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I was Bucephalus when he was Alexander, and carried him victorious as far as Ind. I WAS BE USEPHALUS WHEN HE WAS ALEXANDER AND CARRIED HIM VICTORIOUS AS FAR AS IND
it screamed for me to leave go of the rafter, and already I was slipping, for I only held on to it by a careless knot, but I gripped with my prison grip and said: "'You vexed the man.' "And very swiftly it said other things to me, but I answered not; and at last the soul that vexed the man that had trusted me flew away and left him at peace. I was never able to bind things any more, for every one of my fibres was worn and wrenched, and even my relentless heart was weakened by the struggle. Very soon afterwards I was thrown out here. I have done my work." So they spoke among themselves, but all the while there loomed above them the form of an old rocking-horse complaining bitterly. He said: "I am Blagdaross. Woe is me that I should lie now an outcast among these worthy but little people. Alas! for the days that are gathered, and alas for the Great One that was a master and a soul to me, whose spirit is now shrunken and can never know me again, and no more ride abroad on knightly quests. ID NO YOU VEXED THE MAN THEN IT SCREAMED FOR ME TO LEAVE GO OF THE RAFTER BUT ALREADY I WAS SLIPPING FOR I ONLY HELD ON TO IT BY A CARELESS KNOT BUT I GRIPPED WITH MY PRISON GRIP AND SAID YOU VEXED THE MAN AND VERY SWIFTLY IT SAID OTHER THINGS TO ME BUT I ANSWERED NOT AND AT LAST THE SOUL THAT VEXED THE MAN THAT HAD TRUSTED ME FLEW AWAY AND LEFT HIM AT PEACE I WAS NEVER ABLE TO BIND THINGS ANY MORE FOR EVERY ONE OF MY FIBRES WAS WORN AND WRENCHED AND EVEN MY RELENTLESS HEART WAS WEAKENED BY THE STRUGGLE VERY SOON AFTERWARDS I WAS THROWN OUT HERE I HAVE DONE MY WORK SO THEY SPOKE AMONG THEMSELVES BUT ALL THE WHILE THERE LOOMED ABOVE THEM THE FORM OF AN OLD ROCKING HORSE COMPLAINING BITTERLY HE SAID I AM BLOODROSS WOE IS ME THAT I SHOULD LIE NOW AND OUTCAST AMONG THESE WORTHY BUT LITTLE PEOPLE ALAS FOR THE DAYS THAT ARE GATHERED AND ALAS FOR THE GREAT ONE THAT WAS A MASTER AND A SOUL TO ME WHOSE SPIRIT IS NOW SHRUNKEN AND CAN NEVER KNOW ME AGAIN AND NO MORE RIDE ABROAD ON KNIGHTLY QUESTS
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