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But not because he feared any one did he thus fortify it; but the town is more pleasing so. For if it had no wall or tower, but only the stream that encircles it, it would still be so secure and strong that it would have no fear of the whole world." BUT NOT BECAUSE HE FEARED ANY ONE DID HE THUS FORTIFY IT BUT THE TOWN IS MORE PLEASING SO FOR IT HAD NO WALL OR TOWER BUT ONLY THE STREAM THAT ENCIRCLES IT IT WOULD STILL BE SO SECURE AND STRONG THAT IT WOULD HAVE NO FEAR OF THE WHOLE WORLD
 ask and find out if any one could truly tell him who was the lord of this town. "Friend," said he to his kind companion, "could you tell me the name of this town, and whose it is? Tell me if it belongs to a count or a king. Since you have brought me here, tell me, if you know." "Sire," he says, "I know very well, and will tell you the truth about it. The name of the town is Brandigant, and it is so strong and fine that it fears neither king nor emperor. If France, and all of England, and all who live from here to Liege were ranged about to lay a siege, they would never take it in their lives; for the isle on which the town stands stretches away four leagues or more, and within the enclosure grows all that a rich town needs: fruit and wheat and wine are found; and of wood and water there is no lack. It fears no assault on any side, nor could anything reduce it to starvation. King Evrain had it fortified, and he has possessed it all his days unmolested, and will possess it all his life. TORM ERIC STOPPED TO LOOK AT IT AND ASK AND FIND OUT IF ANY ONE COULD TRULY TELL HIM WHO WAS THE LORD OF THIS TOWN FRIEND SAID HE TO HIS KIND COMPANION COULD YOU TELL ME THE NAME OF THIS TOWN AND WHOSE IT IS TELL ME IF IT BELONGS TO A COUNT OR A KING SINCE YOU HAVE BROUGHT ME HERE TELL ME IF YOU KNOW SIRE HE SAYS I KNOW VERY WELL AND WILL TELL YOU THE TRUTH ABOUT IT THE NAME OF THE TOWN IS BRANDIGANT AND IT IS SO STRONG AND FINE THAT IT FEARS NEITHER KING NOR EMPEROR IF FRANCE AND ALL OF ENGLAND AND ALL WHO LIVE FROM HERE TO LIEGE WERE RANGED ABOUT TO LAY A SIEGE THEY WOULD NEVER TAKE IT IN THEIR LIVES FOR THE ISLE ON WHICH THE TOWN STANDS STRETCHES AWAY FOUR LEAGUES OR MORE AND WITHIN THE ENCLOSURE GROWS ALL THAT A RICH TOWN NEEDS FRUIT AND WHEAT AND WINE ARE FOUND AND OF WOOD OR WATER THERE IS NO LACK IT FEARS NO ASSAULT ON ANY SIDE NOR COULD ANYTHING REDUCE IT TO STARVATION KING OF RAIN HAD IT FORTIFIED AND HE HAS POSSESSED IT ALL HIS DAYS UNMOLESTED AND WILL POSSESS IT ALL HIS LIFE
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