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And once, as Ith sat in the forest waiting for the day to pass, he suddenly thought he saw a tree trunk looking at him as with a face. And Ith was afraid, for trees should not look at men. But soon Ith saw that it was only a tree and not a man, though it was like a man. AND ONCE AS IF SAT IN THE FOREST WAITING FOR THE DAY TO PASS HE SUDDENLY THOUGHT HE SAW A TREE TRUNK LOOKING AT HIM AS WITH A FACE AND IT WAS AFRAID FOR TREES SHOULD NOT LOOK AT MEN BUT SOON IT SAW THAT IT WAS ONLY A TREE AND NOT A MAN THOUGH IT WAS LIKE A MAN
 swift and terrible. And Iz begat Ird, who was of no account. And Ird hated Lo because he was of no account by reason of the iron sword of Lo. One night Ird stole down to the hut of Lo, carrying his sharp axe, and he went very softly, but Lo's dog, Warner, heard him coming, and he growled softly by his master's door. When Ird came to the hut he heard Lo talking gently to his sword. And Lo was saying, "Lie still, Death. Rest, rest, old sword," and then, "What, again, Death? Be still. Be still." And then again: "What, art thou hungry, Death? Or thirsty, poor old sword? Soon, Death, soon. Be still only a little." But Ird fled, for he did not like the gentle tone of Lo as he spoke to his sword. And Lo begat Lod. And when Lo died Lod took the iron sword and ruled the tribe. And Ird begat Ith, who was of no account, like his father. Now when Lod had smitten a man or killed a terrible beast, Ith would go away for a while into the forest rather than hear the praises that would be given to Lod. LLED THE NAME OF THE SWORD DEATH BECAUSE IT WAS SO SWIFT AND TERRIBLE AND IS BEGAT URD WHO WAS OF NO ACCOUNT AND URD HATED LO BECAUSE HE WAS OF NO ACCOUNT BY REASON OF THE IRON SWORD OF LO ONE NIGHT ERD STOLE DOWN TO THE HUT OF LO CARRYING HIS SHARP AXE AND HE WENT VERY SOFTLY BUT LO'S DOG WARNER HEARD HIM COMING AND HE GROWLED SOFTLY BY HIS MASTER'S DOOR WHEN ERD CAME TO THE HUT HE HEARD LO TALKING GENTLY TO HIS SWORD AND LO WAS SAYING LIE STILL DEATH REST REST OLD SWORD AND THEN WHAT AGAIN DEATH BE STILL BE STILL AND THEN AGAIN WHAT ART THOU HUNGRY DEATH OR THIRSTY POOR OLD SWORD SOON DEATH SOON BE STILL ONLY A LITTLE BUT URD FLED FOR HE DID NOT LIKE THE GENTLE TONE OF LO AS HE SPOKE TO HIS SWORD AND LO BEGAT LAUD AND WHEN LO DIED LOD TOOK THE IRON SWORD AND RULED THE TRIBE AND URD BEGAT IT WHO WAS OF NO ACCOUNT LIKE HIS FATHER NOW WHEN LOD HAD SMITTEN A MAN OR KILLED A TERRIBLE BEAST IT WOULD GO AWAY FOR A WHILE INTO THE FOREST RATHER THAN HEAR THE PRAISES THAT WOULD BE GIVEN TO LOD
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