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Erect over all, his head aloft and crowned with jewels, as with stars, the King himself now spoke: "No, my warriors, the day has not yet come, when the Black Eagle and the Golden Eagle will meet in war. Sleep on, loyal souls. The morning of Wales has not yet dawned." ERECT OVER ALL HIS HEAD ALOFT AND CROWNED WITH JEWELS AS WITH STARS THE KING HIMSELF NOW SPOKE NO MY WARRIORS THE DAY HAS NOT YET COME WHEN THE BLACK EAGLE AND THE GOLDEN EAGLE WILL MEET IN WAR SLEEP ON LOYAL SOULS THE MORNING OF WALES HAS NOT YET DAWNED
Taffy thought the cave roof would fall in and bury them all. The air resounded with the rattle of arms, as the men, when in ranks, marked time, ready for motion forward and out of the cave. But from the midst of the host, a deep sounding voice, as earnest as if in hot temper, but as deliberate as if in caution against a false alarm, spoke. He inquired: "Who rang that bell? Has the day come?" The sorcerer, thoroughly frightened and trembling, answered: "No, the day has not come. Sleep on." Taffy, though dazzled by the increasing brilliancy of the light, had heard another deep voice, more commanding in its tones than even a king's, call out, "Arthur, awake, the bell has rung. The day is breaking. Awake, great King Arthur!" But even against such a voice, that of the sorcerer, now scared beyond measure, lest the king and his host should discover the cheat, and with his sword, Excalibur, chop the heads off both Taffy and himself, answered: "No, it is still night. Sleep on, Arthur the Great.  THEIR TRAMPING AND SHOOK WITH THEIR TREAD UNTIL TAFFY THOUGHT THE CAVE ROOF WOULD FALL IN AND BURY THEM ALL THE AIR RESOUNDED WITH A RATTLE OF ARMS AS THE MEN WHEN IN RANKS MARKED TIME READY FOR MOTION FORWARD AND OUT OF THE CAVE BUT FROM THE MIDST OF THE HOST A DEEP SOUNDING VOICE AS EARNEST AS IF IN HOT TEMPER BUT AS DELIBERATE AS IF IN CAUTION AGAINST A FALSE ALARM SPOKE HE INQUIRED WHO RANG THAT BELL HAS THE DAY COME THE SORCERER THOROUGHLY FRIGHTENED AND TREMBLING ANSWERED NO THE DAY HAS NOT COME SLEEP ON TAFFY THOUGH DAZZLED BY THE INCREASING BRILLIANCY OF THE LIGHT HAD HEARD ANOTHER DEEP VOICE MORE COMMANDING IN ITS TONES THAN EVEN A KING'S CALL OUT ARTHUR AWAKE THE BELL HAS RUNG THE DAY IS BREAKING AWAIT GREAT KING ARTHUR BUT EVEN AGAINST SUCH A VOICE THAT OF THE SORCERER NOW SCARED BEYOND MEASURE LEST THE KING AND HIS HOST SHOULD DISCOVER THE CHEAP AND WITH HIS SWORD EXCALIBUR CHOPPED THE HEADS OFF BOTH TAFFY AND HIMSELF ANSWERED NO IT IS STILL NIGHT SLEEP ON ARTHUR THE GREAT
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