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"Are they all, everyone, asleep?" asked Taffy. "Each and all," was the answer. "When did they fall asleep?" asked the drover. "Over a thousand years ago," answered the sorcerer. "Tell me who they are, and why here," asked Taffy. ARE THEY ALL EVERY ONE ASLEEP ASKED TAFFY EACH AND ALL WAS THE ANSWER WHEN DID THEY FALL ASLEEP ASKED THE DROVER OVER A THOUSAND YEARS AGO ANSWERED THE SORCERER TELL ME WHO THEY ARE AND WHY HERE ASKED TAFFY
efore him a great round table. Many warriors were sitting at it. Their splendid gold inlaid armor, glittering helmets and noble faces showed that they were no common men. Yet Taffy could see only a few of the faces, for all had their heads more or less bent down, as if sound asleep, though sword and spear were near at hand, ready to be grasped in a moment. Outshining all, was a golden throne at the farther end of the table and on it sat a king. He was of imposing stature, and august presence. Upon his head was a crown, on which were inlaid or set precious stones. These shone by their own light, sending out rays so brilliant that they dazzled Taffy, who had never seen anything like them. The king held in his right hand a mighty sword. It had a history and the name of it was Excalibur. In Arthur's hand, it was almost part of his own soul. Its hilt and handle were of finely chased gold, richly studded with gems. Yet his head, too, was bent in deep sleep, as if only thunder could wake him. OPPING AND LOOKING UP BEHELD BEFORE HIM A GREAT ROUND TABLE MANY WARRIORS WERE SITTING AT IT THEIR SPLENDID GOLD INLAID ARMOUR GLITTERING HELMETS AND NOBLE FACES SHOWED THAT THEY WERE NO COMMON MEN YET TAFFY COULD SEE ONLY A FEW OF THE FACES FOR ALL HAD THEIR HEADS MORE OR LESS BENT DOWN AS IF SOUND ASLEEP THOUGH SWORD AND SPEAR WERE NEAR AT HAND READY TO BE GRASPED IN A MOMENT OUT SHINING ALL WAS A GOLDEN THRONE AT THE FARTHER END OF THE TABLE AND ON IT SAT A KING HE WAS OFOSING STATURE AND AUGUST PRESENCE UPON HIS HEAD WAS A CROWN ON WHICH WERE INLAID OR SET PRECIOUS STONES THESE SHONE BY THEIR OWN LIGHT SENDING OUT RAYS SO BRILLIANT THAT THEY DAZZLED TAFFY WHO HAD NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THEM THE KING HELD IN HIS RIGHT HAND A MIGHTY SWORD IT HAD A HISTORY AND THE NAME OF IT WAS EXCALIBUR IN ARTHUR'S HAND IT WAS ALMOST PART OF HIS OWN SOUL ITS HILT AND HANDLE WERE OF FINELY CHASED GOLD RICHLY STUDDED WITH GEMS YET HIS HEAD TOO WAS BENT IN DEEP SLEEP AS IF ONLY THUNDER COULD WAKE HIM
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