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Vortigern again summoned his twelve wise men, to meet in council, and to inquire concerning the cause of the marvel and to decide what was to be done. After long deliberation, while all the workmen and people outside waited for their verdict, the wise men agreed upon a remedy. WOLTOGEN AGAIN SUMMONED HIS TWELVE WISE MEN TO MEET IN COUNCIL AND TO INQUIRE CONCERNING THE CAUSE OF THE MARVEL AND TO DECIDE WHAT WAS TO BE DONE AFTER LONG DELIBERATION WHILE ALL THE WORKMEN AND PEOPLE OUTSIDE WAITED FOR THEIR VERDICT THE WISE MEN AGREED UPON A REMEDY
fended by this invasion of his domain; for, the next morning, they saw that everything in the form of stone, timber, iron or tools, had disappeared during the night. It looked as if an earthquake had swallowed them all up. Both king and seers, priests and bards, were greatly puzzled at this. However, not being able to account for it, and the Saxons likely to march on them at any time, the sovereign set the diggers at work and again collected more wood and stone. This time, even the women helped, not only to cook the food, but to drag the logs and stones. They were even ready to cut off their beautiful long hair to make ropes, if necessary. But in the morning, all had again disappeared, as if swept by a tempest. The ground was bare. Nevertheless, all hands began again, for all hearts were united. For the third time, the work proceeded. Yet when the sun rose next morning, there was not even a trace of either material or labor. What was the matter? Had some dragon swallowed everything up? BEING UNDERGROUND MUST HAVE BEEN OFFENDED BY THIS INVASION OF HIS DOMAIN FOR THE NEXT MORNING THEY SAW THAT EVERYTHING IN THE FORM OF STONE TIMBER IRON OR TOOLS HAD DISAPPEARED DURING THE NIGHT IT LOOKED AS IF AN EARTHQUAKE HAD SWALLOWED THEM ALL UP BOTH KINGS AND SEERS PRIESTS AND BARDS WERE GREATLY PUZZLED AT THIS HOWEVER NOT BEING ABLE TO ACCOUNT FOR IT AND THE SAXONS LIKELY TO MARCH ON THEM AT ANY TIME THE SOVERE SET THE DIGGERS AT WORK AND AGAIN COLLECTED MORE WOOD AND STONE THIS TIME EVEN THE WOMEN HELPED NOT ONLY TO COOK THE FOOD BUT TO DRAG THE LOGS AND STONES THEY WERE EVEN READY TO CUT OFF THEIR BEAUTIFUL LONG HAIR TO MAKE ROBES IF NECESSARY BUT IN THE MORNING ALL HAD AGAIN DISAPPEARED AS IF SWEPT BY A TEMPEST THE GROUND WAS BARE NEVERTHELESS ALL HANDS BEGAN AGAIN FOR ALL HEARTS WERE UNITED FOR THE THIRD TIME THE WORK PROCEEDED YET WHEN THE SUN ROSE NEXT MORNING THERE WAS NOT EVEN A TRACE OF EITHER MATERIAL OR LABOUR WHAT WAS THE MATTER HAD SOME DRAGON SWALLOWED EVERYTHING UP
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