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And it was that city's custom to tax all men that would enter in, with the toll of some idle story in the gate. AND IT WAS THAT CITY'S CUSTOM TO TAX ALL MEN THAT WOULD ENTER IN WITH THE TOLL OF SOME IDLE STORY IN THE GATE
 instinct told him that Ged wanted Lod's only son, who should hold the iron sword when Lod was gone. No one would dare touch Lod because of the iron sword, but his instinct said in his slow mind again and again, "Ged loves Ith. Ith has said so. Ith hates the sword-holders." "Ith hates the sword-holders. Ged loves Ith." Evening fell and the night came when Ith should speak with Ged, and Lod became ever surer of the doom of his race. He lay down but could not sleep. Midnight had barely come when Lod arose and went with his iron sword again to the hill. And there sat Ged. Had Ith been to him yet? Ith whom Ged loved, who hated the sword-holders. And Lod looked long at the old sword of iron that had come to his grandfather on the plains of Thold. Good-bye, old sword! And Lod laid it on the knees of Ged, then went away. And when Ith came, a little before dawn, the sacrifice was found acceptable unto Ged. THE IDLE CITY There was once a city which was an idle city, wherein men told vain tales.  THE IDLE CITY CHAPTER EIGHT OF A DREAMER'S TALES BY LORD DUNSANI THIS LIEBER BOX RECORDING IS IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN THERE WAS ONCE A CITY WHICH WAS AN IDLE CITY WHEREIN MEN TOLD VAIN TALES
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