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Within an hour, swift runners were seen bounding over the Cymric hills. They were dispatched in search of a boy without a father, and a large reward was promised to the young man who found what was wanted. So into every part of the Cymric land, the searchers went. WITHIN AN HOUR SWIFT RUNNERS WERE SEEN BOUNDING OVER THE CUMRICK HILLS THEY WERE DESPATCHED IN SEARCH OF A BOY WITHOUT A FATHER AND A LARGE REWARD WAS PROMISED TO THE YOUNG MAN WHO FOUND WHAT WAS WANTED SO INTO EVERY PART OF THE CUMRICK LAND THE SEARCHERS WENT
tle child thus chosen by lot and made to die, the one for the many. The idea was not only to ward off the anger of the spirits of the air, or to appease the dragons under ground, but also to make the workmen do their best work faithfully, so that the foundation should be sure and the edifice withstand the storm, the wind, and the earthquake shocks. So, nobody was surprised, or raised his eyebrows, or shook his head, or pursed up his lips, when the king announced that what the wise men declared, must be done and that quickly. Nevertheless, many a mother hugged her darling more closely to her bosom, and fathers feared for their sons or daughters, lest one of these, their own, should be chosen as the victim to be slain. King Vortigern had the long horn blown for perfect silence, and then he spoke: "A child must be found who was born without a father. He must be brought here and be solemnly put to death. Then his blood will be sprinkled on the ground and the citadel will be built securely. S OFTEN IT WAS A VIRGIN OR A LITTLE CHILD THUS CHOSEN BY LOT AND MADE TO DIE THE ONE FOR THE MANY THE IDEA WAS NOT ONLY TO WARD OFF THE ANGER OF THE SPIRITS OF THE AIR OR TO APPEASE THE DRAGONS UNDERGROUND BUT ALSO TO MAKE THE WORKMEN DO THEIR BEST WORK FAITHFULLY SO THAT THE FOUNDATION SHOULD BE SURE AND THE EDIFICE WITHSTAND THE STORM THE WIND AND THE EARTHQUAKE SHOCKS SO NOBODY WAS SURPRISED OR RAISED HIS EYEBROWS OR SHOOK HIS HEAD OR PURSED UP HIS LIPS WHEN THE KING ANNOUNCED THAT WHAT THE WISE MEN DECLARED MUST BE DONE AND THAT QUICKLY NEVERTHELESS MANY A MOTHER HUGGED HER DARLING MORE CLOSELY TO HER BOSOM AND FATHERS FEARED FOR THEIR SONS OR DAUGHTERS LEST ONE OF THESE THEIR OWN SHOULD BE CHOSEN AS THE VICTIM TO BE SLAIN KING WATIGEN HAD THE LONG HORN BLOWN FOR PERFECT SILENCE AND THEN HE SPOKE A CHILD MUST BE FOUND WHO WAS BORN WITHOUT FATHER HE MUST BE BROUGHT HERE AND BE SOLEMNLY PUT TO DEATH THEN HIS BLOOD WILL BE SPRINKLED ON THE GROUND AND THE CITADEL WILL BE BUILT SECURELY
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