av
e

he
ar

d
of

th
os

e
pr

in
ce

s’
he

ro
ic

c
am

pa
ig

ns

(I
. 3

)
ev

er
yw

he
re

,”
I

a
m

a
tte

nd
in

g
as

m
uc

h
to

th
e

gr
ai

n
of

m
y

or
ig

ir
an

d
he

c
ro

ss
ed

d
ve

r
in

to
th

e L
or

d’
s

ke
ep

in
g

(I
. 2

7)
.

ve
rn

ac
ul

ar
a

s
to

t
he

c
on

te
nt

o
f

th
e

A
ng

lo
-S

ax
on

l
in

es
. B

ut
t

h
th

e
ev

id
en

ce
s

ug
ge

st
s

th
at

t
hi

s
m

id
dl

e
gr

ou
nd

b
et

w
ee

n
or

al
h

In

th
e

co
ur

se
o

f t
he

tr
an

sl
at

io
n,

s
uc

h
de

vi
at

io
ns

, d
is

to
rti

on
s,

sy
n-

di
tio

n
an

d
th

e
de

m
an

ds
o

f
w

ri
tte

n
pr

ac
tic

e
w

as
a

ls
o

th
e

gr
ou

i
co

pa
tio

ns
,

an
d

ex
te

ns
io

ns
d

o
oc

cu
r;

w
ha

t
I

w
as

a
fte

r
fir

st
an

d
oc

cu
pi

ed
b

y
th

e
Be

ow
ul

f p
oe

t.
Th

e
st

yl
e

of
th

e
po

em
is

h
os

pi
ta

l
fo

re
m

os
t

w
as

a
n

ar
ra

tiv
e

lin
e

th
at

s
ou

nd
ed

a
s

if
it

m
ea

nt
b

us
i-

to
t

he
k

in
d

of
f

or
m

ul
ai

c
ph

ra
se

s
w

hi
ch

a
re

t
he

s
to

ck
-in

-tr
ad

e
ne

ss
, a

nd
I

w
as

p
re

pa
re

d
to

s
ac

rif
ic

e
ot

he
r

th
in

gs
i

n
pu

rs
ui

t
of

or

al
b

ar
ds

, a
nd

y
et

it
is

m
ar

ke
d

to
o

by
t

he
s

el
f-

co
ns

ci
ou

sn
es

s
th

is
d

ire
ct

ne
ss

o
f

ut
te

ra
nc

e.

an
a

rti
st

c
on

vi
nc

ed
t

ha
t ”

w
e

m
us

t l
ab

ou
r

to
b

e
be

au
tif

ul
.”

Th

e
ap

po
si

tio
na

l
na

tu
re

o
f

th
e

O
ld

E
ng

lis
h

sy
nt

ax
, f

or
e

xa
m


In

o
ne

a
re

a,
m

y
ow

n
la

bo
ur

s
ha

ve
b

ee
n

le
ss

t
ha

n
th

or
ou

g
pi

e,
is

s
om

ew
ha

t
sl

ig
ht

ed
h

er
e,

a
s

is
th

e
Be

ow
ul

f p
oe

t’s
r

es
ou

rc
e-

go
in

g.
I

ha
ve

n
ot

fo
llo

w
ed

t
he

s
tri

ct
m

et
ric

al
r

ul
es

th
at

b
ou

nd
t

fu
ln

es
s

w
ith

s
yn

on
ym

s
an

d
(to

a
l

es
se

r
ex

te
nt

)
hi

s
ge

ni
us

f
or

A

ng
lo

-S
ax

on
s

co
p.

I
ha

ve
b

ee
n

gu
id

ed
b

y
th

e
fu

nd
am

en
ta

l
pi

co

m
po

un
d-

m
ak

in
g,

k
en

ni
ng

s,
an

d
al

l
so

rts
o

f
va

ria
tio

n.
U

su

te
rn

o
f

fo
ur

s
tre

ss
es

t
o

th
e

lin
e,

b
ut

I
a

llo
w

m
ys

el
f

se
ve

ra
l t

ra
r

al
ly


as

a
t

lin
e

12
09

, w
he

re
I

r
en

de
r

yd
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f

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n

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c

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h

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e

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er

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re

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d

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to

p
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h
im

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t w

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w

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m

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ba

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tim

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w
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L

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m

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mo

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w
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to

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ou

a
re

a
tr

oo
p

lo
ya

l t
o

ou
r

ki
ng

. S
o

co
m

e
ah

ea
d

w
ith

y
ou

r
ar

m
s

an
d

yo
ur

g
ea

r,
an

d
I w

ill
g

ui
de

y
ou

.
W

ha
f s

m
or

e,
I’

ll
or

de
r

m
y

ow
n

co
m

ra
de

s
on

th
ei

r w
or

d
of

h
on

ou
r

to
w

at
ch

y
ou

r
bo

at

do
w

n
th

er
e

on
th

e
st

ra
nd


ke

ep
h

er
s

af
e

in
h

er
f

re
sh

ta
r,

un
til

th
e

tim
e

co
m

es

fo
r h

er
c

ur
ve

d
pr

ow
to

p
re

en
o

n
th

e
w

av
es

an

d
be

ar
th

is
h

er
o

ba
ck

to
G

ea
tla

nd
.

M
ay

o
ne

s
o

va
lia

nt
a

nd
v

en
tu

re
so

m
e

300

co
m

e
un

ha
rm

ed
t

hr
ou

gh
th

e
cl

as
h

of
b

at
tle

.”

So
th

ey
w

en
t o

n
th

ei
r w

ay
. T

he
s

hi
p

ro
de

th
e

w
at

er
,

br
oa

d-
be

am
ed

, b
ou

nd
b

y
its

h
aw

se
r

an
d

an
ch

or
ed

f
as

t.
B

oa
r-

sh
ap

es
f

la
sh

ed

B
E

O
W

U
L

F
21

ab
ov

e
th

ei
r c

he
ek

-g
ua

rd
s,

th
e

br
ig

ht
ly

f
or

ge
d

w
or

k
of

g
ol

ds
m

ith
s,

w
at

ch
in

g
ov

er

th
os

e
st

er
n-

fa
ce

d
m

en
. T

he
y

m
ar

ch
ed

i
n

st
ep

,
hu

rr
yi

ng
o

n
til

l t
he

ti
m

be
re

d
ha

ll
ro

se
b

ef
or

e
th

em
, r

ad
ia

nt
w

ith
g

ol
d.

N

ob
od

y
on

e
ar

th
k

ne
w

o
f

an
ot

he
r

310

bu
ild

in
g

lik
e

it.
M

aj
es

ty
l

od
ge

d
th

er
e,

its

li
gh

t s
ho

ne
o

ve
r m

an
y

la
nd

s.

So
th

ei
r g

al
la

nt
e

sc
or

t g
ui

de
d

th
em

to

th
at

d
az

zl
in

g
st

ro
ng

ho
ld

a
nd

i
nd

ic
at

ed

th
e

sh
or

te
st

w
ay

to
it

; t
he

n
th

e
no

bl
e

w
ar

ri
or

w

he
el

ed
o

n
hi

s h
or

se
a

nd
s

po
ke

th
es

e
w

or
ds

:
“I

t i
s t

im
e

fo
r

m
e

to
g

o.
M

ay
th

e
A

lm
ig

ht
y

Fa
th

er
k

ee
p

yo
u

an
d

in
H

is
k

in
dn

es
s

w
at

ch
o

ve
r y

ou
r

ex
pl

oi
ts

. I
‘m

a
w

ay
to

th
e

se
a,

ba

ck
o

n
al

er
t a

ga
in

st
e

ne
m

y
ra

id
er

s.

320

It
w

as
a

p
av

ed
tr

ac
k,

a
p

at
h

th
at

k
ep

t t
he

m

Th
ey

arr
ive

at

in
m

ar
ch

in
g

or
de

r.
Th

ei
r m

ai
l-s

hi
rts

g
lin

te
d,

eo

ro
t

ha
rd

a
nd

h
an

d-
lin

ke
d;

th
e

hi
gh

-g
lo

ss
i

ro
n

of
th

ei
r

ar
m

ou
r

ra
ng

. S
o

th
ey

d
ul

y
ar

riv
ed

in

th
ei

r g
rim

w
ar

-g
ra

ith
a

nd
g

ea
r

at
th

e
ha

ll,

an
d,

w
ea

ry
f

ro
m

t
he

s
ea

, s
ta

ck
ed

w
id

e
sh

ie
ld

s
of

th
e

to
ug

he
st

h
ar

dw
oo

d
ag

ai
ns

t t
he

w
al

l,
th

en
c

ol
la

ps
ed

o
n

th
e

be
nc

he
s;

b
at

tle
-d

re
ss

an

d
w

ea
po

ns
c

la
sh

ed
. T

he
y

co
lle

ct
ed

th
ei

r
sp

ea
rs

in

a
s

ea
fa

re
rs

‘ s
to

ok
, a

s
ta

nd
o

f
gr

ey
is

h
330

ta

pe
rin

g
as

h.
A

nd
th

e
tro

op
s

th
em

se
lv

es

w
er

e
as

g
oo

d
as

th
ei

r
w

ea
po

ns
. Th

en
a

p
ro

ud
w

ar
ri

or

qu
es

tio
ne

d
th

e
m

en
c

on
ce

rn
in

g
th

ei
r

or
ig

in
s:

“W

he
re

d
o

yo
u

co
m

e
fro

m
, c

ar
ry

in
g

th
es

e
de

co
ra

te
d

sh
ie

ld
s

an
d

sh
irt

s
of

m
ai

l,

B
E

O
W

U
L

F
23

th
es

e
ch

ee
k-

hi
ng

ed
h

el
m

et
s

an
d

ja
ve

lin
s?

I a

m
H

ro
th

ga
r’s

h
er

al
d

an
d

of
fic

er
.

I h
av

e
ne

ve
r

se
en

s
o

im
pr

es
si

ve
o

r
la

rg
e

an
a

ss
em

bl
y

of
s

tra
ng

er
s.

St
ou

tn
es

s
of

h
ea

rt,

br
av

er
y

no
t b

an
is

hm
en

t,
m

us
t h

av
e

br
ou

gh
t y

ou
t

o
H

ro
th

ga
r.”

34
°

Th
e

m
an

w
ho

se
n

am
e

w
as

k
no

w
n

fo
r

co
ur

ag
e,

Be

ow
ulf

an
no

un
ces

th

e
G

ea
t l

ea
de

r,
re

so
lu

te
in

h
is

h
el

m
et

,
!S

m
m

e

an
sw

er
ed

in
r

et
ur

n:

W
e

ar
e

re
ta

in
er

s
fro

m
H

yg
el

ac
‘s

ba
nd

. B
eo

w
ul

f
is

m
y

na
m

e.

If
yo

ur
lo

rd
a

nd
m

as
te

r,
th

e
m

os
t

re
no

w
ne

d
so

n
of

H
al

fd
an

e,
w

ill
h

ea
r

m
e

ou
t

an
d

gr
ac

io
us

ly
a

llo
w

m
e

to
g

re
et

h
im

in
p

er
so

n,

I a
m

r
ea

dy
a

nd
w

ill
in

g
to

re
po

rt
m

y
er

ra
nd

.”

W
ul

f g
ar

r
ep

lie
d,

a
W

en
de

l c
hi

ef

Fo
rm

ali
tie

s a
re

re
no

w
ne

d
as

a
w

ar
rio

r,
w

el
l k

no
w

n
fo

r h
is

w
is

do
m

°se

rv
e

350

an
d

th
e

te
m

pe
r

of
h

is
m

in
d:


I w

ill
ta

ke
th

is
m

es
sa

ge
,

in
a

cc
or

da
nc

e
w

ith
y

ou
r

w
is

h,
to

o
ur

n
ob

le
k

in
g,

ou

r
de

ar
lo

rd
, f

rie
nd

o
f t

he
D

an
es

,
th

e
gi

ve
r

of
r

in
gs

. I
w

ill
g

o
an

d
as

k
hi

m

ab
ou

t y
ou

r
co

m
in

g
he

re
, t

he
n

hu
rr

y
ba

ck

w
ith

w
ha

te
ve

r
re

pl
y

it
pl

ea
se

s
hi

m
to

g
iv

e.

W
ith

th
at

h
e

tu
rn

ed
t

o
w

he
re

H
ro

th
ga

r
sa

t,
an

o
ld

m
an

a
m

on
g

re
ta

in
er

s;

th
e

va
lia

nt
f

ol
lo

w
er

s
to

od
f

ou
r-

sq
ua

re

in
fr

on
t

of
h

is
k

in
g:

h
e

kn
ew

th
e

co
ur

te
si

es
.

360

W
ul

fg
ar

a
dd

re
ss

ed
h

is
d

ea
r

lo
rd

:
“P

eo
pl

e
fro

m
G

ea
tla

nd
h

av
e

pu
t a

sh
or

e.

Th
ey

h
av

e
sa

ile
d

fa
r

ov
er

th
e

w
id

e
se

a.

Th
ey

c
al

l t
he

c
hi

ef
i

n
ch

ar
ge

o
f t

he
ir

ba
nd

B
E

O
W

U
L

F
25

by
th

e
na

m
e

of
B

eo
w

ul
f.

Th
ey

b
eg

, m
y

lo
rd

,
an

a
ud

ie
nc

e
w

ith
y

ou
, e

xc
ha

ng
e

of
w

or
ds

an

d
fo

rm
al

g
re

et
in

g.
M

os
t g

ra
ci

ou
s

H
ro

th
ga

r,
do

n
ot

re
fu

se
t

he
m

, b
ut

g
ra

nt
th

em
a

re
pl

y.

Fr
om

th
ei

r
ar

m
s

an
d

ap
po

in
tm

en
t,

th
ey

a
pp

ea
r

w
el

l b
or

n
an

d
w

or
th

y
of

re
sp

ec
t,

es
pe

ci
al

ly
th

e
on

e
370

w

ho
h

as
le

d
th

em
th

is
fa

r:
he

is
fo

rm
id

ab
le

i
nd

ee
d.

H
ro

th
ga

r,
pr

ot
ec

to
r

of
S

hi
el

di
ng

s,
re

pl
ie

d:

Hr
oth

ga
r r

eco
gn

ize
s

“I
u

se
d

to
k

no
w

h
im

w
he

n
he

w
as

a
y

ou
ng

b
oy

.
Be

ow
ul

f ‘s
na

m
e

an
d

J

J
ap

pr
ov

es
h

is
a

rr
iv

al

H
is

fa
th

er
b

ef
or

e
hi

m
w

as
c

al
le

d
Ec

gt
he

ow
.

H
re

th
el

th
e

G
ea

t g
av

e
Ec

gt
he

ow

hi
s

da
ug

ht
er

in
m

ar
ria

ge
. T

hi
s

m
an

is
th

ei
r

so
n,

he

re
to

fo
llo

w
u

p
an

o
ld

f
rie

nd
sh

ip
.

A
c

re
w

o
f s

ea
m

en
w

ho
s

ai
le

d
fo

r
m

e
on

ce

w
ith

a
g

ift
-c

ar
go

a
cr

os
s

to
G

ea
tla

nd

re
tu

rn
ed

w
ith

m
ar

ve
llo

us
ta

le
s

ab
ou

t h
im

:
380

a

th
an

e,
th

ey
d

ec
la

re
d,

w
ith

th
e

st
re

ng
th

o
f

th
irt

y
in

th
e

gr
ip

o
f e

ac
h

ha
nd

. N
ow

H
ol

y
G

od

ha
s,

in
H

is
g

oo
dn

es
s,

gu
id

ed
h

im
h

er
e

to
th

e
W

es
t-D

an
es

, t
o

de
fe

nd
u

s
fro

m
G

re
nd

el
.

Th
is

is
m

y
ho

pe
; a

nd
f

or
h

is
h

er
oi

sm

I w
ill

r
ec

om
pe

ns
e

hi
m

w
ith

a
ri

ch
tr

ea
su

re
.

G
o

im
m

ed
ia

te
ly

, b
id

h
im

a
nd

t
he

G
ea

ts

he
h

as
in

a
tte

nd
an

ce
to

a
ss

em
bl

e
an

d
en

te
r.

Sa
y,

m
or

eo
ve

r,
w

he
n

yo
u

sp
ea

k
to

th
em

,
th

ey
a

re
w

el
co

m
e

to
D

en
m

ar
k.


A

t t
he

d
oo

r
of

th
e

ha
ll,

390

W

ul
fg

ar
d

ul
y

de
liv

er
ed

t
he

m
es

sa
ge

:
“M

y
lo

rd
, t

he
c

on
qu

er
in

g
ki

ng
o

f t
he

D
an

es
,

bi
ds

m
e

an
no

un
ce

th
at

h
e

kn
ow

s
yo

ur
a

nc
es

try
;

al
so

th
at

h
e

w
el

co
m

es
y

ou
h

er
e

to
H

eo
ro

t
an

d
sa

lu
te

s y
ou

r
ar

riv
al

fr
om

a
cr

os
s

th
e

se
a.

B
E

O
W

U
L

F
27

Y
ou

a
re

fr
ee

n
ow

to
m

ov
e

fo
rw

ar
d

to
m

ee
t H

ro
th

ga
r,

in
h

el
m

et
s

an
d

ar
m

ou
r,

bu
t s

hi
el

ds
m

us
t s

ta
y

he
re

a
nd

s
pe

ar
s b

e
st

ac
ke

d
un

til
th

e
ou

tc
om

e
of

th
e

au
di

en
ce

is
c

le
ar

.”

Th
e

he
ro

a
ro

se
, s

ur
ro

un
de

d
cl

os
el

y
Be

ow
ulf

en
ter

s
4oo

by

h
is

p
ow

er
fu

l
th

an
es

. A
p

ar
ty

r
em

ai
ne

d
H

eo
ro

t
He

r g
i ™

m
J

x
k

J
ac

co
un

t o
f h

is
h

er
oi

c

un
de

r
or

de
rs

to
k

ee
p

w
at

ch
o

n
th

e
ar

m
s;

exp

loi
ts

th
e

re
st

p
ro

ce
ed

ed
, l

ed
b

y
th

ei
r

pr
in

ce

un
de

r
H

eo
ro

t’s
r

oo
f.

A
nd

s
ta

nd
in

g
on

th
e

he
ar

th

in
w

eb
be

d
lin

ks
th

at
th

e
sm

ith
h

ad
w

ov
en

,
th

e
fin

e-
fo

rg
ed

m
es

h
of

h
is

g
le

am
in

g
m

ai
l-s

hi
rt,

re

so
lu

te
in

h
is

h
el

m
et

, B
eo

w
ul

f
sp

ok
e:

“G

re
et

in
gs

to
H

ro
th

ga
r.

I a
m

H
yg

el
ac

‘s
ki

ns
m

an
,

on
e

of
h

is
h

al
l-t

ro
op

. W
he

n
I w

as
y

ou
ng

er
,

I h
ad

g
re

at
tr

iu
m

ph
s.

T
he

n
ne

w
s

of
G

re
nd

el
,

410

ha
rd

to
ig

no
re

, r
ea

ch
ed

m
e

at
h

om
e:

sa

ilo
rs

b
ro

ug
ht

s
to

rie
s

of
th

e
pl

ig
ht

y
ou

s
uf

fe
r

in
th

is
le

ge
nd

ar
y

ha
ll,

h
ow

it
li

es
d

es
er

te
d,

em

pt
y

an
d

us
el

es
s

on
ce

th
e

ev
en

in
g

lig
ht

hi

de
s

its
el

f
un

de
r

he
av

en
‘s

do
m

e.

So
e

ve
ry

e
ld

er
a

nd
e

xp
er

ie
nc

ed
c

ou
nc

ilm
an

am

on
g

m
y

pe
op

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W

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L

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29

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a

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B

E
O

W
U

L
F

31

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w

as
a

fe
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ne

ti
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e,
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b
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46
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m

e
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ay
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g
w

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es

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e
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as
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y
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47

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lly

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48
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B
E

O
W

U
L

F
33

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35

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157
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158
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162

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167

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168
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169

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1
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174
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11

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175

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12

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185
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257

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258
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270
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276

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277

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B
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19

3

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289

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292
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19

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294

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295

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298

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310
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