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And there was rejoicing also because men hoped that when the Gibbelins were robbed of their hoard, they would shatter their high built bridge and break the golden chains that bound them to the world, and drift back, they and their tower, to the moon, from which they had come and to which they rightly belonged. AND THERE WAS REJOICING ALSO BECAUSE MEN HOPED THAT WHEN THE GIBBELLONS WERE ROBBED OF THEIR HOARD THEY WOULD SHATTER THEIR HIGH BUILT BRIDGE AND BREAK THE GOLDEN CHAINS THAT BOUND THEM TO THE WORLD AND DRIFT BACK THEY IN THEIR TOWER TO THE MOON FROM WHICH THEY HAD COME AND TO WHICH THEY RIGHTLY BELONGED
ooms of thy breed." And the dragon did not open his ravening mouth, nor rush upon the knight, breathing out fire; for well he knew the fate of those that did these things, but he consented to the terms imposed, and swore to the knight to become his trusty steed. It was on a saddle upon this dragon's back that Alderic afterwards sailed above the unpassable forest, even above the tops of those measureless trees, children of wonder. But first he pondered that subtle plan of his which was more profound than merely to avoid all that had been done before; and he commanded a blacksmith, and the blacksmith made him a pickaxe. Now there was great rejoicing at the rumour of Alderic's quest, for all folk knew that he was a cautious man, and they deemed that he would succeed and enrich the world, and they rubbed their hands in the cities at the thought of largesse; and there was joy among all men in Alderic's country, except perchance among the lenders of money, who feared they would soon be paid. TROUBADORES TELL OF THE DOOMS OF THY BREED AND THE DRAGON DID NOT OPEN HIS RAVENING MOUTH NOR RUSH UPON THE KNIGHT BREATHING OUT FIRE FOR WELL HE KNEW THE FATE OF THOSE THAT DID THESE THINGS BUT HE CONSENTED TO THE TERMS IMPOSED AND SWORE TO THE KNIGHT TO BECOME HIS TRUSTY STEED IT WAS ON A SADDLE UPON THIS DRAGON'S BACK THAT ALDRIC AFTERWARD SAILED ABOVE THE UNPASSABLE FOREST EVEN ABOVE THE TOPS OF THOSE MEASURELESS TREES CHILDREN OF WONDER BUT FIRST HE PONDERED THAT SUBTLE PLAN OF HIS WHICH WAS MORE PROFOUND THAN MERELY TO AVOID ALL THAT HAD BEEN DONE BEFORE AND HE COMMANDED A BLACKSMITH AND THE BLACKSMITH MADE HIM A PICKAXE NOW THERE WAS GREAT REJOICING AT THE RUMOUR OF ALDRIC'S QUEST FOR ALL FOLK KNEW THAT HE WAS A CAUTIOUS MAN AND THEY DEEMED THAT HE WOULD SUCCEED AND ENRICH THE WORLD AND THEY RUBBED THEIR HANDS IN THE CITIES AT THE THOUGHT OF LARGESSE AND THERE WAS JOY AMONG ALL MEN IN ALDRIC'S COUNTRY EXCEPT PERCHANCE AMONG THE LENDERS OF MONEY WHO FEARED THEY WOULD SOON BE PAID
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