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And the man's name was Arrath, a subject of Ackronnion, a knight at arms of the spear guard: and together they set out through the fields of fable until they came to Fairyland, a kingdom sunning itself (as all men know) for leagues along the edges of the world. AND THE MAN'S NAME WAS ERETH A SUBJECT OF ACRONIAN A KNIGHT AT ARMS OF THE SPEAR GUARD AND TOGETHER THEY SET OUT THROUGH THE FIELDS OF FABLE UNTIL THEY CAME TO FAIRYLAND A KINGDOM SUNNING ITSELF AS ALL MEN KNOW FOR LEAGUES ALONG THE EDGES OF THE WORLD
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. 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. He sought out therefore a humble knightly man who cared not for the beauty of Sylvia, Queen of the Woods, but had found a woodland maiden of his own once long ago in summer. MENT 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 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 HE SOUGHT OUT THEREFORE A HUMBLE KNIGHTLY MAN WHO CARED NOT FOR THE BEAUTY OF SYLVIA QUEEN OF THE WOODS BUT HAD FOUND A WOODLAND MAIDEN OF HIS OWN ONCE LONG AGO IN SUMMER
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