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B5EFIT W A3RUE 6HM :O % GET ! BETT] 9 ?
3TE/8 ,! OBJECT Y >E 3T5D+ = IS ALR
4POS$ (2 =! ,PALAD9 ,ORL&O1 )\T EF=T &
)\T OPPOSI;N1 IS N[ C>RY+ AWAY ! PR9CESS
,ANGELICA 6,P>IS4 ,Y _H BETT] PURSUE !M
PROMPTLY1 = IF !Y R1* ,P>IS1 Y W N"E SEE
H] AG40
  ,AT ^! ^WS Y MI<T H SE5 ^? RIVAL
W>RIORS 3F.D$1 /UPEFI$1 SIL5TLY AGREE+ T
!Y 7 AF=D+ _! RIVAL A FAIR OPPORTUN;Y
6TRIUMPH OV] !M4 ,R9ALDO1 APPROA*+
,BAY>D1 BR1!S A SI< ( %AME & RAGE1 &
SWE>S A T]RI# OA? T1 IF HE OV]TAKES
,ORL&O1 HE W TE> 8 HE>T \4 ,!N M.T+
,BAY>D & PRESS+ 8 FLANKS ) 8 SPURS1 HE
L1VES ! K+ ( ,CIRCASSIA ON FOOT 9 ! =E/4
  ,LET X N APPE> /RANGE T ,R9ALDO F.D
,BAY>D OB$I5T AT LA/1 AF HAV+ S L;G
PREV5T$ ANY "O F EV5 T\*+ 8 BRIDLE2 = T
F9E ANIMAL _H AN 9TELLIG;E ALM HUMAN2 HE
_H FL$ F 8 MA/] ONLY 6DRAW HM ON ! TRACK
( ,ANGELICA1 & 5A# HM 6RECOV] H]4 ,HE
SAW :5 ! PR9CESS FL$ F ! BATTLE1 &
,R9ALDO 2+ !N 5GAG$ 9 A FI<T ON FOOT1
,BAY>D F.D HMF FREE 6FOLL[ ! TRACES (
,ANGELICA4 ,?US HE _H DRAWN 8 MA/] AF
HM1 N P]MITT+ HM 6APPROA*1 & _H BR"\ HM
6! SI<T (! PR9CESS4 ,B ,BAY>D N[1 DCVD L
8 MA/] )! FALSE 9TELLIG;E (! GOBL91
SUBMITS 6BE M.T$ & 6S]VE 8 MA/] Z USUAL1
& ,R9ALDO1 ANIMAT$ ) RAGE1 MAKES HM FLY
T[>D ,P>IS1 M SL[LY ?AN 8 WI%ES1 ?\< !
SPE$ ( ,BAY>D \T/RIPP$ ! W9DS4 ,FULL (
IMPATI;E 65C.T] ,ORL&O1 HE GAVE B A FEW
H\RS T NI<T 6SLEEP4 ,E>LY ! NEXT "D HE
SAW 2F HM ! GRT C;Y1 "U ! WALLS ( : !
,EMP]OR ,*>LES _H COLLECT$ ! SCATT]$
REMA9S ( 8 >MY4 ,=ESEE+ T HE WD SOON 2
ATTACK$ ON ALL SIDES1 ! ,EMP]OR _H CAUS$
! ANCI5T =TIFIC,NS 6BE REPAIR$1 & NEW
"OS 6BE BUILT1 SURR.D$ 0WIDE & DEEP
DIT*ES4 ,! DESIRE 6HOLD ! FIELD AG/ !
5EMY MADE HM SEIZE E M1NS ( PROCUR+ NEW
ALLIES4 ,HE HOP$ 6RCV F ,5GL& AID
SU6ICI5T 65A# HM 6=M A NEW CAMP1 & Z
SOON Z ,R9ALDO REJO9$ HM1 HE SELECT$ HM
6G Z 8 AMBASSADOR 96,5GL&1 6PL1D =
AUXILI>IES4 ,R9ALDO 0 F> F PL1S$ ) ?
-MIS.N1 B HE OBEY$ ! ,EMP]OR'S -M&S1 )\T
GIV+ HMF "T 6DEVOTE A S+LE "D 6! OBJECT
NE>E/ 6HIS HE>T4 ,HE HA/5$ 6,CALAIS1 &
LO/ N A MO;T 9 EMB>K+ = ,5GL&1 >D5TLY
DESIR+ A HA/Y DESPAT* ( 8 -MIS.N1 &A
SPE$Y RETURN 6,FR.E4
