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4fd57a9
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Keep out of this," Lucian said. "I'm not smiting anybody." "You're showing mercy." Catch-a-Tick nodded. "That's heroic, too. But not as good as smiting."
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smiting
mercy
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Lloyd Alexander |
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f78ab55
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The ocean filled the footprints where a boy and cat had stood.
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footprints
cat
ocean
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Lloyd Alexander |
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6203484
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Is a man truly what he see himself to be?' 'Only if what he sees is true.
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man
truth
preception
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Lloyd Alexander |
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fadbac5
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It would be a shame if you were killed. I should be very sorry. I know I wouldn't like it to happen to me.
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Lloyd Alexander |
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b30f565
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Don't frown so, you'll look old before your time.
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Lloyd Alexander |
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4930474
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As a boy, he had dreamed of taking a man's place among men; and, as a boy, had deemed himself well fit to do so. Now, amid the grizzled, battle-wise warriors, his strength seemed feeble, his knowledge clouded.
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Lloyd Alexander |
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02bf41d
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At the end of their grim race, death might be the only prize.
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Lloyd Alexander |
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39f0707
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A man's life weighs more then glory, and a price paid in blood is a heavy reckoning.
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Lloyd Alexander |
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4f2932d
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I shall not lie!" Eilonwy cried, "not for this traitor and deserter." "It is not for him," Taran said quietly, "but for the sake of our quest." "It isn't right," Eilonwy began, tears starting in her eyes. "We do not speak of rightness," Taran answered. "We speak of a task to be finished."
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rightness
tasks
quest
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Lloyd Alexander |
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4c28d60
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Well," said Eilonwy, "you can't blame Rhun for being born. I mean, you could, but that wouldn't help matters. It's like kicking a rock with your bare foot."
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Lloyd Alexander |
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47f3b57
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I can't say I'm unhappy about it,' added the bard, 'I get along well enough with mice, and I've always been found of birds, but when you put the two together I'd just as soon avoid them.
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Lloyd Alexander |
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39d11f8
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Good-bye, good-bye,' muttered Gwystyl. 'I hate to see you waste your time, not to mention your lives. But that's the way of it, I suppose. Here today, gone tomorrow, and what's anyone to do about it? Good-bye. I hope we meet again. But not soon. Good-bye.
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Lloyd Alexander |
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0f5b322
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I fear I our good dwarf has lost his taste for adventure. I managed to get word to him, thinking he might come along with me for the sport of it. He sent back a message. All it said was 'Humph!
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Lloyd Alexander |
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34c0b83
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Of wisdom there are as many patterns as a loom can weave. Yours is the wisdom of good and kindly heart. Scarce it is and its worth all the greater.
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Lloyd Alexander |
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1016a52
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Two things never mix: one is enchantments and the other is meddling with them.
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humorous
magic
meddling
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Lloyd Alexander |
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bb1e3de
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A lady doesn't insist on having her own way. Then, next thing you know, it all works out somehow, without one's even trying. I thought I'd never learn, though it's really quite easy once you get the knack.
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eilonwy
magick
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Lloyd Alexander |
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5da9d1d
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Prince of Naga-loka. I'm grateful. You're a fine fellow." He stuck out his tongue and grinned wickedly. "For a royal wriggler." " , O flea-ridden tree-climber," Shesha replied, with a fond glint in his eyes. "May your life be as long as you insolence is great."
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Lloyd Alexander |
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9e7ea65
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Surely you can entrust your task to your friends." "No," said Taran, after a long pause, "I have taken it on myself through my own choice." "If that is so," answered Medwyn, "then you can give it up through your own choice."
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choice
medwyn
taran
duty
will
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Lloyd Alexander |
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5c61b5e
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Even in a fantasy realm, growing up is accomplished not without cost.
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Lloyd Alexander |
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aeec223
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I ask no comfort," Taran replied, "but the truth, be it harsh or happy." "Ah, my sweet robin," said Orddu, "for the finding of that, nothing is harder. There are those who have spent lifetimes at it, and many in worse plight than yours."
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Lloyd Alexander |
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1c917f5
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Don't pout that way, my child, you'll give yourself a blister.
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Lloyd Alexander |
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740f352
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Until the thirst for power parched his throat, he was a fearless and noble lord.
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metaphor
turn-of-phrase
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Lloyd Alexander |
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0ad6768
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When prophecies give no help, men must find it themselves.
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Lloyd Alexander |
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2567a3c
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It is true. Indeed, that is why I dared not speak. I have yearned to be again at the side of my beloved Arianllyn, and my thoughts are with her now. But had I chosen to return, I would ever wonder whether my choice was made through wisdom or following the wishes of my own heart. I see this is as it must be, and the destiny laid upon me. I am content to die here.
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fate
love
wisdom
folly
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Lloyd Alexander |
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f52f85c
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Inconvient things are always remembered
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Lloyd Alexander |
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4c48dc9
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Torrens kicked at the door until it was finally opened. The farm couple and three youngsters had been eating breakfast in the common room. The yard dog would have bounded in had not Torrens kicked the door shut. 'I want a bed. Quilts. A hot drink. I am a doctor. This woman is my patient.' The farm couple was terrified. The look on the face of Torrens cut short any questions. They did as he ordered. One of the children ran to fetch his medic..
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romance
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Lloyd Alexander |
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e138357
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Ah, Princess," Dallben said, with a furrowed smile, "a crown is more discomfort than adornment. If you have learned that, you have already learned much."
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dallben
eilonwy
rulership
crown
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Lloyd Alexander |
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66c618b
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It is beyond any man's wisdom to judge the secret heart of another... for in it are good and evil mixed.
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wisdom
gwydion
judgment
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Lloyd Alexander |
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405a331
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It may be," replied Coll, smiling, "we know least what we treasure most. But we will have more than enough to keep us busy when you come back, and you will learn, my boy, there is nothing like work to put the heart at rest."
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Lloyd Alexander |
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b48d6e4
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There is much to be known," said Adaon, "and above all much to be loved, be it the turn of the seasons or the shape of a river pebble. Indeed, the more we find to love, the more we add to the measure of our hearts."
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Lloyd Alexander |
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6b567ac
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Servants ran to wake the young king, Tamar, already awake and watching from his balcony. Curious, naturally. Not altogether pleased. No more than anyone would be, jolted out of a sound sleep by unexpected elephants.
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humor
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Lloyd Alexander |
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872b740
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One way everything looks all right, the other way, it looks all wrong.
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Lloyd Alexander |
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dd4b0d1
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Our pride is not in fighting but in farming; In the work of our, hands not our blades. Never have we sought war. We come to the Banner of the white pig because it is the banner of our friend, Terran Wanderer.
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Lloyd Alexander |
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eda3a2e
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Adaon smiled gravely. "Is there not glory enough in living the days given to us? You should know there is adventure in simply being among those we love and the things we love, and beauty, too."
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Lloyd Alexander |
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e74e285
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There are heroes and heroes. I don't deny he's acted bravely on occasion. He's fought beside Lord Gwydion and been proud of himself as a chick wearing eagle's feathers. But that's only one kind of bravery. Has the darling robin ever scratched for his own worms? That's bravery of another sort. And between the two, dear Orwen, he might find the latter shows the greater courage.
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Lloyd Alexander |
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17200c6
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He learned that the lives of men are short and filled with pain, yet each one a priceless treasure, whether it be that of a prince or a pig-keeper. And, at the last, the book taught him that while nothing was certain, all was possible. "At the end of knowledge, wisdom begins, Dallben murmured. "And at the end of wisdom there is not grief, but hope."
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pain
wisdom
knowledge
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Lloyd Alexander |
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6e14155
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From a swift canter the powerful legs of Melynlas stretched to a gallop. The stallion's muscles heaved beneath him and Taran, sword raised, plunged into the sea of men. His head spun and he gasped as if drowning. He realized he was terrified.
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Lloyd Alexander |
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91ff06a
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And so shall honor Morgant," Gwydion said, "for what he used to be, and Ellidyr Prince of Pen-Llarcau for what he became."
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fantasy
honor
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Lloyd Alexander |
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ed04b64
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Yet long afterward, when all had passed away into distant memory, there were many who wondered whether King Taran, Queen Eilonwy, and their companions had indeed walked the earth, or whether they had been no more than dreams in a tale set down to beguile children. And, in time, only the bards knew the truth of it.
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taran-wanderer
the-high-king
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Lloyd Alexander |
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44690be
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It is beyond any man's wisdom to judge the secret heart of another," he said, "for in it are good and evil mixed."
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Lloyd Alexander |
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28e7267
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There are those," he said gently, "who must first learn loss, despair, and grief. Of all paths to wisdom, this is the cruelest and longest. Are you one who must follow such a way? This even I cannot know. If you are, take heart nonetheless. Those who reach the end do more than gain wisdom. As rough wool becomes cloth, and crude clay a vessel, so do they change and fashion wisdom for others, and what they give back is greater than what they ..
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Lloyd Alexander |
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ae469b3
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The tasks you set yourself are cruelly difficult. There is no certainty you will accomplish even one, and much risk you will fail in all of them. In either case, your efforts may well go unrewarded, unsung, forgotten. And at the end, like all mortals, you must face your death; perhaps without even a mound of honor to mark your resting place.
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Lloyd Alexander |
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bca64ce
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I knew something was wrong when you started being so polite.
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Lloyd Alexander |
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fda9c98
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Some days are like that...and what's to be done about it? Nothing, alas, but hope things will brighten, which they very likely won't. But there you are, it's all one can do.
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Lloyd Alexander |