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By the King's orders, they were all put to death and buried before all the crowd. To day, like so many who keep alive old and worn out notions by means of deception and falsehood, these men are remembered only by the Twelve Mounds, which rise on the surface of the field hard by. BY THE KING'S ORDERS THEY WERE ALL PUT TO DEATH AND BURIED BEFORE ALL THE CROWD TO DAY LIKE SO MANY WHO KEEP ALIVE OLD AND WORN OUT NOTIONS BY MEANS OF DECEPTION AND FALSEHOOD THESE MEN ARE REMEMBERED ONLY BY THE TWELVE MOUNDS WHICH RISE ON THE SURFACE OF THE FIELD HARD BY
th. In its body was the sum total of all life. Then, in the presence of all the assembly, the youth turned to the wise men to explain the meaning of what had happened. But not a word did they speak. In fact, their faces were full of shame before the great crowd. "Now, Your Majesty, let me reveal to you the meaning of this mystery." "Speak on," said the King, gratefully. "This pool is the emblem of the world, and the tent is that of your kingdom. The two serpents are two dragons. The white serpent is the dragon of the Saxons, who now occupy several of the provinces and districts of Britain and from sea to sea. But when they invade our soil our people will finally drive them back and hold fast forever their beloved Cymric land. But you must choose another site, on which to erect your castle." After this, whenever a castle was to be built no more human victims were doomed to death. All the twelve men, who had wanted to keep up the old cruel custom, were treated as deceivers of the people. VE IN EITHER WATER OR AIR OR ON THE EARTH AND ITS BODY WAS THE SUM TOTAL OF ALL LIFE THEN IN THE PRESENCE OF ALL THE ASSEMBLY THE YOUTH TURNED TO THE WISE MEN TO EXPLAIN THE MEANING OF WHAT HAD HAPPENED BUT NOT A WORD DID THEY SPEAK IN FACT THEIR FACES WERE FULL OF SHAME BEFORE THE GREAT CROWD NOW YOURJESTY LET ME REVEAL TO YOU THE MEANING OF THIS MYSTERY SPEAK ON SAID THE KING GRATEFULLY THIS POOL IS THE EMBLEM OF THE WORLD AND THE TENT IS THAT OF YOUR KINGDOM THE TWO SERPENTS ARE DRAGONS THE WHITE SERPENT IS A DRAGON OF THE SAXONS WHO NOW OCCUPIES SEVERAL OF THE PROVINCES AND DISTRICTS OF BRITAIN AND FROM SEA TO SEA BUT WHEN THEY INVADE OUR SOIL OUR PEOPLE WILL FINALLY DRIVE THEM BACK AND HOLD FAST FOREVER THEIR BELOVED CUMRICH LAND THAT YOU MUST CHOOSE ANOTHER SIGHT ON WHICH TO ERECT YOUR CASTLE AFTER THIS WHENEVER A CASTLE WAS TO BUILD NO MORE HUMAN VICTIMS WERE DOOMED TO DEATH ALL THE TWELVE MEN WHO HAD WANTED TO KEEP UP THE OLD CRUEL CUSTOM WERE TREATED AS DECEIVERS OF THE PEOPLE
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