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Now Ackronnion pondered in this wise: that if he could obtain the tears of the Gladsome Beast by means of his art, withholding him from violence by the spell of music, and if a friend should slay the Gladsome Beast before his weeping ceased  for an end must come to weeping even with men  that so he might get safe away with the tears, and drink them before the Queen of the Woods and move her to tears of joy. NOW ACRONIENT PONDERED IN THIS WISE THAT IF HE COULD OBTAIN THE TEARS OF THE GLADSOME BEAST BY MEANS OF HIS ART WITHHOLDING HIM FROM VIOLENCE BY THE SPELL OF MUSIC AND IF A FRIEND SHOULD SLAY THE GLADSOME BEAST BEFORE HIS WEEPING CEASED FOR AN END MUST COME TO WEEPING EVEN WITH MEN THAT SO HE MIGHT GET SAFE AWAY WITH THE TEARS AND DRINK THEM BEFORE THE QUEEN OF THE WOODS AND MOVE HER TO TEARS OF JOY
th romance or unknown or overlooked in the making of myth. He pondered as he went in his thin disguise. Now by those that do not remember their childhood, having other things to do, be it understood that underneath fairyland, which is, as all men know, at the edge of the world, there dwelleth the Gladsome Beast. A synonym he for joy. It is known how the lark in its zenith, children at play out-of-doors, good witches and jolly old parents have all been compared--how aptly!--with this very same Gladsome Beast. Only one "crab" he has (if I may use slang for a moment to make myself perfectly clear), only one drawback, and that is that in the gladness of his heart he spoils the cabbages of the Old Man Who Looks After Fairyland,--and of course he eats men. It must further be understood that whoever may obtain the tears of the Gladsome Beast in a bowl, and become drunken upon them, may move all persons to shed tears of joy so long as he remains inspired by the potion to sing or to make music. H NONE OF THEM UNFAMILIAR WITH ROMANCE OR UNKNOWN OR OVERLOOKED IN THE MAKING OF MYTH HE PONDERED AS HE WENT IN HIS THIN DISGUISE NOW BY THOSE THAT DO NOT REMEMBER THEIR CHILDHOOD HAVING OTHER THINGS TO DO BE IT UNDERSTOOD THAT UNDERNEATH FAIRYLAND WHICH IS AS ALL MEN KNOW AT THE EDGE OF THE WORLD THERE DWELLETH THE GLADSOME BEAST A SYNONYM HE FOR JOY IT IS KNOWN HOW THE LARK IN ITS ZENITH CHILDREN AT PLAY OUT OF DOORS GOOD WITCHES AND JOLLY OLD PARENTS HAVE ALL BEEN COMPARED HOW APTLY WITH THIS VERY SANE GLADSOME BEAST ONLY ONE CRAB HE HAS IF I MAY USE SLANG FOR A MOMENT TO MAKE MYSELF PERFECTLY CLEAR ONLY ONE DRAWBACK AND THAT IS THAT IN THE GLADNESS OF HIS HEART HE SPOILS THE CABBAGES OF THE OLD MAN WHO LOOKS AFTER FAIRYLAND AND OF COURSE HE EATS MEN IT MUST FURTHER BE UNDERSTOOD THAT WHOEVER MAY OBTAIN THE TEARS OF THE GLADSOME BEAST IN A BOWL AND BECOME DRUNKEN UPON THEM MAY MOVE ALL PERSONS TO SHED TEARS OF JOY SO LONG AS HE REMAINS INSPIRED BY THE POTION TO SING OR TO MAKE MUSIC
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