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"For," he whispered to his companion fellows in knavery, "the illusion will only last until the same hour to morrow." And so it happened. For when Pryderi's men went to the stables, to groom the horses and feed the hounds, there was nothing in either the stables or the kennels. FOR HE WHISPERED TO HIS COMPANION FELLOWS IN KNAVERY THE ILLUSION WILL ONLY LAST UNTIL THE SAME HOUR TO MORROW AND SO IT HAPPENED FOR WHEN PRIDARY'S MEN WENT TO THE STABLES TO GROOM THE HORSES AND FEED THE HOUNDS THERE WAS NOTHING IN EITHER THE STABLES OR THE KENNELS
romise to his people, that he would not sell or give away the swine, until they had produced double their number in the land; for there were no pigs and no pork like theirs, to be bought anywhere. Now this Gwyd was not very cunning, but he had the power of using magic arts. By these, he could draw the veil of illusion over both the mind and the eyes of the people. So he made answer to Pryderi's objections thus: "Keep your promise to your people, oh, most honored Pryderi, and only exchange them for the gift I make thee," said Gwyd. Thereupon, exerting his powers of magic, he created the illusion of twelve superb horses. These were all saddled, bridled, and magnificently caparisoned. But, after twenty-four hours, they would vanish from sight. The illusion would be over. With these steeds, so well fitted for hunting, were twelve sleek, fleet hounds. Taken altogether, here was a sight to make a hunter's eyes dance with delight. So Pryderi gave Gwyd the swine, and he quickly drove them off.  COUNTENANCE OF PARDARY FELL FOR HE HAD MADE A PROMISE TO HIS PEOPLE THAT HE WOULD NOT SELL OR GIVE AWAY THE SWINE UNTIL THEY HAD PRODUCED DOUBLE THEIR NUMBER IN THE LAND FOR THERE WAS NO PIGS AND NO PORK LIKE THEIRS TO BE BOUGHT ANYWHERE NOW THIS GWYD WAS NOT VERY CUNNING BUT HE HAD THE POWER OF USING MAGIC ARTS BY THESE HE COULD DRAW THE VEIL OF ILLUSION OVER BOTH THE MIND AND EYES OF PEOPLE SO HE MADE ANSWER TO PRIDARY'S OBJECTIONS THUS KEEP YOUR PROMISE TO YOUR PEOPLE O MOST HONORED PRIDARY AND ONLY EXCHANGE THEM FOR THE GIFT I MAKE THEE SAID GWE THEREUPON EXERTING HIS POWERS OF MAGIC HE CREATED THE ILLUSION OF TWELVE SUPERB HORSES THESE WERE ALL SADDLED BRIDLED AND MAGNIFICENTLY CAPARISONED BUT AFTER TWENTY FOUR HOURS THEY WOULD VANISH FROM SIGHT THE ILLUSION WOULD BE OVER WITH THESE STEEDS SO FITTED FOR HUNTING WERE TWELVE SLEEK FLEET HOUNDS TAKEN ALL TOGETHER HERE WAS A SIGHT TO MAKE A HUNTER'S EYES DANCE WITH DELIGHT SO PRYDARY GAVE GWYDD THE SWINE AND HE QUICKLY DROVE THEM OFF
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