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Then, chanting their death song, they marched in procession to the tall cliff, that rose sheer out of the water. THEN CHANTING THEIR DEATH SONG THEY MARCHED IN PROCESSION TO THE TALL CLIFF THAT ROSE SHEER OUT OF THE WATER
rs, who were well posted in favorable situations, on the rocks. Long before noon, the field below was dotted and the narrow pass was choked with dead bodies. In the afternoon, after a short rest and refreshed with food, the valley men, though finding that only four of the hill fighters were alive, stood off at a distance and with their long bows and a shower of arrows left not one to breathe. Now, thought the victors, we shall get our maidens back again. So, taking their time to wash off the blood and dust, to bind up their wounds, and to eat their supper, they thought it would be an easy job to load up all the girls on their ox-carts and carry them home. But the valley brides, thus suddenly made widows, were too true to their brave husbands. So, when they had seen the last of their lovers quiet in death, they stripped off all their ornaments and fur robes, until all stood together, each clad in her own innocence, as pure in their purpose as if they were a company of Druid priestesses. ROWS WERE SHOT BY THE ARCHERS WHO WERE WELL POSTED IN FAVORABLE SITUATIONS ON THE ROCKS LONG BEFORE NOON THE FIELD BELOW WAS DOTTED AND THE NARROW PASS WAS CHOKED WITH DEAD BODIES IN THE AFTERNOON AFTER A SHORT REST AND REFRESHED WITH FOOD THE VALLEY MEN THOUGH FINDING THAT ONLY FOUR OF THE HILL FIGHTERS WERE ALIVE STOOD OFF AT A DISTANCE AND WITH THEIR LONG BOWS AND A SHOWER OF ARROWS LEFT NOT ONE TO BREATHE NOW THOUGHT THE VICTORS WE SHALL GET OUR MAIDENS BACK AGAIN SO TAKING THEIR TIME TO WASH OFF THE BLOOD AND DUST TO BIND UP THEIR WOUNDS AND TO EAT THEIR SUPPER THEY THOUGHT IT WOULD BE AN EASY JOB TO LOAD UP ALL THE GIRLS ON THEIR OX CARTS AND CARRY THEM HOME BUT THE VALLEY BRIDES THUS SUDDENLY MADE WIDOWS WERE TOO TRUE TO THEIR BRAVE HUSBANDS SO WHEN THEY HAD SEEN THE LAST OF THEIR LOVERS QUIET IN DEATH THEY STRIPPED OFF ALL THEIR ORNAMENTS AND FUR ROBES UNTIL ALL STOOD TOGETHER EACH CLAD IN HER OWN INNOCENCE AS PURE AS THEIR PURPOSE AS IF THEY WERE A COMPANY OF DRUID PRIESTESSES
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