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The night had brought little relief from the heat, and at dawn a hot gust of
wind blows across the colorless sea. The KNIGHT, Antonius Block, lies
prostrate on some spruce branches spread over the fine sand. His eyes are wide-open and bloodshot from lack of sleep.Nearby his squire JONS is snoring loudly. He has fallen asleep where he collapsed, at the edge of the forest among the wind-gnarled fir trees. His open mouth gapes towards the dawn, and unearthly sounds come from his throat.
At the sudden gust of wind, the horses stir, stretching their parched muzzles towards the sea. They are as thin and worn as their masters.The KNIGHT has risen and waded into the shallow water, where he rinses his sunburned face and blistered lips. JONS rolls over to face the forest and the darkness. He moans in his sleep and vigorously scratches the stubbled hair on his head. A scar stretches diagonally across his scalp, as white as lightning against the grime.The KNIGHT returns to the beach and falls on his knees. With his eyes closed and brow furrowed, he says his morning prayers. His hands are clenched together and his lips form the words silently. His face is sad and bitter. He opens his eyes and stares directly into the morning sun which wallows up from the misty sea like some bloated, dying fish. The sky is gray and immobile, a dome of lead. A cloud hangs mute and dark over the western horizon. High up, barely visible, a seagull floats on motionless wings. Its cry is weird and restless. The KNIGHT'S large gray horse lifts its head and whinnies. Antonius Block turns around.Behind him stands a man in black. His face is very pale and he keeps his hands hidden in the wide folds of his cloak.KNIGHT Who are you?DEATH I am Death.KNIGHT Have you come for me?DEATH I have been walking by your side for a long time.KNIGHT That I know.DEATH Are you prepared?KNIGHT
My body is frightened, but I am not.DEATH Well, there is no shame in that.The KNIGHT has risen to his feet. He shivers. DEATH opens his cloak to place it around the KNIGHT'S shoulders.KNIGHT Wait a moment.DEATH That's what they all say. I grant no reprieves.KNIGHT You play chess, don't you?A gleam of interest kindles in DEATH'S eyes.DEATH How did you know that?KNIGHT I have seen it in paintings and heard it sung in ballads.DEATH Yes, in fact I'm quite a good chess player.KNIGHT But you can't be better than I am.The KNIGHT rummages in the big black bag which he keeps beside him and takes out a small chessboard. He places it carefully on the ground and begins setting up the pieces.DEATH Why do you want to play chess with me?KNIGHT I have my reasons.DEATH That is your privilege.KNIGHT The condition is that I may live as long as I hold out against you. If I win, you will release me. Is it agreed?The KNIGHT holds out his two fists to DEATH, who smiles at him suddenly. DEATH points to one of the KNIGHT'S hands; it contains a black pawn.KNIGHT You drew black!DEATH Very appropriate. Don't you think so?The KNIGHT and DEATH bend over the chessboard. After a moment of hesitation, Antonius Block opens with his king's pawn. DEATH moves, also using his king's pawn.The morning breeze has died down. The restless movement of the sea has ceased, the water is silent. The sun rises from the haze and its glow whitens. The sea gull floats under the dark cloud, frozen in space. The day is already scorchingly hot.The squire JONS is awakened by a kick in the rear. Opening his eyes, he grunts like a pig and yawns broadly. He scrambles to his feet, saddles his horse and picks up the heavy pack.The KNIGHT slowly rides away from the sea, into the forest near the beach and up towards the road. He pretends not to hear the morning prayers of his squire. JONS soon overtakes him.JONS (sings)
Between a strumpet's legs to lie Is the life for which I sigh.He stops and looks at his master, but the KNIGHT hasn't heard JON'S song, or he pretends that he hasn't. To give further vent to his irritation, JONS sings even louder.JONS (sings)
Up above is God Almighty So very far away, But your brother the Devil You will meet on every level.JONS finally gets the KNIGHT'S attention. He stops singing. The KNIGHT, his horse, JONS'S own horse and JONS himself know all the songs by heart. The long, dusty journey from the Holy Land hasn't made them any cleaner. They ride across a mossy heath which stretches towards the horizon. Beyond it, the sea lies shimmering in the white glitter of the sun.JONS In Frjestad everyone was talking about evil omens and other horrible things. Two horses had eaten each other in the night, and, in the churchyard, graves had been opened and the remains of corpses scattered all over the place. Yesterday afternoon there were as many as four suns in the heavens.
The KNIGHT doesn't answer. Close by, a scrawny dog is whining, crawling towards its master, who is sleeping in a sitting position in the blazing hot sun. A black cloud of flies clusters around his head and shoulders. The miserable-looking dog whines incessantly as it lies flat on its stomach, wagging its tail.JONS dismounts and approaches the sleeping man. JONS addresses him politely. When he doesn't receive an answer, he walks up to the man in order to shake him awake. He bends over the sleeping man's shoulder, but quickly pulls back his hand. The man falls backward on the heath, his face turned towards JONS. It is a corpse, staring at JONS with empty eye sockets and white teeth.JONS remounts and overtakes his master. He takes a drink from his waterskin and hands the bag to the knight.KNIGHT Well, did he show you the way?JONS Not exactly.KNIGHT What did he say?JONS Nothing.KNIGHT Was he a mute?JONS No, sir, I wouldn't say that. As a matter of fact, he was quite eloquent.KNIGHT Oh?JONS He was eloquent, all right. The trouble is that what he had to say was most depressing.
(sings)
One moment you're bright and lively, The next you're crawling with worms. Fate is a terrible villain And you, my friend, its poor victim.KNIGHT Must you sing?JONS No.The KNIGHT hands his squire a piece of bread, which keeps him quiet for a while. The sun burns down on them cruelly, and beads of perspiration trickle down their faces. There is a cloud of dust around the horses' hooves. They ride past an inlet and along verdant groves. In the shade of some large trees stands a bulging wagon covered with a mottled canvas. A horse whinnies nearby and is answered by the KNIGHT'S horse. The two travelers do not stop to rest under the shade of the trees but continue riding until they disappear at the bend of the road.In his sleep, JOF the juggler hears the neighing of his horse and the answer from a distance. He tries to go on sleeping, but it is stifling inside the wagon. The rays of the sun filtering through the canvas cast streaks of light across the face of JOF'S wife, MIA, and their one-year-old son, MIKAEL, who are sleeping deeply and peacefully. Near them, JONAS SKAT, an older man, snores loudly.JOF crawls out of the wagon. There is still a spot of shade under the big trees. He takes a drink of water, gargles, stretches and talks to his scrawny old horse.JOF Good morning. Have you had breakfast? I can't eat grass, worse luck. Can't you teach me how? We're a little hard up. People aren't very interested in juggling in this part of the country.He has picked up the juggling balls and slowly begins to toss them. Then he stands on his head and cackles like a hen. Suddenly he stops and sits down with a look of utter astonishment on his face. The wind causes the trees to sway slightly. The leaves stir and there is a soft murmur. The flowers and the grass bend gracefully, and somewhere a bird raises its voice in a long warble.JOF'S face breaks into a smile and his eyes fill with tears. With a dazed expression he sits flat on his behind while the grass rustles softly, and bees and butterflies hum around his head. The unseen bird continues to sing.Suddenly the breeze stops blowing, the bird stops singing, JOF'S smile fades, the flowers and grass wilt in the heat. The old horse is still walking around grazing and swishing its tail to ward off the flies.JOF comes to life. He rushes into the wagon and shakes MIA awake.JOF Mia, wake up. Wake up! Mia, I've just seen something. I've got to tell you about it!MIA (sits up, terrified)
What is it? What's happened?JOF Listen, I've had a vision. No, it wasn't a vision. It was real, absolutely real.MIA Oh, so you've had a vision again!MIA's voice is filled with gentle irony. JOF shakes his head and grabs her by the shoulders.JOF But I did see her!MIA Whom did you see?JOF The Virgin Mary.MIA can't help being impressed by her husband's fervor. She lowers her voice.MIA Did you really see her?JOF She was so close to me that I could have touched her. She had a golden crown on her head and wore a blue gown with flowers of gold. She was barefoot and had small brown hands with which she was holding the Child and teaching Him to walk. And then she saw me watching her and she smiled at me. My eyes filled with tears and when I wiped them away, she had disappeared. And everything became so still in the sky and on the earth. Can you understand ...MIA What an imagination you have.JOF You don't believe me! But it was real, I tell you, not the kind of reality you see every day, but a different kind.MIA
Perhaps it was the kind of reality you told us about when you saw the Devil painting our wagon wheels red, using his tail as a brush.JOF (embarrassed)
Why must you keep bringing that up?MIA
And then you discovered that you had red paint under your nails.JOF Well, perhaps that time I made it up. (eagerly) I did it just so that you would believe in my other visions. The real ones. The ones that I didn't make up.MIA (severely)
You have to keep your visions under control.
Otherwise people will think that you're a half-wit, which you're not. At least not yet -- as far as I know. But, come to think of it, I'm not so sure about that.JOF (angry)
I didn't ask to have visions. I can't help it if voices speak to me, if the Holy Virgin appears before me and angels and devils like my company.SKAT (sits up)
Haven't I told you once and for all that I need my morning's sleep! I have asked you politely, pleaded with you, but nothing works. So now I'm telling you to shut up!His eyes are popping with rage. He turns over and continues snoring where he left off. MIA and JOF decide that it would be wisest to leave the wagon. They sit down on a crate. MIA has MIKAEL on her knees. He is naked and squirms vigorously. JOF sits close to his wife. Slumped over, he still looks dazed and astonished. A dry, hot wind blows from the sea.MIA If we would only get some rain. Everything is burned to cinders. We won't have anything to eat this winter.JOF (yawning)
We'll get by.He says this smilingly, with a casual air. He stretches and laughs contentedly.MIA I want Mikael to have a better life than ours.JOF Mikael will grow up to be a great acrobat -- or a juggler who can do the one impossible trick.MIA What's that?JOF To make one of the balls stand absolutely still
in the air.MIA But that's impossible.JOF Impossible for us -- but not for him.MIA You're dreaming again.She yawns. The sun, has made her a bit drowsy and she lies down on the grass.
JOF does likewise and puts one arm around his wife's shoulders.JOF I've composed a song. I made it up during the night when I couldn't sleep. Do you want to hear it?MIA Sing it. I'm very curious.
JOF I have to sit up first.He sits with his legs crossed, makes a dramatic gesture with his arms and sings in a loud voice.JOF (sings)
On a lily branch a dove is perched Against the summer sky, She sings a wondrous song of Christ And there's great joy on high.He interrupts his singing in order to be complimented by his wife.JOF Mia! Are you asleep?MIA It's a lovely song.JOF I haven't finished yet.
MIA I heard it, but I think I'll sleep a little longer. You can sing the rest to me afterwards.JOF All you do is sleep.JOF is a bit offended and glances over at his son, MIKAEL, but he is also sleeping soundly in the high grass. JONAS SKAT comes out from the wagon. He yawns; he is very tired and in a bad humor. In his hands he holds a crudely made death mask.SKAT Is this supposed to be a mask for an actor? If the priests didn't pay us so well, I'd say no thank you.JOF Are you going to play Death?
SKAT Just think, scaring decent folk out of their wits with this kind of nonsense.JOF When are we supposed to do this play?SKAT At the saints' feast in Elsinore. We're going to perform right on the church steps, believe it or not.
JOF Wouldn't it be better to play something bawdy? People like it better, and, besides, it's more fun.SKAT Idiot. There's a rumor going around that there's a terrible pestilence in the land, and now the priests are prophesying sudden death and all sorts of spiritual agonies.MIA is awake now and lies contentedly on her back, sucking on a blade of grass and looking smilingly at her husband.
JOF And what part am I to play?SKAT You're such a damn fool, so you're going to be the Soul of Man.JOF That's a bad part, of course.SKAT Who makes the decisions around here? Who is the
director of this company anyhow?SKAT, grinning, holds the mask in front of his face and recites dramatically.SKAT Bear this in mind, you fool. Your life hangs by a thread. Your time is short. (in his usual voice) Are the women going to like me in this getup? Will I make a hit? No! I feel as if I were dead already.He stumbles into the wagon muttering furiously. JOF sits, leaning forward. MIA lies beside him on the grass.MIA Jof!
JOF What is it?
MIA Sit still. Don't move.JOF What do you mean?MIA Don't say anything.JOF I'm as silent as a grave.MIA Shh! I love you.Waves of heat envelop the gray stone church in a strange white mist. The KNIGHT dismounts and enters. After tying up the horses, JONS slowly follows him in. When he comes onto the church porch he stops in surprise. To the right of the entrance there is a large fresco on the wall, not quite finished. Perched on a crude scaffolding is a PAINTER wearing a red cap and paint-stained clothes. He has one brush in his mouth, while with another in his hand he outlines a small, terrified human face amidst a sea of other faces.JONS What is this supposed to represent?PAINTER The Dance of Death.JONS And that one is Death?
PAINTER Yes, he dances off with all of them.
JONS Why do you paint such nonsense?PAINTER I thought it would serve to remind people that they must die.
JONS Well, it's not going to make them feel any happier.PAINTER Why should one always make people happy? It might not be a bad idea to scare them a little once in a while.JONS Then they'll close their eyes and refuse to look at your painting.
PAINTER Oh, they'll look. A skull is almost more interesting than a naked woman.
JONS If you do scare them ...PAINTER They'll think.JONS And if they think ...
PAINTER They'll become still more scared.
JONS And then they'll run right into the arms of the priests.PAINTER That's not my business.
JONS You're only painting your Dance of Death.PAINTER I'm only painting things as they are. Everyone else can do as he likes.JONS Just think how some people will curse you.PAINTER Maybe. But then I'll paint something amusing for them to look at. I have to make a living -- at least until the plague takes me.
JONS The plague. That sounds horrible.PAINTER You should see the boils on a diseased man's throat. You should see how his body shrivels up so that his legs look like knotted strings -- like the man I've painted over there.The PAINTER points with his brush. JONS sees a small human form writhing in the grass, its eyes turned upwards in a frenzied look of horror and pain.JONS That looks terrible.PAINTER It certainly does. He tries to rip out the boil, he bites his hands, tears his veins open with his fingernails and his screams can be heard everywhere. Does that scare you?
JONS Scare? Me? You don't know me. What are the horrors you've painted over there?PAINTER The remarkable thing is that the poor creatures
think the pestilence is the Lord's punishment. Mobs of people who call themselves Slaves of Sin are swarming over the country, flagellating themselves and others, all for the glory of God.JONS Do they really whip themselves?PAINTER Yes, it's a terrible sight. I crawl into a ditch and hide when they pass by.JONS Do you have any brandy? I've been drinking water all day and it's made me as thirsty as a camel in the desert.PAINTER I think I frightened you after all.JONS sits down with the PAINTER, who produces a jug of brandy.The KNIGHT is kneeling before a small altar. It is dark and quiet around him.
The air is cool and musty. Pictures of saints look down on him with stony eyes. Christ's face is turned upwards, His mouth open as if in a cry of anguish. On the ceiling beam there is a representation of a hideous devil spying on a miserable human being. The KNIGHT hears a sound from the confession booth and approaches it. The face of DEATH appears behind the grille for an instant, but the KNIGHT doesn't see him.KNIGHT I want to talk to you as openly as I can, but my heart is empty.DEATH doesn't answer.
KNIGHT The emptiness is a mirror turned towards my own face. I see myself in it, and I am filled with fear and disgust.DEATH doesn't answer.
KNIGHT Through my indifference to my fellow men, I have isolated myself from their company. Now I live in a world of phantoms. I am imprisoned in my dreams and fantasies.DEATH And yet you don't want to die.KNIGHT Yes, I do.
DEATH What are you waiting for?KNIGHT I want knowledge.DEATH You want guarantees?KNIGHT Call it whatever you like. Is it so cruelly inconceivable to grasp God with the senses? Why should He hide himself in a mist of half-spoken promises and unseen miracles?DEATH doesn't answer.
KNIGHT How can we have faith in those who believe when we can't have faith in ourselves? What is going to happen to those of us who want to believe but aren't able to? And what is to become of those who neither want to nor are capable of believing?The KNIGHT stops and waits for a reply, but no one speaks or answers him. There is complete silence.KNIGHT Why can't I kill God within me? Why does He live on in this painful and humiliating way even though I curse Him and want to tear Him out of my heart? Why, in spite of everything, is He a baffling reality that I can't shake off? Do you hear me?DEATH Yes, I hear you.KNIGHT I want knowledge, not faith, not suppositions, but knowledge. I want God to stretch out His hand towards me, reveal Himself and speak to me.DEATH But He remains silent.
KNIGHT
I call out to Him in the dark but no one seems to be there.
DEATH Perhaps no one is there.
KNIGHT Then life is an outrageous horror. No one can live in the face of death, knowing that all is nothingness.DEATH Most people never reflect about either death or the futility of life.KNIGHT But one day they will have to stand at that last moment of life and look towards the darkness.DEATH When that day comes ...
KNIGHT In our fear, we make an image, and that image we call God.
DEATH You are worrying ...KNIGHT Death visited me this morning. We are playing chess together. This reprieve gives me the chance to arrange an urgent matter.DEATH What matter is that?
KNIGHT My life has been a futile pursuit, a wandering, a great deal of talk without meaning. I feel no bitterness or self-reproach because the lives of most people are very much like this. But I will use my reprieve for one meaningful deed.DEATH Is that why you are playing chess with Death?KNIGHT He is a clever opponent, but up to now I haven't lost a single man.DEATH How will you outwit Death in your game?KNIGHT I use a combination of the bishop and the knight which he hasn't yet discovered. In the next move I'll shatter one of his flanks.DEATH I'll remember that.DEATH shows his face at the grill of the confession booth for a moment but disappears instantly.KNIGHT You've tricked and cheated me! But we'll meet again, and I'll find a way.DEATH (invisible)
We'll meet at the inn, and there we'll continue playing.The KNIGHT raises his hand and looks at it in the sunlight which comes through the tiny window.KNIGHT This is my hand. I can move it, feel the blood pulsing through it. The sun is still high in the sky and I, Antonius Block, am playing chess with Death.He makes a fist of his hand and lifts it to his temple.Meanwhile, JONS and the PAINTER have got drunk and are talking animatedly together.JONS Me and my master have been abroad and have just come home. Do you understand, you little pictor?PAINTER The Crusade.JONS (drunk)
Precisely. For ten years we sat in the Holy Land and let snakes bite us, flies sting us, wild animals eat us, heathens butcher us, the wine poison us, the women give us lice, the lice devour us, the fevers rot us, all for the Glory of God. Our crusade was such madness that only a real idealist could have thought it up. But what you said about the plague was horrible.PAINTER It's worse than that.JONS Ah, me. No matter which way you turn, you have your rump behind you. That's the truth.PAINTER The rump behind you, the rump behind you there's a profound truth.JONS paints a small figure which is supposed to represent himself.JONS This is squire Jns. He grins at Death, mocks the Lord, laughs at himself and leers at the girls. His world is a Jnsworld, believable only to himself, ridiculous to all including himself, meaningless to Heaven and of no interest to Hell.The KNIGHT walks by, calls to his squire and goes out into the bright sunshine. JONS manages to set himself down from the scaffolding.Outside the church, four soldiers and a monk are in the process of putting a woman in the stocks. Her face is pale and child-like, her head has been shaved, and her knuckles are bloody and broken. Her eyes are wide open, yet she doesn't appear to be fully conscious.JONS and the KNIGHT stop and watch in silence. The soldiers are working quickly and skillfully, but they seem frightened and dejected. The monk mumbles from a small book. One of the soldiers picks up a wooden bucket and with his hand begins to smear a bloody paste on the wall of the church and around the woman. JONS holds his nose.JONS That soup of yours has a hell of a stink. What is it good for?SOLDIER She has had carnal intercourse with the Evil One.He whispers this with a horrified face and continues to splash the sticky mess on the wall.JONS And now she's in the stocks.SOLDIER She will be burned tomorrow morning at the parish boundary. But we have to keep the Devil away from the rest of us.JONS (holding his nose)
And you do that with this stinking mess?SOLDIER It's the best remedy: blood mixed with the bile of a big black dog. The Devil can't stand the smell.JONS Neither can I.
JONS walks over towards the horses. The KNIGHT stands for a few, moments looking at the young girl. She is almost a child. Slowly she turns her eyes towards him.KNIGHT Have you seen the Devil?The MONK stops reading and raises his head.MONK You must not talk to her.KNIGHT Can that be so dangerous?MONK I don't know, but she is believed to have caused the pestilence with which we are affected.KNIGHT I understand.He nods resignedly and walks away. The young woman starts to moan as though she were having a horrible nightmare. The sound of her cries follows the two riders for a considerable distance down the road.The sun stands high in the sky, like a red ball of fire. The waterskin is empty and JONS looks for a well where he can fill it.They approach a group of peasant cottages at the edge of the forest. JONS ties up the horses, slings the skin over his shoulder and walks along the path towards the nearest cottage. As always, his movements are light and almost soundless. The door to the cottage is open. He stops outside, but when no one appears he enters. It is very dark inside and his foot touches a soft object. He looks down. Beside the whitewashed fireplace, a woman is lying with her face to the ground.At the sound of approaching steps, JONS quickly hides behind the door. A man comes down a ladder from the loft. He is broad and thick-set. His eyes are black and his face is pale and puffy. His clothes are well cut but dirty and in rags. He carries a cloth sack. Looking around, he goes into the inner room, bends over the bed, tucks something into the bag, slinks along the walls, looking on the shelves, finds something else which he tucks in his bag.Slowly he re-enters the outer room, bends over the dead woman and carefully slips a ring from her finger. At that moment a young woman comes through the door. She stops and stares at the stranger.RAVEL Why do you look so surprised? I steal from the dead. These days it's quite a lucrative enterprise.The GIRL makes a movement as if to run away.RAVEL You're thinking of running to the village and telling. That wouldn't serve any purpose. Each of us has to save his own skin. It's as simple as that.GIRL Don't touch me.RAVAL Don't try to scream. There's no one around to hear you, neither God nor man.Slowly he closes the door behind the GIRL. The stuffy room is now in almost total darkness. But JONS becomes clearly visible.JONS I recognize you, although it's a long time since we met. Your name is Raval, from the theological college at Roskilde. You are Dr. Mirabilis, Coelestis et Diabilis.RAVAL smiles uneasily and looks around.JONS Am I not right?The GIRL stands immobile.JONS You were the one who, ten years ago, convinced my master of the necessity to join a better-
class crusade to the Holy Land.RAVAL looks around.
JONS You look uncomfortable. Do you have a stomach-
ache?RAVAL smiles anxiously.JONS When I see you, I suddenly understand the meaning of these ten years, which previously seemed to me such a waste. Our life was too good and we were too satisfied with ourselves. The Lord wanted to punish us for our complacency. That is why He sent you to spew out your holy venom and poison the knight.RAVEL I acted in good faith.JONS But now you know better, don't you? Because now you have turned into a thief. A more fitting and rewarding occupation for scoundrels. Isn't that so?With a quick movement he knocks the knife out of RAVAL'S hand, gives him a kick so that he falls on the floor and is about to finish him off. Suddenly the GIRL screams. JONS stops and makes a gesture of generosity with his hand.
JONS By all means. I'm not bloodthirsty.He bends over RAVAL.RAVEL Don't beat me.JONS I don't have the heart to touch you, Doctor. But remember this: the next time we meet, I'll brand your face the way one does with thieves. (he rises)
What I really came for is to get my waterskin filled.GIRL We have a deep well with cool, fresh water. Come, I'll show you.They walk out of the house. RAVAL lies still for a few moments, then he rises slowly and looks around. When no one is in sight, he takes his bag and steals away. JONS quenches his thirst and fills his bag with water. The GIRL helps him.JONS Jns is my name. I am a pleasant and talkative young man who has never had anything but kind thoughts and has only done beautiful and noble deeds. I'm kindest of all to young women. With them, there is no limit to my kindness.He embraces her and tries to kiss her, but she holds herself back. Almost immediately he loses interest, hoists the waterbag on his shoulder and pats the GIRL on the cheek.JONS Goodbye, my girl. I could very well have raped you, but between you and me, I'm tired of that kind of love. It runs a little dry in the end.He laughs kindly and walks away from her. When he has walked a short distance he turns; the GIRL is still there.JONS Now that I think of it, I will need a housekeeper. Can you prepare good food? (the GIRL nods)
As far as I know, I'm still a married man, but
I have high hopes that my wife is dead by now.
That's why I need a housekeeper. (the GIRL doesn't answer but gets up)
The devil with it! Come along and don't stand there staring. I've saved your life, so you owe me a great deal.She begins walking towards him, her head bent. He doesn't wait for her but walks towards the KNIGHT, who patiently awaits his squire.The Embarrassment Inn lies in the eastern section of the province. The plague has not yet reached this area on its way along the coast.The actors have placed their wagon under a tree in the yard of the inn. Dressed in colorful costumes, they perform a farce.The spectators watch the performance, commenting on it noisily. There are
merchants with fat, beer-sweaty faces, apprentices and journeymen, farmhands and milkmaids. A whole flock of children perch in the trees around the wagon.
The KNIGHT and his squire have sat down in the shadow of a wall. They drink beer and doze in the midday heat. The GIRL from the deserted village sleeps at JONS'S side. SKAT beats the drums, JOF blows the flute, MIA performs a gay and lively dance. They perspire under the hot white sun. When they have finished SKAT comes forward and bows.SKAT Noble ladies and gentlemen, I thank you for your interest. Please remain standing for a
little longer, or sit on the ground, because we are now going to perform a tragedia about an unfaithful wife, her jealous husband, and the handsome lover -- that's me.MIA and JOF have quickly changed costumes and again step out on the stage. They bow, to the public.SKAT Here is the husband. Here is the wife. If you'll shut up over there, you'll see something splendid. As I said, I play the lover and I haven't entered yet. That's why I'm going to hide behind the curtain for the time being. (he wipes the sweat from his forehead)
It's damned hot. I think we'll have a thunderstorm.He places his leg in front of JOF as if to trip him, raises MIA's skirt, makes a face as if he could see all the wonders of the world underneath it, and disappears behind the gaudily patched curtains.SKAT is very handsome, now that he can see himself in the reflection of a tin washbowl. His hair is tightly curled, his eyebrows are beautifully bushy, glittering earrings vie for equal attention with his teeth, and his cheeks are flushed rose red.
He sits out in back on the tailboard of the wagon, dangling his legs and whistling to himself.
In the meantime JOF and MIA play their tragedy; it is not, however, received with great acclaim. SKAT suddenly discovers that someone is watching him as he gazes contentedly into the tin bowl. A woman stands there, stately in both height and volume.
SKAT frowns, toys with his small dagger and occasionally throws a roguish but fiery glance at the beautiful visitor. She suddenly discovers that one of her shoes doesn't quite fit. She leans down to fix it and in doing so allows her generous bosom to burst out of its prison -- no more than honor and chastity allow, but still enough so that the actor with his experienced eye immediately sees that there are ample rewards to be had here.Now she comes a little closer, kneels down and opens a bundle containing several dainty morsels and a skin filled with red wine. JONAS SKAT manages not to fall off the wagon in his excitement. Standing on the steps of the wagon, he supports himself against a nearby tree, crosses his legs and bows.
The woman quietly bites into a chicken leg dripping with fat. At this moment the actor is stricken by a radiant glance full of lustful appetites.When he sees this look, SKAT makes an instantaneous decision, jumps down from the wagon and kneels in front of the blushing damsel.She becomes weak and faint from his nearness, looks at him with a glassy glance and breathes heavily. SKAT doesn't neglect to press kisses on her small, chubby hands. The sun shines brightly and small birds make noises in the bushes.Now she is forced to sit back; her legs seem unwilling to support her any longer. Bewildered, she singles out another chicken leg from the large sack of food and holds it up in front of SKAT with an appealing and triumphant expression, as if it were her maidenhood being offered as a prize.SKAT hesitates momentarily, but he is still the strategist. He lets the chicken leg fall to the grass, and murmurs in the woman's rosy ear.His words seem to please her. She puts her arms around the actor's neck and pulls him to her with such fierceness that both of them lose their balance and tumble down on the soft grass. The small birds take to their wings with frightened shrieks.JOF stands in the hot sun with a flickering lantern in his hand. MIA pretends to be asleep on a bench which has been pulled forward on the stage.JOF Night and moonlight now prevail Here sleeps my wife so frail ...VOICE FROM THE PUBLIC
Does she snore?JOF May I point out that this is a tragedy, and in tragedies one doesn't snore.VOICE FROM THE PUBLIC
I think she should snore anyhow.This opinion causes mirth in the audience. JOF becomes slightly confused and goes out of character, but MIA keeps her head and begins snoring.JOF Night and moonlight now prevail.
There snores -- I mean sleeps -- my wife so frail. Jealous I am, as never before, I hide myself behind this door. Faithful is she To her lover -- not me. He soon comes a-stealing To awaken her lusty feeling. I shall now kill him dead For cuckolding me in my bed. There he comes in the moonlight, His white legs shining bright. Quiet as a mouse, here I'll lie, Tell him not that he's about to die.JOF hides himself. MIA immediately ends her snoring and sits up, looking to the left.MIA Look, there he comes in the night My lover, my heart's delight.She becomes silent and looks wide-eyed in front of her. The mood in the yard in front of the inn has, up to now, been rather lighthearted despite the heat.
Now a rapid change occurs. People who had been laughing and chattering fall silent. Their faces seem to pale under their sunbrowned skins, the children stop their games and stand with gaping mouths and frightened eyes.
JOF steps out in front of the curtain. His painted face bears an expression of horror. MIA has risen with MIKAEL in her arms. Some of the women in the yard have fallen on their knees, others hide their faces, many begin to mutter half-forgotten prayers.All have turned their faces towards the white road. Now a shrill song is heard. It is frenzied, almost a scream. A crucified Christ sways above the hilltop.The cross-bearers soon come into sight. They are Dominican monks, their hoods pulled down over their faces. More and more of them follow, carrying litters with heavy coffins or clutching holy relics, their hands stretched out spasmodically. The dust wells up around their black hoods; the censers sway and emit a thick, ashen smoke which smells of rancid herbs.After the line of monks comes another procession. It is a column of men, boys, old men, women, girls, children. All of them have steel-edged scourges in their hands with which they whip themselves and each other, howling ecstatically. They twist in pain; their eyes bulge wildly; their lips are gnawed to shreds and dripping with foam. They have been seized by madness. They bite their own hands and arms, whip each other in violent, almost rhythmic outbursts. Throughout it all the shrill song howls from their bursting throats. Many sway and fall, lift themselves up again, support each
other and help each other to intensify the scourging.Now the procession pauses at the crossroads in front of the inn. The monks fall on their knees, hiding their faces with clenched hands, arms pressed tightly together. Their song never stops. The Christ figure on its timbered cross is raised above the heads of the crowd. It is not Christ triumphant, but the suffering Jesus with the sores, the blood, the hammered nails and the face in convulsive pain. The Son of God, nailed on the wood of the cross, suffering scorn and shame.
The penitents have now sunk down in the dirt of the road. They collapse where they stood like slaughtered cattle. Their screams rise with the song of the monks, through misty clouds of incense, towards the white fire of the sun.
A large square monk rises from his knees and reveals his face, which is red-
brown from the sun. His eyes glitter; his voice is thick with impotent scorn.MONK
God has sentenced us to punishment. We shall all perish in the black death. You, standing there like gaping cattle, you who sit there in your glutted complacency, do you know that this may be your last hour? Death stands right behind you. I can see how his crown gleams in the sun. His scythe flashes as he raises it above your heads. Which one of you shall he strike first? You there, who stand staring like a goat, will your mouth be twisted into the last unfinished gasp before nightfall? And you, woman, who bloom with life and self-
satisfaction, will you pale and become extinguished before the morning dawns? You back
there, with your swollen nose and stupid grin, do you have another year left to dirty the earth with your refuse? Do you know, you insensible fools, that you shall die today or tomorrow, or the next day, because all of you have been sentenced? Do you hear what I say? Do you hear the word? You have been sentenced, sentenced!The MONK falls silent, looking around with a bitter face and a cold, scornful
glance. Now, he clenches his hands, straddles the ground and turns his face
upwards.MONK
Lord have mercy on us in our humiliation! Don't turn your face from us in loathing and contempt, but be merciful to us for the sake of your son, Jesus Christ.He makes the sign of the cross over the crowd and then begins a new song in a
strong voice. The monks rise and join in the song. As if driven by some superhuman force, the penitents begin to whip themselves again, still wailing and moaning.The procession continues. New members have joined the rear of the column; others who were unable to go on lie weeping in the dust of the road. JONS the squire drinks his beer.JONS This damned ranting about doom. Is that food for the minds of modern people? Do they really expect us to take them seriously?The KNIGHT grins tiredly.JONS Yes, now you grin at me, my lord. But allow me to point out that I've either read, heard or experienced most of the tales which we people tell each other.KNIGHT (yawns) Yes, yes.
JONS Even the ghost stories about God the Father, the angels, Jesus Christ and the Holy Ghost --
all these I've accepted without too much emotion.He leans down over the GIRL as she crouches at his feet and pats her on the head. The KNIGHT drinks his beer silently.JONS (contentedly)
My little stomach is my world, my head is my eternity, and my hands, two wonderful suns. My legs are time's damned pendulums, and my dirty feet are two splendid starting points for my philosophy. Everything is worth precisely as much as a belch, the only difference being that a belch is more satisfying.The beer mug is empty. Sighing, JONS gets to his feet. The GIRL follows him like a shadow.In the yard he meets a large man with a sooty face and a dark expression. He stops JONS with a roar.JONS What are you screaming about?PLOG I am Plog, the smith, and you are the squire Jns.JONS That's possible.PLOG Have you seen my wife?
JONS No, I haven't. But if I had seen her and she looked like you, I'd quickly forget that I'd seen her.PLOG
Well, in that case you haven't seen her.JONS Maybe she's run off.PLOG Do you know anything?
JONS I know quite a lot, but not about your wife. Go to the inn. Maybe they can help you.The smith sighs sadly and goes inside.The inn is very small and full of people eating and drinking to forget their newly aroused fears of eternity. In the open fireplace a roasting pig turns
on an iron spit. The sun shines outside the casement window, its sharp rays
piercing the darkness of the room, which is thick with fumes and
perspiration.
MERCHANT
Yes, it's true! The plague is spreading along the west coast. People are dying like flies. Usually business would be good at this time of year, but, damn it, I've still got my whole stock unsold.WOMAN They speak of the judgment day. And all these omens are terrible. Worms, chopped-off hands and other monstrosities began pouring out of an old woman, and down in the village another woman gave birth to a calf's head.OLD MAN The day of judgment. Imagine.FARMER
It hasn't rained here for a month. We'll surely lose our crops.MERCHANT
And people are acting crazy, I'd say. They flee the country and carry the plague with them wherever they go.OLD MAN The day of judgment. Just think, just think!FARMER If it's as they say, I suppose a person should look after his house and try to enjoy life as long as he can.WOMAN But there have been other things too, such things that can't even be spoken of. (whispers)
Things that mustn't be named -- but the priests say that the woman carries it between her legs and that's why she must cleanse herself.OLD MAN Judgment day. And the Riders of the Apocalypse stand at the bend in the village road. I imagine they'll come on judgment night, at sundown.WOMAN There are many who have purged themselves with
fire and died from it, but the priests say that it's better to die pure than to live for hell.
MERCHANT This is the end, yes, it is. No one says it out
loud, but all of us know that it's the end. And people are going mad from fear.FARMER
So you're afraid too.MERCHANT
Of course I'm afraid.OLD MAN The judgment day becomes night, and the angels descend and the graves open. It will be terrible to see.They whisper in low tones and sit close to each other.PLOG, the smith, shoves his way into a place next to JOF, who is still dressed in his costume. Opposite him sits RAVAL, leaning slightly forward, his face perspiring heavily. RAVAL rolls an armlet out on the table.RAVAL Do you want this armlet? You can have it cheap.JOF I can't afford it.RAVAL It's real silver.JOF It's nice. But it's surely too expensive for me.PLOG Excuse me, but has anyone here seen my wife?JOF Has she disappeared?PLOG They say she's run away.JOF Has she deserted you?PLOG With an actor.JOF An actor! If she's got such bad taste, then I think you should let her go.PLOG You're right. My first thought, of course, was to kill her.JOF Oh. But to murder her, that's a terrible thing to do.PLOG I'm also going to kill the actor.JOF The actor?PLOG Of course, the one she eloped with.JOF What has he done to deserve that?PLOG Are you stupid?
JOF The actor! Now I understand. There are too many of them, so even if he hasn't done anything in particular you ought to kill him merely because he's an actor.PLOG You see, my wife has always been interested in the tricks of the theatre.JOF And that turned out to be her misfortune.PLOG Her misfortune, but not mine, because a person who's born unfortunate can hardly suffer from any further misfortune. Isn't that true?Now RAVAL enters the discussion. He is slightly drunk and his voice is shrill and evil.
RAVAL Listen, you! You sit there and lie to the smith.JOF I! A liar!
RAVAL You're an actor too and it's probably your partner who's run off with Plog's old lady.PLOG Are you an actor too?JOF An actor! Me! I wouldn't quite call myself that!RAVAL We ought to kill you; it's only logical.JOF (laughs)
You're really funny.RAVAL How strange -- you've turned pale. Have you anything on your conscience?JOF You're funny. Don't you think he's funny? (to Plog)
Oh, you don't.RAVAL Maybe we should mark you up a little with a knife, like they do petty scoundrels of your kind.PLOG bangs his hands down on the table so that the dishes jump. He gets up.
PLOG (shouting)
What have you done with my wife?The room becomes silent. JOF looks around, but there is no exit, no way to escape. He puts his hands on the table. Suddenly a knife flashes through the air and sinks into the table top between his fingers.JOF snatches away his hands and raises his head. He looks half surprised, as if the truth had just become apparent to him.
JOF Do you want to hurt me? Why? Have I provoked someone, or got in the way? I'll leave right now and never come back.JOF looks from one face to another, but no one seems ready to help him or come to his defense.
RAVAL Get up so everyone can hear you. Talk louder.Trembling, JOF rises. He opens his mouth as if to say something, but not a word comes out.
RAVAL Stand on your head so that we can see how good an actor you are.JOF gets up on the table and stands on his head. A hand pushes him forward so
that he collapses on the floor. PLOG rises, pulls him to his feet with one hand.PLOG (shouts) What have you done with my wife?PLOG beats him so furiously that JOF flies across the table. RAVAL leans over
him.
RAVAL Don't lie there moaning. Get up and dance.JOF I don't want to. I can't.RAVEL Show us how you imitate a bear.JOF I can't play a bear.RAVAL Let's see if you can't after all.RAVAL prods JOF lightly with the knife point. JOF gets up with cold sweat on his cheeks and forehead, frightened half to death. He begins to jump and hop on top of the tables, swinging his arms and legs and making grotesque faces.
Some laugh, but most of the people sit silently. JOF gasps as if his lungs were about to burst. He sinks to his knees, and someone pours beer over him.RAVEL Up again! Be a good bear.JOF I haven't done any harm. I haven't got the strength to play a bear any more.At that moment the door opens and JONS enters. JOF sees his chance and steals
out. RAVAL intends to follow him, but suddenly stops. JONS and RAVAL look at each other.JONS Do you remember what I was going to do to you if we met again?RAVAL steps back without speaking.JONS I'm a man who keeps his word.JONS raises his knife and cuts RAVAL from forehead to cheek. RAVAL staggers towards the wall.The hot day has become night. Singing and howling can be heard from the inn. In a hollow near the forest, the light still lingers. Hidden in the grass and
the shrubbery, nightingales sing and their voices echo through the stillness.
The players' wagon stands in a small ravine, and not far away the horse grazes on the dry grass. MIA has sat down in front of the wagon with her son in her arms. They play together and laugh happily.Now, a soft gleam of light strokes the hilltops, a last reflection from the red clouds over the sea.Not far from the wagon, the KNIGHT sits crouched over his chess game. He lifts his head.The evening light moves across the heavy wagon wheels, across the woman and the child. The KNIGHT gets up.MIA sees him and smiles. She holds up her struggling son, as if to amuse the KNIGHT.KNIGHT What's his name?MIA Mikael.KNIGHT How old is he?MIA Oh, he'll soon be two.KNIGHT He's big for his age.MIA Do you think so? Yes, I guess he's rather big.She puts the child down on the ground and half rises to shake out her red skirt. When she sits down again, the KNIGHT steps closer.KNIGHT You played some kind of show this afternoon.MIA Did you think it was bad?KNIGHT You are more beautiful now without your face painted, and this gown is more becoming.MIA You see, Jonas Skat has run off and left us, so we're in real trouble now.KNIGHT Is that your husband?MIA (laughs)
Jonas! The other man is my husband. His name is Jof.
KNIGHT Oh, that one.MIA And now there's only him and me. We'll have to start doing tricks again and that's more trouble than it's worth.KNIGHT Do you do tricks also?MIA We certainly do. And Jof is a very skillful juggler.KNIGHT Is Mikael going to be an acrobat?MIA Jof wants him to be.KNIGHT But you don't.MIA I don't know.
(smiling)
Perhaps he'll become a knight.KNIGHT Let me assure you, that's no pleasure either.MIA No, you don't look so happy.KNIGHT No.MIA Are you tired?KNIGHT Yes.MIA Why?
KNIGHT I have dull company.MIA Do you mean your squire?KNIGHT No, not him.MIA Who do you mean, then?KNIGHT Myself.MIA I understand.KNIGHT Do you, really?
MIA Yes, I understand rather well. I have often wondered why people torture themselves as often as they can. Isn't that so?She nods energetically and the KNIGHT smiles seriously. Now the shrieks and the noise from the inn become louder. Black figures flicker across the grass mound. Someone collapses, gets up and runs. It is JOF. MIA stretches out her arms and receives him. He holds his hands in front of his face, moaning like a child, and his body sways. He kneels. MIA holds him close to her and sprinkles him with small, anxious questions: What have you done? How are you?
What is it? Does it hurt? What can I do? Have they been cruel to you? She runs for a rag, which she dips in water, and carefully bathes her husband's
dirty, bloody face.
Eventually a rather sorrowful visage emerges. Blood runs from a bruise on his forehead and his nose, and a tooth has been loosened, but otherwise JOF seems unhurt.JOF Ouch, it hurts.MIA
Why did you have to go there? And of course you drank.MIA's anxiety has been replaced by a mild anger. She pats him a little harder than necessary.JOF Ouch! I didn't drink anything.MIA
Then I suppose you were boasting about the angels and devils you consort with. People don't like someone who has too many ideas and fantasies.JOF I swear to you that I didn't say a word about angels.MIA
You were, of course, busy singing and dancing. You can never stop being an actor. People also become angry at that, and you know it.JOF doesn't answer but searches for the armlet. He holds it up in front of MIA with an injured expression.JOF Look what I bought for you.MIA You couldn't afford it.JOF (angry)
But I got it anyhow.The armlet glitters faintly in the twilight. MIA now pulls it across her wrist. They look at it in silence, and their faces soften. They look at each other, touch each other's hands. JOF puts his head against MIA'S shoulder and sighs.JOF Oh, how they beat me.MIA Why didn't you beat them back?JOF I only become frightened and angry. I never get a chance to hit back. I can get angry, you know that. I roared like a lion.MIA
Were they frightened?JOF No, they just laughed.Their son MIKAEL crawls over to them. JOF lies down on the ground and pulls his son on top of him. MIA gets down on her hands and knees and playfully sniffs at MIKAEL.MIA Do you notice how good he smells?JOF And he is so compact to hold. You're a sturdy one. A real acrobat's body.He lifts MIKAEL up and holds him by the legs. MIA looks up suddenly, remembering the knight's presence.MIA Yes, this is my husband, Jof.JOF Good evening.KNIGHT Good evening.
JOF becomes a little embarrassed and rises. All three of them look at one another silently.
KNIGHT I have just told your wife that you have a splendid son. He'll bring great joy to you.JOF Yes, he's fine.
They become silent again.
JOF Have we nothing to offer the knight, Mia?KNIGHT Thank you, I don't want anything.MIA (housewifely)
I picked a basket of wild strawberries this afternoon. And we have a drop of milk fresh from a cow ...JOF ... that we were allowed to milk. So, if you would like to partake of this humble fare, it would be a great honor.MIA Please be seated and I'll bring the food.They sit down. MIA disappears with MIKAEL.KNIGHT Where are you going next?JOF Up to the saints' feast at Elsinore.KNIGHT I wouldn't advise you to go there.JOF Why not, if I may ask?KNIGHT The plague has spread in that direction, following the coast line south. It's said that people are dying by the tens of thousands.JOF Really! Well, sometimes life is a little hard.KNIGHT May I suggest ... (JOF looks at him, surprised)
... that you follow me through the forest tonight and stay at my home if you like. Or go along the east coast. You'll probably be safer there.MIA has returned with a bowl of wild strawberries and the milk, places it between them and gives each of them a spoon.JOF I wish you good appetite.KNIGHT I humbly thank you.MIA These are wild strawberries from the forest. I have never seen such large ones. They grow up there on the hillside. Notice how they smell!She points with a spoon and smiles. The KNIGHT nods, as if he were pondering some profound thought. JOF eats heartily.JOF Your suggestion is good, but I must think it over.MIA It might be wise to have company going through the forest. It's said to be full of trolls and ghosts and bandits. That's what I've heard.JOF (staunchly)
Yes, I'd say that it's not a bad idea, but I have to think about it. Now that Skat has left, I am responsible for the troupe. After all, I have become director of the whole company.MIA (mimics) After all, I have become director of the whole company.JONS comes walking slowly down the hill, closely followed by the GIRL. MIA points with her spoon.MIA Do you want some strawberries?JOF This man saved my life. Sit down, my friend, and let us be together.MIA (stretches herself) Oh, how nice this is.KNIGHT For a short while.
MIA Nearly always. One day is like another. There is nothing strange about that. The summer, of course, is better than the winter, because in summer you don't have to be cold. But spring is best of all.JOF I have written a poem about the spring. Perhaps you'd like to hear it. I'll run and get my lyre.He sprints towards the wagon.
MIA Not now, Jof. Our guests may not be amused by your songs.JONS (politely) By all means. I write little songs myself. For example, I know a very funny song about a wanton fish which I doubt that you've heard yet.The KNIGHT looks at him.JONS You'll not get to hear it either. There are persons here who don't appreciate my art and I don't want to upset anyone. I'm a sensitive soul.JOF has come out with his lyre, sits on a small, gaudy box and plucks at the instrument, humming quietly, searching for his melody. JONS yawns and lies down.KNIGHT People are troubled by so much.MIA It's always better when one is two. Have you no one of your own?KNIGHT Yes, I think I had someone.MIA And what is she doing now?KNIGHT I don't know.MIA You look so solemn. Was she your beloved?KNIGHT We were newly married and we played together. We laughed a great deal. I wrote songs to her eyes, to her nose, to her beautiful little ears. We went hunting together and at night we danced. The house was full of life ...MIA Do you want some more strawberries?KNIGHT (shakes his head)
Faith is a torment, did you know that? It is like loving someone who is out there in the darkness but never appears, no matter how loudly you call.MIA I don't understand what you mean.KNIGHT Everything I've said seems meaningless and unreal while I sit here with you and your husband. How unimportant it all becomes suddenly.He takes the bowl of milk in his hand and drinks deeply from it several times. Then he carefully puts it down and looks up, smiling.MIA Now you don't look so solemn.KNIGHT I shall remember this moment. The silence, the twilight, the bowls of strawberries and milk,
your faces in the evening light. Mikael sleeping, Jof with his lyre. I'll try to remember what we have talked about. I'll carry this memory between my hands as carefully as if it were a bowl filled to the brim with fresh milk.He turns his face away and looks out towards the sea and the colorless gray sky.KNIGHT And it will be an adequate sign -- it will be enough for me.He rises, nods to the others and walks down towards the forest. JOF continues to play on his lyre. MIA stretches out on the grass.The KNIGHT picks up his chess game and carries it towards the beach. It is quiet and deserted; the sea is still.DEATH I have been waiting for you.KNIGHT Pardon me. I was detained for a few moments. Because I revealed my tactics to you, I'm in retreat. It's your move.DEATH Why do you look so satisfied?KNIGHT That's my secret.
DEATH Of course. Now I take your knight.KNIGHT You did the right thing.DEATH Have you tricked me?
KNIGHT Of course. You fell right in the trap. Check!DEATH What are you laughing at?KNIGHT Don't worry about my laughter; save your king instead.DEATH You're rather arrogant.KNIGHT Our game amuses me.DEATH It's your move. Hurry up. I'm a little pressed for time.KNIGHT I understand that you've a lot to do, but you can't get out of our game. It takes time.DEATH is about to answer him but stops and leans over the board. The KNIGHT smiles.DEATH Are you going to escort the juggler and his wife through the forest? Those whose names are Jof and Mia and who have a small son?KNIGHT Why do you ask?DEATH Oh, no reason at all.
The KNIGHT suddenly stops smiling. DEATH looks at him scornfully.Immediately after sundown, the little company gathers in the yard of the inn.
There is the KNIGHT, JONS and the GIRL, JOF and MIA in their wagon. Their son, MIKAEL, is already asleep. JONAS SKAT is still missing.JONS goes into the inn to get provisions for the night journey and to have a last mug of beer. The inn is now empty and quiet except for a few farmhands and maidens who are eating their evening meal in a corner. At one of the small windows sits a lonely, hunched-over fellow, with a jug of brandy in his hands. His expression is very sad. Once in a while he is shaken by a gigantic sob. It is PLOG, the smith, who sits there and whimpers.JONS God in heaven, isn't this Plog, the smith?PLOG Good evening.JONS Are you sitting here sniveling in loneliness?PLOG Yes, yes, look at the smith. He moans like a rabbit.JONS If I were in your boots, I'd be happy to get rid of a wife in such an easy way.JONS pats the smith on the back, quenches his thirst with beer, and sits down by his side.PLOG Are you married?
JONS I! A hundred times and more. I can't keep count of all my wives any longer. But it's often that way when you're a traveling man.PLOG I can assure you that one wife is worse than a hundred, or else I've had worse luck than any poor wretch in this miserable world, which isn't impossible.JONS Yes, it's hell with women and hell without them. So, however you look at it, it's still best to kill them off while it's most amusing.
PLOG Women's nagging, the shrieking of children and wet diapers, sharp nails and sharp words, blows and pokes, and the devil's aunt for a mother-in-law. And then, when one wants to sleep after a long day, there's a new song -- tears, whining and moans loud enough to wake the dead.JONS nods delightedly. He has drunk deeply and talks with an old woman's voice.JONS Why don't you kiss me good night?PLOG (in the same way)
Why don't you sing a song for me?JONS Why don't you love me the way you did when we first met?PLOG Why don't you look at my new slip?JONS You only turn your back and snore.PLOG Oh hell!
JONS Oh hell. And now she's gone. Rejoice!
PLOG (furious) I'll snip their noses with pliers, I'll bash in their chests with a small hammer, I'll tap their heads ever so lightly with a sledge.PLOG begins to cry loudly and his whole body sways in an enormous attack of sorrow. JONS looks at him with interest.JONS
Look how he howls again.PLOG Maybe I love her.JONS So, maybe you love her! Then, you poor misguided ham shank, I'll tell you that love is another word for lust, plus lust, plus lust and a damn lot of cheating, falseness, lies and all kinds of other fooling around.PLOG
Yes, but it hurts anyway.JONS Of course. Love is the blackest of all plagues, and if one could die of it, there would be some pleasure in love. But you almost always get over it.PLOG
No, no, not me.JONS Yes, you too. There are only a couple of poor wretches who die of love once in a while. Love is as contagious as a cold in the nose. It eats away at your strength, your independence, your morale, if you have any. If everything is imperfect in this imperfect world, love is most perfect in its perfect imperfection.PLOG You're happy, you with your oily words, and, besides, you believe your own drivel.JONS Believe! Who said that I believed it? But I love to give good advice. If you ask me for advice you'll get two pieces for the price of one,

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text: the

text: sea

text: They

text: are

text: as

text: thin

text: and

text: worn

text: as

text: their

text: masters

text: The

text: KNIGHT

text: has

text: risen

text: and

text: waded

text: into

text: the

text: shallow

text: water

text: where

text: he

text: rinses

text: his

text: sunburned

text: face

text: and

text: blistered

text: lips

text: JONS

text: rolls

text: over

text: to

text: face

text: the

text: forest

text: and

text: the

text: darkness

text: He

text: moans

text: in

text: his

text: sleep

text: and

text: vigorously

text: scratches

text: the

text: stubbled

text: hair

text: on

text: his

text: head

text: A

text: scar

text: stretches

text: diagonally

text: across

text: his

text: scalp

text: as

text: white

text: as

text: lightning

text: against

text: the

text: grime

text: The

text: KNIGHT

text: returns

text: to

text: the

text: beach

text: and

text: falls

text: on

text: his

text: knees

text: With

text: his

text: eyes

text: closed

text: and

text: brow

text: furrowed

text: he

text: says

text: his

text: morning

text: prayers

text: His

text: hands

text: are

text: clenched

text: together

text: and

text: his

text: lips

text: form

text: the

text: words

text: silently

text: His

text: face

text: is

text: sad

text: and

text: bitter

text: He

text: opens

text: his

text: eyes

text: and

text: stares

text: directly

text: into

text: the

text: morning

text: sun

text: which

text: wallows

text: up

text: from

text: the

text: misty

text: sea

text: like

text: some

text: bloated

text: dying

text: fish

text: The

text: sky

text: is

text: gray

text: and

text: immobile

text: a

text: dome

text: of

text: lead

text: A

text: cloud

text: hangs

text: mute

text: and

text: dark

text: over

text: the

text: western

text: horizon

text: High

text: up

text: barely

text: visible

text: a

text: seagull

text: floats

text: on

text: motionless

text: wings

text: Its

text: cry

text: is

text: weird

text: and

text: restless

text: The

text: KNIGHT

text: 'S

text: large

text: gray

text: horse

text: lifts

text: its

text: head

text: and

text: whinnies

text: Antonius

text: Block

text: turns

text: around

text: Behind

text: him

text: stands

text: a

text: man

text: in

text: black

text: His

text: face

text: is

text: very

text: pale

text: and

text: he

text: keeps

text: his

text: hands

text: hidden

text: in

text: the

text: wide

text: folds

text: of

text: his

text: cloak

text: KNIGHT

text: Who

text: are

text: you?DEATH

text: I

text: am

text: Death

text: KNIGHT

text: Have

text: you

text: come

text: for

text: me?DEATH

text: I

text: have

text: been

text: walking

text: by

text: your

text: side

text: for

text: a

text: long

text: time

text: KNIGHT

text: That

text: I

text: know

text: DEATH

text: Are

text: you

text: prepared?KNIGHT

text: My

text: body

text: is

text: frightened

text: but

text: I

text: am

text: not

text: DEATH

text: Well

text: there

text: is

text: no

text: shame

text: in

text: that

text: The

text: KNIGHT

text: has

text: risen

text: to

text: his

text: feet

text: He

text: shivers

text: DEATH

text: opens

text: his

text: cloak

text: to

text: place

text: it

text: around

text: the

text: KNIGHT

text: 'S

text: shoulders

text: KNIGHT

text: Wait

text: a

text: moment

text: DEATH

text: That

text: 's

text: what

text: they

text: all

text: say

text: I

text: grant

text: no

text: reprieves

text: KNIGHT

text: You

text: play

text: chess

text: do

text: n't

text: you?A

text: gleam

text: of

text: interest

text: kindles

text: in

text: DEATH

text: 'S

text: eyes

text: DEATH

text: How

text: did

text: you

text: know

text: that?KNIGHT

text: I

text: have

text: seen

text: it

text: in

text: paintings

text: and

text: heard

text: it

text: sung

text: in

text: ballads

text: DEATH

text: Yes

text: in

text: fact

text: I

text: 'm

text: quite

text: a

text: good

text: chess

text: player

text: KNIGHT

text: But

text: you

text: ca

text: n't

text: be

text: better

text: than

text: I

text: am

text: The

text: KNIGHT

text: rummages

text: in

text: the

text: big

text: black

text: bag

text: which

text: he

text: keeps

text: beside

text: him

text: and

text: takes

text: out

text: a

text: small

text: chessboard

text: He

text: places

text: it

text: carefully

text: on

text: the

text: ground

text: and

text: begins

text: setting

text: up

text: the

text: pieces

text: DEATH

text: Why

text: do

text: you

text: want

text: to

text: play

text: chess

text: with

text: me?KNIGHT

text: I

text: have

text: my

text: reasons

text: DEATH

text: That

text: is

text: your

text: privilege

text: KNIGHT

text: The

text: condition

text: is

text: that

text: I

text: may

text: live

text: as

text: long

text: as

text: I

text: hold

text: out

text: against

text: you

text: If

text: I

text: win

text: you

text: will

text: release

text: me

text: Is

text: it

text: agreed?The

text: KNIGHT

text: holds

text: out

text: his

text: two

text: fists

text: to

text: DEATH

text: who

text: smiles

text: at

text: him

text: suddenly

text: DEATH

text: points

text: to

text: one

text: of

text: the

text: KNIGHT

text: 'S

text: hands

text: it

text: contains

text: a

text: black

text: pawn

text: KNIGHT

text: You

text: drew

text: black!DEATH

text: Very

text: appropriate

text: Do

text: n't

text: you

text: think

text: so?The

text: KNIGHT

text: and

text: DEATH

text: bend

text: over

text: the

text: chessboard

text: After

text: a

text: moment

text: of

text: hesitation

text: Antonius

text: Block

text: opens

text: with

text: his

text: king

text: 's

text: pawn

text: DEATH

text: moves

text: also

text: using

text: his

text: king

text: 's

text: pawn

text: The

text: morning

text: breeze

text: has

text: died

text: down

text: The

text: restless

text: movement

text: of

text: the

text: sea

text: has

text: ceased

text: the

text: water

text: is

text: silent

text: The

text: sun

text: rises

text: from

text: the

text: haze

text: and

text: its

text: glow

text: whitens

text: The

text: sea

text: gull

text: floats

text: under

text: the

text: dark

text: cloud

text: frozen

text: in

text: space

text: The

text: day

text: is

text: already

text: scorchingly

text: hot

text: The

text: squire

text: JONS

text: is

text: awakened

text: by

text: a

text: kick

text: in

text: the

text: rear

text: Opening

text: his

text: eyes

text: he

text: grunts

text: like

text: a

text: pig

text: and

text: yawns

text: broadly

text: He

text: scrambles

text: to

text: his

text: feet

text: saddles

text: his

text: horse

text: and

text: picks

text: up

text: the

text: heavy

text: pack

text: The

text: KNIGHT

text: slowly

text: rides

text: away

text: from

text: the

text: sea

text: into

text: the

text: forest

text: near

text: the

text: beach

text: and

text: up

text: towards

text: the

text: road

text: He

text: pretends

text: not

text: to

text: hear

text: the

text: morning

text: prayers

text: of

text: his

text: squire

text: JONS

text: soon

text: overtakes

text: him

text: JONS

text: sings

text: Between

text: a

text: strumpet

text: 's

text: legs

text: to

text: lie

text: Is

text: the

text: life

text: for

text: which

text: I

text: sigh

text: He

text: stops

text: and

text: looks

text: at

text: his

text: master

text: but

text: the

text: KNIGHT

text: has

text: n't

text: heard

text: JON

text: 'S

text: song

text: or

text: he

text: pretends

text: that

text: he

text: has

text: n't

text: To

text: give

text: further

text: vent

text: to

text: his

text: irritation

text: JONS

text: sings

text: even

text: louder

text: JONS

text: sings

text: Up

text: above

text: is

text: God

text: Almighty

text: So

text: very

text: far

text: away

text: But

text: your

text: brother

text: the

text: Devil

text: You

text: will

text: meet

text: on

text: every

text: level

text: JONS

text: finally

text: gets

text: the

text: KNIGHT

text: 'S

text: attention

text: He

text: stops

text: singing

text: The

text: KNIGHT

text: his

text: horse

text: JONS

text: 'S

text: own

text: horse

text: and

text: JONS

text: himself

text: know

text: all

text: the

text: songs

text: by

text: heart

text: The

text: long

text: dusty

text: journey

text: from

text: the

text: Holy

text: Land

text: has

text: n't

text: made

text: them

text: any

text: cleaner

text: They

text: ride

text: across

text: a

text: mossy

text: heath

text: which

text: stretches

text: towards

text: the

text: horizon

text: Beyond

text: it

text: the

text: sea

text: lies

text: shimmering

text: in

text: the

text: white

text: glitter

text: of

text: the

text: sun

text: JONS

text: In

text: Frjestad

text: everyone

text: was

text: talking

text: about

text: evil

text: omens

text: and

text: other

text: horrible

text: things

text: Two

text: horses

text: had

text: eaten

text: each

text: other

text: in

text: the

text: night

text: and

text: in

text: the

text: churchyard

text: graves

text: had

text: been

text: opened

text: and

text: the

text: remains

text: of

text: corpses

text: scattered

text: all

text: over

text: the

text: place

text: Yesterday

text: afternoon

text: there

text: were

text: as

text: many

text: as

text: four

text: suns

text: in

text: the

text: heavens

text: The

text: KNIGHT

text: does

text: n't

text: answer

text: Close

text: by

text: a

text: scrawny

text: dog

text: is

text: whining

text: crawling

text: towards

text: its

text: master

text: who

text: is

text: sleeping

text: in

text: a

text: sitting

text: position

text: in

text: the

text: blazing

text: hot

text: sun

text: A

text: black

text: cloud

text: of

text: flies

text: clusters

text: around

text: his

text: head

text: and

text: shoulders

text: The

text: miserable

text: looking

text: dog

text: whines

text: incessantly

text: as

text: it

text: lies

text: flat

text: on

text: its

text: stomach

text: wagging

text: its

text: tail

text: JONS

text: dismounts

text: and

text: approaches

text: the

text: sleeping

text: man

text: JONS

text: addresses

text: him

text: politely

text: When

text: he

text: does

text: n't

text: receive

text: an

text: answer

text: he

text: walks

text: up

text: to

text: the

text: man

text: in

text: order

text: to

text: shake

text: him

text: awake

text: He

text: bends

text: over

text: the

text: sleeping

text: man

text: 's

text: shoulder

text: but

text: quickly

text: pulls

text: back

text: his

text: hand

text: The

text: man

text: falls

text: backward

text: on

text: the

text: heath

text: his

text: face

text: turned

text: towards

text: JONS

text: It

text: is

text: a

text: corpse

text: staring

text: at

text: JONS

text: with

text: empty

text: eye

text: sockets

text: and

text: white

text: teeth

text: JONS

text: remounts

text: and

text: overtakes

text: his

text: master

text: He

text: takes

text: a

text: drink

text: from

text: his

text: waterskin

text: and

text: hands

text: the

text: bag

text: to

text: the

text: knight

text: KNIGHT

text: Well

text: did

text: he

text: show

text: you

text: the

text: way?JONS

text: Not

text: exactly

text: KNIGHT

text: What

text: did

text: he

text: say?JONS

text: Nothing

text: KNIGHT

text: Was

text: he

text: a

text: mute?JONS

text: No

text: sir

text: I

text: would

text: n't

text: say

text: that

text: As

text: a

text: matter

text: of

text: fact

text: he

text: was

text: quite

text: eloquent

text: KNIGHT

text: Oh?JONS

text: He

text: was

text: eloquent

text: all

text: right

text: The

text: trouble

text: is

text: that

text: what

text: he

text: had

text: to

text: say

text: was

text: most

text: depressing

text: sings

text: One

text: moment

text: you

text: 're

text: bright

text: and

text: lively

text: The

text: next

text: you

text: 're

text: crawling

text: with

text: worms

text: Fate

text: is

text: a

text: terrible

text: villain

text: And

text: you

text: my

text: friend

text: its

text: poor

text: victim

text: KNIGHT

text: Must

text: you

text: sing?JONS

text: No

text: The

text: KNIGHT

text: hands

text: his

text: squire

text: a

text: piece

text: of

text: bread

text: which

text: keeps

text: him

text: quiet

text: for

text: a

text: while

text: The

text: sun

text: burns

text: down

text: on

text: them

text: cruelly

text: and

text: beads

text: of

text: perspiration

text: trickle

text: down

text: their

text: faces

text: There

text: is

text: a

text: cloud

text: of

text: dust

text: around

text: the

text: horses

text: hooves

text: They

text: ride

text: past

text: an

text: inlet

text: and

text: along

text: verdant

text: groves

text: In

text: the

text: shade

text: of

text: some

text: large

text: trees

text: stands

text: a

text: bulging

text: wagon

text: covered

text: with

text: a

text: mottled

text: canvas

text: A

text: horse

text: whinnies

text: nearby

text: and

text: is

text: answered

text: by

text: the

text: KNIGHT

text: 'S

text: horse

text: The

text: two

text: travelers

text: do

text: not

text: stop

text: to

text: rest

text: under

text: the

text: shade

text: of

text: the

text: trees

text: but

text: continue

text: riding

text: until

text: they

text: disappear

text: at

text: the

text: bend

text: of

text: the

text: road

text: In

text: his

text: sleep

text: JOF

text: the

text: juggler

text: hears

text: the

text: neighing

text: of

text: his

text: horse

text: and

text: the

text: answer

text: from

text: a

text: distance

text: He

text: tries

text: to

text: go

text: on

text: sleeping

text: but

text: it

text: is

text: stifling

text: inside

text: the

text: wagon

text: The

text: rays

text: of

text: the

text: sun

text: filtering

text: through

text: the

text: canvas

text: cast

text: streaks

text: of

text: light

text: across

text: the

text: face

text: of

text: JOF

text: 'S

text: wife

text: MIA

text: and

text: their

text: one

text: year

text: old

text: son

text: MIKAEL

text: who

text: are

text: sleeping

text: deeply

text: and

text: peacefully

text: Near

text: them

text: JONAS

text: SKAT

text: an

text: older

text: man

text: snores

text: loudly

text: JOF

text: crawls

text: out

text: of

text: the

text: wagon

text: There

text: is

text: still

text: a

text: spot

text: of

text: shade

text: under

text: the

text: big

text: trees

text: He

text: takes

text: a

text: drink

text: of

text: water

text: gargles

text: stretches

text: and

text: talks

text: to

text: his

text: scrawny

text: old

text: horse

text: JOF

text: Good

text: morning

text: Have

text: you

text: had

text: breakfast

text: I

text: ca

text: n't

text: eat

text: grass

text: worse

text: luck

text: Ca

text: n't

text: you

text: teach

text: me

text: how

text: We

text: 're

text: a

text: little

text: hard

text: up

text: People

text: are

text: n't

text: very

text: interested

text: in

text: juggling

text: in

text: this

text: part

text: of

text: the

text: country

text: He

text: has

text: picked

text: up

text: the

text: juggling

text: balls

text: and

text: slowly

text: begins

text: to

text: toss

text: them

text: Then

text: he

text: stands

text: on

text: his

text: head

text: and

text: cackles

text: like

text: a

text: hen

text: Suddenly

text: he

text: stops

text: and

text: sits

text: down

text: with

text: a

text: look

text: of

text: utter

text: astonishment

text: on

text: his

text: face

text: The

text: wind

text: causes

text: the

text: trees

text: to

text: sway

text: slightly

text: The

text: leaves

text: stir

text: and

text: there

text: is

text: a

text: soft

text: murmur

text: The

text: flowers

text: and

text: the

text: grass

text: bend

text: gracefully

text: and

text: somewhere

text: a

text: bird

text: raises

text: its

text: voice

text: in

text: a

text: long

text: warble

text: JOF

text: 'S

text: face

text: breaks

text: into

text: a

text: smile

text: and

text: his

text: eyes

text: fill

text: with

text: tears

text: With

text: a

text: dazed

text: expression

text: he

text: sits

text: flat

text: on

text: his

text: behind

text: while

text: the

text: grass

text: rustles

text: softly

text: and

text: bees

text: and

text: butterflies

text: hum

text: around

text: his

text: head

text: The

text: unseen

text: bird

text: continues

text: to

text: sing

text: Suddenly

text: the

text: breeze

text: stops

text: blowing

text: the

text: bird

text: stops

text: singing

text: JOF

text: 'S

text: smile

text: fades

text: the

text: flowers

text: and

text: grass

text: wilt

text: in

text: the

text: heat

text: The

text: old

text: horse

text: is

text: still

text: walking

text: around

text: grazing

text: and

text: swishing

text: its

text: tail

text: to

text: ward

text: off

text: the

text: flies

text: JOF

text: comes

text: to

text: life

text: He

text: rushes

text: into

text: the

text: wagon

text: and

text: shakes

text: MIA

text: awake

text: JOF

text: Mia

text: wake

text: up

text: Wake

text: up

text: Mia

text: I

text: 've

text: just

text: seen

text: something

text: I

text: 've

text: got

text: to

text: tell

text: you

text: about

text: it!MIA

text: sits

text: up

text: terrified

text: What

text: is

text: it

text: What

text: 's

text: happened?JOF

text: Listen

text: I

text: 've

text: had

text: a

text: vision

text: No

text: it

text: was

text: n't

text: a

text: vision

text: It

text: was

text: real

text: absolutely

text: real

text: MIA

text: Oh

text: so

text: you

text: 've

text: had

text: a

text: vision

text: again!MIA

text: 's

text: voice

text: is

text: filled

text: with

text: gentle

text: irony

text: JOF

text: shakes

text: his

text: head

text: and

text: grabs

text: her

text: by

text: the

text: shoulders

text: JOF

text: But

text: I

text: did

text: see

text: her!MIA

text: Whom

text: did

text: you

text: see?JOF

text: The

text: Virgin

text: Mary

text: MIA

text: ca

text: n't

text: help

text: being

text: impressed

text: by

text: her

text: husband

text: 's

text: fervor

text: She

text: lowers

text: her

text: voice

text: MIA

text: Did

text: you

text: really

text: see

text: her?JOF

text: She

text: was

text: so

text: close

text: to

text: me

text: that

text: I

text: could

text: have

text: touched

text: her

text: She

text: had

text: a

text: golden

text: crown

text: on

text: her

text: head

text: and

text: wore

text: a

text: blue

text: gown

text: with

text: flowers

text: of

text: gold

text: She

text: was

text: barefoot

text: and

text: had

text: small

text: brown

text: hands

text: with

text: which

text: she

text: was

text: holding

text: the

text: Child

text: and

text: teaching

text: Him

text: to

text: walk

text: And

text: then

text: she

text: saw

text: me

text: watching

text: her

text: and

text: she

text: smiled

text: at

text: me

text: My

text: eyes

text: filled

text: with

text: tears

text: and

text: when

text: I

text: wiped

text: them

text: away

text: she

text: had

text: disappeared

text: And

text: everything

text: became

text: so

text: still

text: in

text: the

text: sky

text: and

text: on

text: the

text: earth

text: Can

text: you

text: understand

text: MIA

text: What

text: an

text: imagination

text: you

text: have

text: JOF

text: You

text: do

text: n't

text: believe

text: me

text: But

text: it

text: was

text: real

text: I

text: tell

text: you

text: not

text: the

text: kind

text: of

text: reality

text: you

text: see

text: every

text: day

text: but

text: a

text: different

text: kind

text: MIA

text: Perhaps

text: it

text: was

text: the

text: kind

text: of

text: reality

text: you

text: told

text: us

text: about

text: when

text: you

text: saw

text: the

text: Devil

text: painting

text: our

text: wagon

text: wheels

text: red

text: using

text: his

text: tail

text: as

text: a

text: brush

text: JOF

text: embarrassed

text: Why

text: must

text: you

text: keep

text: bringing

text: that

text: up?MIA

text: And

text: then

text: you

text: discovered

text: that

text: you

text: had

text: red

text: paint

text: under

text: your

text: nails

text: JOF

text: Well

text: perhaps

text: that

text: time

text: I

text: made

text: it

text: up

text: eagerly

text: I

text: did

text: it

text: just

text: so

text: that

text: you

text: would

text: believe

text: in

text: my

text: other

text: visions

text: The

text: real

text: ones

text: The

text: ones

text: that

text: I

text: did

text: n't

text: make

text: up

text: MIA

text: severely

text: You

text: have

text: to

text: keep

text: your

text: visions

text: under

text: control

text: Otherwise

text: people

text: will

text: think

text: that

text: you

text: 're

text: a

text: half

text: wit

text: which

text: you

text: 're

text: not

text: At

text: least

text: not

text: yet

text: as

text: far

text: as

text: I

text: know

text: But

text: come

text: to

text: think

text: of

text: it

text: I

text: 'm

text: not

text: so

text: sure

text: about

text: that

text: JOF

text: angry

text: I

text: did

text: n't

text: ask

text: to

text: have

text: visions

text: I

text: ca

text: n't

text: help

text: it

text: if

text: voices

text: speak

text: to

text: me

text: if

text: the

text: Holy

text: Virgin

text: appears

text: before

text: me

text: and

text: angels

text: and

text: devils

text: like

text: my

text: company

text: SKAT

text: sits

text: up

text: Have

text: n't

text: I

text: told

text: you

text: once

text: and

text: for

text: all

text: that

text: I

text: need

text: my

text: morning

text: 's

text: sleep

text: I

text: have

text: asked

text: you

text: politely

text: pleaded

text: with

text: you

text: but

text: nothing

text: works

text: So

text: now

text: I

text: 'm

text: telling

text: you

text: to

text: shut

text: up!His

text: eyes

text: are

text: popping

text: with

text: rage

text: He

text: turns

text: over

text: and

text: continues

text: snoring

text: where

text: he

text: left

text: off

text: MIA

text: and

text: JOF

text: decide

text: that

text: it

text: would

text: be

text: wisest

text: to

text: leave

text: the

text: wagon

text: They

text: sit

text: down

text: on

text: a

text: crate

text: MIA

text: has

text: MIKAEL

text: on

text: her

text: knees

text: He

text: is

text: naked

text: and

text: squirms

text: vigorously

text: JOF

text: sits

text: close

text: to

text: his

text: wife

text: Slumped

text: over

text: he

text: still

text: looks

text: dazed

text: and

text: astonished

text: A

text: dry

text: hot

text: wind

text: blows

text: from

text: the

text: sea

text: MIA

text: If

text: we

text: would

text: only

text: get

text: some

text: rain

text: Everything

text: is

text: burned

text: to

text: cinders

text: We

text: wo

text: n't

text: have

text: anything

text: to

text: eat

text: this

text: winter

text: JOF

text: yawning

text: We

text: 'll

text: get

text: by

text: He

text: says

text: this

text: smilingly

text: with

text: a

text: casual

text: air

text: He

text: stretches

text: and

text: laughs

text: contentedly

text: MIA

text: I

text: want

text: Mikael

text: to

text: have

text: a

text: better

text: life

text: than

text: ours

text: JOF

text: Mikael

text: will

text: grow

text: up

text: to

text: be

text: a

text: great

text: acrobat

text: or

text: a

text: juggler

text: who

text: can

text: do

text: the

text: one

text: impossible

text: trick

text: MIA

text: What

text: 's

text: that?JOF

text: To

text: make

text: one

text: of

text: the

text: balls

text: stand

text: absolutely

text: still

text: in

text: the

text: air

text: MIA

text: But

text: that

text: 's

text: impossible

text: JOF

text: Impossible

text: for

text: us

text: but

text: not

text: for

text: him

text: MIA

text: You

text: 're

text: dreaming

text: again

text: She

text: yawns

text: The

text: sun

text: has

text: made

text: her

text: a

text: bit

text: drowsy

text: and

text: she

text: lies

text: down

text: on

text: the

text: grass

text: JOF

text: does

text: likewise

text: and

text: puts

text: one

text: arm

text: around

text: his

text: wife

text: 's

text: shoulders

text: JOF

text: I

text: 've

text: composed

text: a

text: song

text: I

text: made

text: it

text: up

text: during

text: the

text: night

text: when

text: I

text: could

text: n't

text: sleep

text: Do

text: you

text: want

text: to

text: hear

text: it?MIA

text: Sing

text: it

text: I

text: 'm

text: very

text: curious

text: JOF

text: I

text: have

text: to

text: sit

text: up

text: first

text: He

text: sits

text: with

text: his

text: legs

text: crossed

text: makes

text: a

text: dramatic

text: gesture

text: with

text: his

text: arms

text: and

text: sings

text: in

text: a

text: loud

text: voice

text: JOF

text: sings

text: On

text: a

text: lily

text: branch

text: a

text: dove

text: is

text: perched

text: Against

text: the

text: summer

text: sky

text: She

text: sings

text: a

text: wondrous

text: song

text: of

text: Christ

text: And

text: there

text: 's

text: great

text: joy

text: on

text: high

text: He

text: interrupts

text: his

text: singing

text: in

text: order

text: to

text: be

text: complimented

text: by

text: his

text: wife

text: JOF

text: Mia

text: Are

text: you

text: asleep?MIA

text: It

text: 's

text: a

text: lovely

text: song

text: JOF

text: I

text: have

text: n't

text: finished

text: yet

text: MIA

text: I

text: heard

text: it

text: but

text: I

text: think

text: I

text: 'll

text: sleep

text: a

text: little

text: longer

text: You

text: can

text: sing

text: the

text: rest

text: to

text: me

text: afterwards

text: JOF

text: All

text: you

text: do

text: is

text: sleep

text: JOF

text: is

text: a

text: bit

text: offended

text: and

text: glances

text: over

text: at

text: his

text: son

text: MIKAEL

text: but

text: he

text: is

text: also

text: sleeping

text: soundly

text: in

text: the

text: high

text: grass

text: JONAS

text: SKAT

text: comes

text: out

text: from

text: the

text: wagon

text: He

text: yawns

text: he

text: is

text: very

text: tired

text: and

text: in

text: a

text: bad

text: humor

text: In

text: his

text: hands

text: he

text: holds

text: a

text: crudely

text: made

text: death

text: mask

text: SKAT

text: Is

text: this

text: supposed

text: to

text: be

text: a

text: mask

text: for

text: an

text: actor

text: If

text: the

text: priests

text: did

text: n't

text: pay

text: us

text: so

text: well

text: I

text: 'd

text: say

text: no

text: thank

text: you

text: JOF

text: Are

text: you

text: going

text: to

text: play

text: Death

text: SKAT

text: Just

text: think

text: scaring

text: decent

text: folk

text: out

text: of

text: their

text: wits

text: with

text: this

text: kind

text: of

text: nonsense

text: JOF

text: When

text: are

text: we

text: supposed

text: to

text: do

text: this

text: play?SKAT

text: At

text: the

text: saints

text: feast

text: in

text: Elsinore

text: We

text: 're

text: going

text: to

text: perform

text: right

text: on

text: the

text: church

text: steps

text: believe

text: it

text: or

text: not

text: JOF

text: Would

text: n't

text: it

text: be

text: better

text: to

text: play

text: something

text: bawdy

text: People

text: like

text: it

text: better

text: and

text: besides

text: it

text: 's

text: more

text: fun

text: SKAT

text: Idiot

text: There

text: 's

text: a

text: rumor

text: going

text: around

text: that

text: there

text: 's

text: a

text: terrible

text: pestilence

text: in

text: the

text: land

text: and

text: now

text: the

text: priests

text: are

text: prophesying

text: sudden

text: death

text: and

text: all

text: sorts

text: of

text: spiritual

text: agonies

text: MIA

text: is

text: awake

text: now

text: and

text: lies

text: contentedly

text: on

text: her

text: back

text: sucking

text: on

text: a

text: blade

text: of

text: grass

text: and

text: looking

text: smilingly

text: at

text: her

text: husband

text: JOF

text: And

text: what

text: part

text: am

text: I

text: to

text: play?SKAT

text: You

text: 're

text: such

text: a

text: damn

text: fool

text: so

text: you

text: 're

text: going

text: to

text: be

text: the

text: Soul

text: of

text: Man

text: JOF

text: That

text: 's

text: a

text: bad

text: part

text: of

text: course

text: SKAT

text: Who

text: makes

text: the

text: decisions

text: around

text: here

text: Who

text: is

text: the

text: director

text: of

text: this

text: company

text: anyhow?SKAT

text: grinning

text: holds

text: the

text: mask

text: in

text: front

text: of

text: his

text: face

text: and

text: recites

text: dramatically

text: SKAT

text: Bear

text: this

text: in

text: mind

text: you

text: fool

text: Your

text: life

text: hangs

text: by

text: a

text: thread

text: Your

text: time

text: is

text: short

text: in

text: his

text: usual

text: voice

text: Are

text: the

text: women

text: going

text: to

text: like

text: me

text: in

text: this

text: getup

text: Will

text: I

text: make

text: a

text: hit

text: No

text: I

text: feel

text: as

text: if

text: I

text: were

text: dead

text: already

text: He

text: stumbles

text: into

text: the

text: wagon

text: muttering

text: furiously

text: JOF

text: sits

text: leaning

text: forward

text: MIA

text: lies

text: beside

text: him

text: on

text: the

text: grass

text: MIA

text: Jof

text: JOF

text: What

text: is

text: it

text: MIA

text: Sit

text: still

text: Do

text: n't

text: move

text: JOF

text: What

text: do

text: you

text: mean?MIA

text: Do

text: n't

text: say

text: anything

text: JOF

text: I

text: 'm

text: as

text: silent

text: as

text: a

text: grave

text: MIA

text: Shh

text: I

text: love

text: you

text: Waves

text: of

text: heat

text: envelop

text: the

text: gray

text: stone

text: church

text: in

text: a

text: strange

text: white

text: mist

text: The

text: KNIGHT

text: dismounts

text: and

text: enters

text: After

text: tying

text: up

text: the

text: horses

text: JONS

text: slowly

text: follows

text: him

text: in

text: When

text: he

text: comes

text: onto

text: the

text: church

text: porch

text: he

text: stops

text: in

text: surprise

text: To

text: the

text: right

text: of

text: the

text: entrance

text: there

text: is

text: a

text: large

text: fresco

text: on

text: the

text: wall

text: not

text: quite

text: finished

text: Perched

text: on

text: a

text: crude

text: scaffolding

text: is

text: a

text: PAINTER

text: wearing

text: a

text: red

text: cap

text: and

text: paint

text: stained

text: clothes

text: He

text: has

text: one

text: brush

text: in

text: his

text: mouth

text: while

text: with

text: another

text: in

text: his

text: hand

text: he

text: outlines

text: a

text: small

text: terrified

text: human

text: face

text: amidst

text: a

text: sea

text: of

text: other

text: faces

text: JONS

text: What

text: is

text: this

text: supposed

text: to

text: represent?PAINTER

text: The

text: Dance

text: of

text: Death

text: JONS

text: And

text: that

text: one

text: is

text: Death

text: PAINTER

text: Yes

text: he

text: dances

text: off

text: with

text: all

text: of

text: them

text: JONS

text: Why

text: do

text: you

text: paint

text: such

text: nonsense?PAINTER

text: I

text: thought

text: it

text: would

text: serve

text: to

text: remind

text: people

text: that

text: they

text: must

text: die

text: JONS

text: Well

text: it

text: 's

text: not

text: going

text: to

text: make

text: them

text: feel

text: any

text: happier

text: PAINTER

text: Why

text: should

text: one

text: always

text: make

text: people

text: happy

text: It

text: might

text: not

text: be

text: a

text: bad

text: idea

text: to

text: scare

text: them

text: a

text: little

text: once

text: in

text: a

text: while

text: JONS

text: Then

text: they

text: 'll

text: close

text: their

text: eyes

text: and

text: refuse

text: to

text: look

text: at

text: your

text: painting

text: PAINTER

text: Oh

text: they

text: 'll

text: look

text: A

text: skull

text: is

text: almost

text: more

text: interesting

text: than

text: a

text: naked

text: woman

text: JONS

text: If

text: you

text: do

text: scare

text: them

text: PAINTER

text: They

text: 'll

text: think

text: JONS

text: And

text: if

text: they

text: think

text: PAINTER

text: They

text: 'll

text: become

text: still

text: more

text: scared

text: JONS

text: And

text: then

text: they

text: 'll

text: run

text: right

text: into

text: the

text: arms

text: of

text: the

text: priests

text: PAINTER

text: That

text: 's

text: not

text: my

text: business

text: JONS

text: You

text: 're

text: only

text: painting

text: your

text: Dance

text: of

text: Death

text: PAINTER

text: I

text: 'm

text: only

text: painting

text: things

text: as

text: they

text: are

text: Everyone

text: else

text: can

text: do

text: as

text: he

text: likes

text: JONS

text: Just

text: think

text: how

text: some

text: people

text: will

text: curse

text: you

text: PAINTER

text: Maybe

text: But

text: then

text: I

text: 'll

text: paint

text: something

text: amusing

text: for

text: them

text: to

text: look

text: at

text: I

text: have

text: to

text: make

text: a

text: living

text: at

text: least

text: until

text: the

text: plague

text: takes

text: me

text: JONS

text: The

text: plague

text: That

text: sounds

text: horrible

text: PAINTER

text: You

text: should

text: see

text: the

text: boils

text: on

text: a

text: diseased

text: man

text: 's

text: throat

text: You

text: should

text: see

text: how

text: his

text: body

text: shrivels

text: up

text: so

text: that

text: his

text: legs

text: look

text: like

text: knotted

text: strings

text: like

text: the

text: man

text: I

text: 've

text: painted

text: over

text: there

text: The

text: PAINTER

text: points

text: with

text: his

text: brush

text: JONS

text: sees

text: a

text: small

text: human

text: form

text: writhing

text: in

text: the

text: grass

text: its

text: eyes

text: turned

text: upwards

text: in

text: a

text: frenzied

text: look

text: of

text: horror

text: and

text: pain

text: JONS

text: That

text: looks

text: terrible

text: PAINTER

text: It

text: certainly

text: does

text: He

text: tries

text: to

text: rip

text: out

text: the

text: boil

text: he

text: bites

text: his

text: hands

text: tears

text: his

text: veins

text: open

text: with

text: his

text: fingernails

text: and

text: his

text: screams

text: can

text: be

text: heard

text: everywhere

text: Does

text: that

text: scare

text: you

text: JONS

text: Scare

text: Me

text: You

text: do

text: n't

text: know

text: me

text: What

text: are

text: the

text: horrors

text: you

text: 've

text: painted

text: over

text: there?PAINTER

text: The

text: remarkable

text: thing

text: is

text: that

text: the

text: poor

text: creatures

text: think

text: the

text: pestilence

text: is

text: the

text: Lord

text: 's

text: punishment

text: Mobs

text: of

text: people

text: who

text: call

text: themselves

text: Slaves

text: of

text: Sin

text: are

text: swarming

text: over

text: the

text: country

text: flagellating

text: themselves

text: and

text: others

text: all

text: for

text: the

text: glory

text: of

text: God

text: JONS

text: Do

text: they

text: really

text: whip

text: themselves?PAINTER

text: Yes

text: it

text: 's

text: a

text: terrible

text: sight

text: I

text: crawl

text: into

text: a

text: ditch

text: and

text: hide

text: when

text: they

text: pass

text: by

text: JONS

text: Do

text: you

text: have

text: any

text: brandy

text: I

text: 've

text: been

text: drinking

text: water

text: all

text: day

text: and

text: it

text: 's

text: made

text: me

text: as

text: thirsty

text: as

text: a

text: camel

text: in

text: the

text: desert

text: PAINTER

text: I

text: think

text: I

text: frightened

text: you

text: after

text: all

text: JONS

text: sits

text: down

text: with

text: the

text: PAINTER

text: who

text: produces

text: a

text: jug

text: of

text: brandy

text: The

text: KNIGHT

text: is

text: kneeling

text: before

text: a

text: small

text: altar

text: It

text: is

text: dark

text: and

text: quiet

text: around

text: him

text: The

text: air

text: is

text: cool

text: and

text: musty

text: Pictures

text: of

text: saints

text: look

text: down

text: on

text: him

text: with

text: stony

text: eyes

text: Christ

text: 's

text: face

text: is

text: turned

text: upwards

text: His

text: mouth

text: open

text: as

text: if

text: in

text: a

text: cry

text: of

text: anguish

text: On

text: the

text: ceiling

text: beam

text: there

text: is

text: a

text: representation

text: of

text: a

text: hideous

text: devil

text: spying

text: on

text: a

text: miserable

text: human

text: being

text: The

text: KNIGHT

text: hears

text: a

text: sound

text: from

text: the

text: confession

text: booth

text: and

text: approaches

text: it

text: The

text: face

text: of

text: DEATH

text: appears

text: behind

text: the

text: grille

text: for

text: an

text: instant

text: but

text: the

text: KNIGHT

text: does

text: n't

text: see

text: him

text: KNIGHT

text: I

text: want

text: to

text: talk

text: to

text: you

text: as

text: openly

text: as

text: I

text: can

text: but

text: my

text: heart

text: is

text: empty

text: DEATH

text: does

text: n't

text: answer

text: KNIGHT

text: The

text: emptiness

text: is

text: a

text: mirror

text: turned

text: towards

text: my

text: own

text: face

text: I

text: see

text: myself

text: in

text: it

text: and

text: I

text: am

text: filled

text: with

text: fear

text: and

text: disgust

text: DEATH

text: does

text: n't

text: answer

text: KNIGHT

text: Through

text: my

text: indifference

text: to

text: my

text: fellow

text: men

text: I

text: have

text: isolated

text: myself

text: from

text: their

text: company

text: Now

text: I

text: live

text: in

text: a

text: world

text: of

text: phantoms

text: I

text: am

text: imprisoned

text: in

text: my

text: dreams

text: and

text: fantasies

text: DEATH

text: And

text: yet

text: you

text: do

text: n't

text: want

text: to

text: die

text: KNIGHT

text: Yes

text: I

text: do

text: DEATH

text: What

text: are

text: you

text: waiting

text: for?KNIGHT

text: I

text: want

text: knowledge

text: DEATH

text: You

text: want

text: guarantees?KNIGHT

text: Call

text: it

text: whatever

text: you

text: like

text: Is

text: it

text: so

text: cruelly

text: inconceivable

text: to

text: grasp

text: God

text: with

text: the

text: senses

text: Why

text: should

text: He

text: hide

text: himself

text: in

text: a

text: mist

text: of

text: half

text: spoken

text: promises

text: and

text: unseen

text: miracles?DEATH

text: does

text: n't

text: answer

text: KNIGHT

text: How

text: can

text: we

text: have

text: faith

text: in

text: those

text: who

text: believe

text: when

text: we

text: ca

text: n't

text: have

text: faith

text: in

text: ourselves

text: What

text: is

text: going

text: to

text: happen

text: to

text: those

text: of

text: us

text: who

text: want

text: to

text: believe

text: but

text: are

text: n't

text: able

text: to

text: And

text: what

text: is

text: to

text: become

text: of

text: those

text: who

text: neither

text: want

text: to

text: nor

text: are

text: capable

text: of

text: believing?The

text: KNIGHT

text: stops

text: and

text: waits

text: for

text: a

text: reply

text: but

text: no

text: one

text: speaks

text: or

text: answers

text: him

text: There

text: is

text: complete

text: silence

text: KNIGHT

text: Why

text: ca

text: n't

text: I

text: kill

text: God

text: within

text: me

text: Why

text: does

text: He

text: live

text: on

text: in

text: this

text: painful

text: and

text: humiliating

text: way

text: even

text: though

text: I

text: curse

text: Him

text: and

text: want

text: to

text: tear

text: Him

text: out

text: of

text: my

text: heart

text: Why

text: in

text: spite

text: of

text: everything

text: is

text: He

text: a

text: baffling

text: reality

text: that

text: I

text: ca

text: n't

text: shake

text: off

text: Do

text: you

text: hear

text: me?DEATH

text: Yes

text: I

text: hear

text: you

text: KNIGHT

text: I

text: want

text: knowledge

text: not

text: faith

text: not

text: suppositions

text: but

text: knowledge

text: I

text: want

text: God

text: to

text: stretch

text: out

text: His

text: hand

text: towards

text: me

text: reveal

text: Himself

text: and

text: speak

text: to

text: me

text: DEATH

text: But

text: He

text: remains

text: silent

text: KNIGHT

text: I

text: call

text: out

text: to

text: Him

text: in

text: the

text: dark

text: but

text: no

text: one

text: seems

text: to

text: be

text: there

text: DEATH

text: Perhaps

text: no

text: one

text: is

text: there

text: KNIGHT

text: Then

text: life

text: is

text: an

text: outrageous

text: horror

text: No

text: one

text: can

text: live

text: in

text: the

text: face

text: of

text: death

text: knowing

text: that

text: all

text: is

text: nothingness

text: DEATH

text: Most

text: people

text: never

text: reflect

text: about

text: either

text: death

text: or

text: the

text: futility

text: of

text: life

text: KNIGHT

text: But

text: one

text: day

text: they

text: will

text: have

text: to

text: stand

text: at

text: that

text: last

text: moment

text: of

text: life

text: and

text: look

text: towards

text: the

text: darkness

text: DEATH

text: When

text: that

text: day

text: comes

text: KNIGHT

text: In

text: our

text: fear

text: we

text: make

text: an

text: image

text: and

text: that

text: image

text: we

text: call

text: God

text: DEATH

text: You

text: are

text: worrying

text: KNIGHT

text: Death

text: visited

text: me

text: this

text: morning

text: We

text: are

text: playing

text: chess

text: together

text: This

text: reprieve

text: gives

text: me

text: the

text: chance

text: to

text: arrange

text: an

text: urgent

text: matter

text: DEATH

text: What

text: matter

text: is

text: that

text: KNIGHT

text: My

text: life

text: has

text: been

text: a

text: futile

text: pursuit

text: a

text: wandering

text: a

text: great

text: deal

text: of

text: talk

text: without

text: meaning

text: I

text: feel

text: no

text: bitterness

text: or

text: self

text: reproach

text: because

text: the

text: lives

text: of

text: most

text: people

text: are

text: very

text: much

text: like

text: this

text: But

text: I

text: will

text: use

text: my

text: reprieve

text: for

text: one

text: meaningful

text: deed

text: DEATH

text: Is

text: that

text: why

text: you

text: are

text: playing

text: chess

text: with

text: Death?KNIGHT

text: He

text: is

text: a

text: clever

text: opponent

text: but

text: up

text: to

text: now

text: I

text: have

text: n't

text: lost

text: a

text: single

text: man

text: DEATH

text: How

text: will

text: you

text: outwit

text: Death

text: in

text: your

text: game?KNIGHT

text: I

text: use

text: a

text: combination

text: of

text: the

text: bishop

text: and

text: the

text: knight

text: which

text: he

text: has

text: n't

text: yet

text: discovered

text: In

text: the

text: next

text: move

text: I

text: 'll

text: shatter

text: one

text: of

text: his

text: flanks

text: DEATH

text: I

text: 'll

text: remember

text: that

text: DEATH

text: shows

text: his

text: face

text: at

text: the

text: grill

text: of

text: the

text: confession

text: booth

text: for

text: a

text: moment

text: but

text: disappears

text: instantly

text: KNIGHT

text: You

text: 've

text: tricked

text: and

text: cheated

text: me

text: But

text: we

text: 'll

text: meet

text: again

text: and

text: I

text: 'll

text: find

text: a

text: way

text: DEATH

text: invisible

text: We

text: 'll

text: meet

text: at

text: the

text: inn

text: and

text: there

text: we

text: 'll

text: continue

text: playing

text: The

text: KNIGHT

text: raises

text: his

text: hand

text: and

text: looks

text: at

text: it

text: in

text: the

text: sunlight

text: which

text: comes

text: through

text: the

text: tiny

text: window

text: KNIGHT

text: This

text: is

text: my

text: hand

text: I

text: can

text: move

text: it

text: feel

text: the

text: blood

text: pulsing

text: through

text: it

text: The

text: sun

text: is

text: still

text: high

text: in

text: the

text: sky

text: and

text: I

text: Antonius

text: Block

text: am

text: playing

text: chess

text: with

text: Death

text: He

text: makes

text: a

text: fist

text: of

text: his

text: hand

text: and

text: lifts

text: it

text: to

text: his

text: temple

text: Meanwhile

text: JONS

text: and

text: the

text: PAINTER

text: have

text: got

text: drunk

text: and

text: are

text: talking

text: animatedly

text: together

text: JONS

text: Me

text: and

text: my

text: master

text: have

text: been

text: abroad

text: and

text: have

text: just

text: come

text: home

text: Do

text: you

text: understand

text: you

text: little

text: pictor?PAINTER

text: The

text: Crusade

text: JONS

text: drunk

text: Precisely

text: For

text: ten

text: years

text: we

text: sat

text: in

text: the

text: Holy

text: Land

text: and

text: let

text: snakes

text: bite

text: us

text: flies

text: sting

text: us

text: wild

text: animals

text: eat

text: us

text: heathens

text: butcher

text: us

text: the

text: wine

text: poison

text: us

text: the

text: women

text: give

text: us

text: lice

text: the

text: lice

text: devour

text: us

text: the

text: fevers

text: rot

text: us

text: all

text: for

text: the

text: Glory

text: of

text: God

text: Our

text: crusade

text: was

text: such

text: madness

text: that

text: only

text: a

text: real

text: idealist

text: could

text: have

text: thought

text: it

text: up

text: But

text: what

text: you

text: said

text: about

text: the

text: plague

text: was

text: horrible

text: PAINTER

text: It

text: 's

text: worse

text: than

text: that

text: JONS

text: Ah

text: me

text: No

text: matter

text: which

text: way

text: you

text: turn

text: you

text: have

text: your

text: rump

text: behind

text: you

text: That

text: 's

text: the

text: truth

text: PAINTER

text: The

text: rump

text: behind

text: you

text: the

text: rump

text: behind

text: you

text: there

text: 's

text: a

text: profound

text: truth

text: JONS

text: paints

text: a

text: small

text: figure

text: which

text: is

text: supposed

text: to

text: represent

text: himself

text: JONS

text: This

text: is

text: squire

text: Jns

text: He

text: grins

text: at

text: Death

text: mocks

text: the

text: Lord

text: laughs

text: at

text: himself

text: and

text: leers

text: at

text: the

text: girls

text: His

text: world

text: is

text: a

text: Jnsworld

text: believable

text: only

text: to

text: himself

text: ridiculous

text: to

text: all

text: including

text: himself

text: meaningless

text: to

text: Heaven

text: and

text: of

text: no

text: interest

text: to

text: Hell

text: The

text: KNIGHT

text: walks

text: by

text: calls

text: to

text: his

text: squire

text: and

text: goes

text: out

text: into

text: the

text: bright

text: sunshine

text: JONS

text: manages

text: to

text: set

text: himself

text: down

text: from

text: the

text: scaffolding

text: Outside

text: the

text: church

text: four

text: soldiers

text: and

text: a

text: monk

text: are

text: in

text: the

text: process

text: of

text: putting

text: a

text: woman

text: in

text: the

text: stocks

text: Her

text: face

text: is

text: pale

text: and

text: child

text: like

text: her

text: head

text: has

text: been

text: shaved

text: and

text: her

text: knuckles

text: are

text: bloody

text: and

text: broken

text: Her

text: eyes

text: are

text: wide

text: open

text: yet

text: she

text: does

text: n't

text: appear

text: to

text: be

text: fully

text: conscious

text: JONS

text: and

text: the

text: KNIGHT

text: stop

text: and

text: watch

text: in

text: silence

text: The

text: soldiers

text: are

text: working

text: quickly

text: and

text: skillfully

text: but

text: they

text: seem

text: frightened

text: and

text: dejected

text: The

text: monk

text: mumbles

text: from

text: a

text: small

text: book

text: One

text: of

text: the

text: soldiers

text: picks

text: up

text: a

text: wooden

text: bucket

text: and

text: with

text: his

text: hand

text: begins

text: to

text: smear

text: a

text: bloody

text: paste

text: on

text: the

text: wall

text: of

text: the

text: church

text: and

text: around

text: the

text: woman

text: JONS

text: holds

text: his

text: nose

text: JONS

text: That

text: soup

text: of

text: yours

text: has

text: a

text: hell

text: of

text: a

text: stink

text: What

text: is

text: it

text: good

text: for?SOLDIER

text: She

text: has

text: had

text: carnal

text: intercourse

text: with

text: the

text: Evil

text: One

text: He

text: whispers

text: this

text: with

text: a

text: horrified

text: face

text: and

text: continues

text: to

text: splash

text: the

text: sticky

text: mess

text: on

text: the

text: wall

text: JONS

text: And

text: now

text: she

text: 's

text: in

text: the

text: stocks

text: SOLDIER

text: She

text: will

text: be

text: burned

text: tomorrow

text: morning

text: at

text: the

text: parish

text: boundary

text: But

text: we

text: have

text: to

text: keep

text: the

text: Devil

text: away

text: from

text: the

text: rest

text: of

text: us

text: JONS

text: holding

text: his

text: nose

text: And

text: you

text: do

text: that

text: with

text: this

text: stinking

text: mess?SOLDIER

text: It

text: 's

text: the

text: best

text: remedy

text: blood

text: mixed

text: with

text: the

text: bile

text: of

text: a

text: big

text: black

text: dog

text: The

text: Devil

text: ca

text: n't

text: stand

text: the

text: smell

text: JONS

text: Neither

text: can

text: I.

text: JONS

text: walks

text: over

text: towards

text: the

text: horses

text: The

text: KNIGHT

text: stands

text: for

text: a

text: few

text: moments

text: looking

text: at

text: the

text: young

text: girl

text: She

text: is

text: almost

text: a

text: child

text: Slowly

text: she

text: turns

text: her

text: eyes

text: towards

text: him

text: KNIGHT

text: Have

text: you

text: seen

text: the

text: Devil?The

text: MONK

text: stops

text: reading

text: and

text: raises

text: his

text: head

text: MONK

text: You

text: must

text: not

text: talk

text: to

text: her

text: KNIGHT

text: Can

text: that

text: be

text: so

text: dangerous?MONK

text: I

text: do

text: n't

text: know

text: but

text: she

text: is

text: believed

text: to

text: have

text: caused

text: the

text: pestilence

text: with

text: which

text: we

text: are

text: affected

text: KNIGHT

text: I

text: understand

text: He

text: nods

text: resignedly

text: and

text: walks

text: away

text: The

text: young

text: woman

text: starts

text: to

text: moan

text: as

text: though

text: she

text: were

text: having

text: a

text: horrible

text: nightmare

text: The

text: sound

text: of

text: her

text: cries

text: follows

text: the

text: two

text: riders

text: for

text: a

text: considerable

text: distance

text: down

text: the

text: road

text: The

text: sun

text: stands

text: high

text: in

text: the

text: sky

text: like

text: a

text: red

text: ball

text: of

text: fire

text: The

text: waterskin

text: is

text: empty

text: and

text: JONS

text: looks

text: for

text: a

text: well

text: where

text: he

text: can

text: fill

text: it

text: They

text: approach

text: a

text: group

text: of

text: peasant

text: cottages

text: at

text: the

text: edge

text: of

text: the

text: forest

text: JONS

text: ties

text: up

text: the

text: horses

text: slings

text: the

text: skin

text: over

text: his

text: shoulder

text: and

text: walks

text: along

text: the

text: path

text: towards

text: the

text: nearest

text: cottage

text: As

text: always

text: his

text: movements

text: are

text: light

text: and

text: almost

text: soundless

text: The

text: door

text: to

text: the

text: cottage

text: is

text: open

text: He

text: stops

text: outside

text: but

text: when

text: no

text: one

text: appears

text: he

text: enters

text: It

text: is

text: very

text: dark

text: inside

text: and

text: his

text: foot

text: touches

text: a

text: soft

text: object

text: He

text: looks

text: down

text: Beside

text: the

text: whitewashed

text: fireplace

text: a

text: woman

text: is

text: lying

text: with

text: her

text: face

text: to

text: the

text: ground

text: At

text: the

text: sound

text: of

text: approaching

text: steps

text: JONS

text: quickly

text: hides

text: behind

text: the

text: door

text: A

text: man

text: comes

text: down

text: a

text: ladder

text: from

text: the

text: loft

text: He

text: is

text: broad

text: and

text: thick

text: set

text: His

text: eyes

text: are

text: black

text: and

text: his

text: face

text: is

text: pale

text: and

text: puffy

text: His

text: clothes

text: are

text: well

text: cut

text: but

text: dirty

text: and

text: in

text: rags

text: He

text: carries

text: a

text: cloth

text: sack

text: Looking

text: around

text: he

text: goes

text: into

text: the

text: inner

text: room

text: bends

text: over

text: the

text: bed

text: tucks

text: something

text: into

text: the

text: bag

text: slinks

text: along

text: the

text: walls

text: looking

text: on

text: the

text: shelves

text: finds

text: something

text: else

text: which

text: he

text: tucks

text: in

text: his

text: bag

text: Slowly

text: he

text: re

text: enters

text: the

text: outer

text: room

text: bends

text: over

text: the

text: dead

text: woman

text: and

text: carefully

text: slips

text: a

text: ring

text: from

text: her

text: finger

text: At

text: that

text: moment

text: a

text: young

text: woman

text: comes

text: through

text: the

text: door

text: She

text: stops

text: and

text: stares

text: at

text: the

text: stranger

text: RAVEL

text: Why

text: do

text: you

text: look

text: so

text: surprised

text: I

text: steal

text: from

text: the

text: dead

text: These

text: days

text: it

text: 's

text: quite

text: a

text: lucrative

text: enterprise

text: The

text: GIRL

text: makes

text: a

text: movement

text: as

text: if

text: to

text: run

text: away

text: RAVEL

text: You

text: 're

text: thinking

text: of

text: running

text: to

text: the

text: village

text: and

text: telling

text: That

text: would

text: n't

text: serve

text: any

text: purpose

text: Each

text: of

text: us

text: has

text: to

text: save

text: his

text: own

text: skin

text: It

text: 's

text: as

text: simple

text: as

text: that

text: GIRL

text: Do

text: n't

text: touch

text: me

text: RAVAL

text: Do

text: n't

text: try

text: to

text: scream

text: There

text: 's

text: no

text: one

text: around

text: to

text: hear

text: you

text: neither

text: God

text: nor

text: man

text: Slowly

text: he

text: closes

text: the

text: door

text: behind

text: the

text: GIRL

text: The

text: stuffy

text: room

text: is

text: now

text: in

text: almost

text: total

text: darkness

text: But

text: JONS

text: becomes

text: clearly

text: visible

text: JONS

text: I

text: recognize

text: you

text: although

text: it

text: 's

text: a

text: long

text: time

text: since

text: we

text: met

text: Your

text: name

text: is

text: Raval

text: from

text: the

text: theological

text: college

text: at

text: Roskilde

text: You

text: are

text: Dr.

text: Mirabilis

text: Coelestis

text: et

text: Diabilis

text: RAVAL

text: smiles

text: uneasily

text: and

text: looks

text: around

text: JONS

text: Am

text: I

text: not

text: right?The

text: GIRL

text: stands

text: immobile

text: JONS

text: You

text: were

text: the

text: one

text: who

text: ten

text: years

text: ago

text: convinced

text: my

text: master

text: of

text: the

text: necessity

text: to

text: join

text: a

text: better-

text: class

text: crusade

text: to

text: the

text: Holy

text: Land

text: RAVAL

text: looks

text: around

text: JONS

text: You

text: look

text: uncomfortable

text: Do

text: you

text: have

text: a

text: stomach-

text: ache?RAVAL

text: smiles

text: anxiously

text: JONS

text: When

text: I

text: see

text: you

text: I

text: suddenly

text: understand

text: the

text: meaning

text: of

text: these

text: ten

text: years

text: which

text: previously

text: seemed

text: to

text: me

text: such

text: a

text: waste

text: Our

text: life

text: was

text: too

text: good

text: and

text: we

text: were

text: too

text: satisfied

text: with

text: ourselves

text: The

text: Lord

text: wanted

text: to

text: punish

text: us

text: for

text: our

text: complacency

text: That

text: is

text: why

text: He

text: sent

text: you

text: to

text: spew

text: out

text: your

text: holy

text: venom

text: and

text: poison

text: the

text: knight

text: RAVEL

text: I

text: acted

text: in

text: good

text: faith

text: JONS

text: But

text: now

text: you

text: know

text: better

text: do

text: n't

text: you

text: Because

text: now

text: you

text: have

text: turned

text: into

text: a

text: thief

text: A

text: more

text: fitting

text: and

text: rewarding

text: occupation

text: for

text: scoundrels

text: Is

text: n't

text: that

text: so?With

text: a

text: quick

text: movement

text: he

text: knocks

text: the

text: knife

text: out

text: of

text: RAVAL

text: 'S

text: hand

text: gives

text: him

text: a

text: kick

text: so

text: that

text: he

text: falls

text: on

text: the

text: floor

text: and

text: is

text: about

text: to

text: finish

text: him

text: off

text: Suddenly

text: the

text: GIRL

text: screams

text: JONS

text: stops

text: and

text: makes

text: a

text: gesture

text: of

text: generosity

text: with

text: his

text: hand

text: JONS

text: By

text: all

text: means

text: I

text: 'm

text: not

text: bloodthirsty

text: He

text: bends

text: over

text: RAVAL.RAVEL

text: Do

text: n't

text: beat

text: me

text: JONS

text: I

text: do

text: n't

text: have

text: the

text: heart

text: to

text: touch

text: you

text: Doctor

text: But

text: remember

text: this

text: the

text: next

text: time

text: we

text: meet

text: I

text: 'll

text: brand

text: your

text: face

text: the

text: way

text: one

text: does

text: with

text: thieves

text: he

text: rises

text: What

text: I

text: really

text: came

text: for

text: is

text: to

text: get

text: my

text: waterskin

text: filled

text: GIRL

text: We

text: have

text: a

text: deep

text: well

text: with

text: cool

text: fresh

text: water

text: Come

text: I

text: 'll

text: show

text: you

text: They

text: walk

text: out

text: of

text: the

text: house

text: RAVAL

text: lies

text: still

text: for

text: a

text: few

text: moments

text: then

text: he

text: rises

text: slowly

text: and

text: looks

text: around

text: When

text: no

text: one

text: is

text: in

text: sight

text: he

text: takes

text: his

text: bag

text: and

text: steals

text: away

text: JONS

text: quenches

text: his

text: thirst

text: and

text: fills

text: his

text: bag

text: with

text: water

text: The

text: GIRL

text: helps

text: him

text: JONS

text: Jns

text: is

text: my

text: name

text: I

text: am

text: a

text: pleasant

text: and

text: talkative

text: young

text: man

text: who

text: has

text: never

text: had

text: anything

text: but

text: kind

text: thoughts

text: and

text: has

text: only

text: done

text: beautiful

text: and

text: noble

text: deeds

text: I

text: 'm

text: kindest

text: of

text: all

text: to

text: young

text: women

text: With

text: them

text: there

text: is

text: no

text: limit

text: to

text: my

text: kindness

text: He

text: embraces

text: her

text: and

text: tries

text: to

text: kiss

text: her

text: but

text: she

text: holds

text: herself

text: back

text: Almost

text: immediately

text: he

text: loses

text: interest

text: hoists

text: the

text: waterbag

text: on

text: his

text: shoulder

text: and

text: pats

text: the

text: GIRL

text: on

text: the

text: cheek

text: JONS

text: Goodbye

text: my

text: girl

text: I

text: could

text: very

text: well

text: have

text: raped

text: you

text: but

text: between

text: you

text: and

text: me

text: I

text: 'm

text: tired

text: of

text: that

text: kind

text: of

text: love

text: It

text: runs

text: a

text: little

text: dry

text: in

text: the

text: end

text: He

text: laughs

text: kindly

text: and

text: walks

text: away

text: from

text: her

text: When

text: he

text: has

text: walked

text: a

text: short

text: distance

text: he

text: turns

text: the

text: GIRL

text: is

text: still

text: there

text: JONS

text: Now

text: that

text: I

text: think

text: of

text: it

text: I

text: will

text: need

text: a

text: housekeeper

text: Can

text: you

text: prepare

text: good

text: food

text: the

text: GIRL

text: nods

text: As

text: far

text: as

text: I

text: know

text: I

text: 'm

text: still

text: a

text: married

text: man

text: but

text: I

text: have

text: high

text: hopes

text: that

text: my

text: wife

text: is

text: dead

text: by

text: now

text: That

text: 's

text: why

text: I

text: need

text: a

text: housekeeper

text: the

text: GIRL

text: does

text: n't

text: answer

text: but

text: gets

text: up

text: The

text: devil

text: with

text: it

text: Come

text: along

text: and

text: do

text: n't

text: stand

text: there

text: staring

text: I

text: 've

text: saved

text: your

text: life

text: so

text: you

text: owe

text: me

text: a

text: great

text: deal

text: She

text: begins

text: walking

text: towards

text: him

text: her

text: head

text: bent

text: He

text: does

text: n't

text: wait

text: for

text: her

text: but

text: walks

text: towards

text: the

text: KNIGHT

text: who

text: patiently

text: awaits

text: his

text: squire

text: The

text: Embarrassment

text: Inn

text: lies

text: in

text: the

text: eastern

text: section

text: of

text: the

text: province

text: The

text: plague

text: has

text: not

text: yet

text: reached

text: this

text: area

text: on

text: its

text: way

text: along

text: the

text: coast

text: The

text: actors

text: have

text: placed

text: their

text: wagon

text: under

text: a

text: tree

text: in

text: the

text: yard

text: of

text: the

text: inn

text: Dressed

text: in

text: colorful

text: costumes

text: they

text: perform

text: a

text: farce

text: The

text: spectators

text: watch

text: the

text: performance

text: commenting

text: on

text: it

text: noisily

text: There

text: are

text: merchants

text: with

text: fat

text: beer

text: sweaty

text: faces

text: apprentices

text: and

text: journeymen

text: farmhands

text: and

text: milkmaids

text: A

text: whole

text: flock

text: of

text: children

text: perch

text: in

text: the

text: trees

text: around

text: the

text: wagon

text: The

text: KNIGHT

text: and

text: his

text: squire

text: have

text: sat

text: down

text: in

text: the

text: shadow

text: of

text: a

text: wall

text: They

text: drink

text: beer

text: and

text: doze

text: in

text: the

text: midday

text: heat

text: The

text: GIRL

text: from

text: the

text: deserted

text: village

text: sleeps

text: at

text: JONS

text: 'S

text: side

text: SKAT

text: beats

text: the

text: drums

text: JOF

text: blows

text: the

text: flute

text: MIA

text: performs

text: a

text: gay

text: and

text: lively

text: dance

text: They

text: perspire

text: under

text: the

text: hot

text: white

text: sun

text: When

text: they

text: have

text: finished

text: SKAT

text: comes

text: forward

text: and

text: bows

text: SKAT

text: Noble

text: ladies

text: and

text: gentlemen

text: I

text: thank

text: you

text: for

text: your

text: interest

text: Please

text: remain

text: standing

text: for

text: a

text: little

text: longer

text: or

text: sit

text: on

text: the

text: ground

text: because

text: we

text: are

text: now

text: going

text: to

text: perform

text: a

text: tragedia

text: about

text: an

text: unfaithful

text: wife

text: her

text: jealous

text: husband

text: and

text: the

text: handsome

text: lover

text: that

text: 's

text: me

text: MIA

text: and

text: JOF

text: have

text: quickly

text: changed

text: costumes

text: and

text: again

text: step

text: out

text: on

text: the

text: stage

text: They

text: bow

text: to

text: the

text: public

text: SKAT

text: Here

text: is

text: the

text: husband

text: Here

text: is

text: the

text: wife

text: If

text: you

text: 'll

text: shut

text: up

text: over

text: there

text: you

text: 'll

text: see

text: something

text: splendid

text: As

text: I

text: said

text: I

text: play

text: the

text: lover

text: and

text: I

text: have

text: n't

text: entered

text: yet

text: That

text: 's

text: why

text: I

text: 'm

text: going

text: to

text: hide

text: behind

text: the

text: curtain

text: for

text: the

text: time

text: being

text: he

text: wipes

text: the

text: sweat

text: from

text: his

text: forehead

text: It

text: 's

text: damned

text: hot

text: I

text: think

text: we

text: 'll

text: have

text: a

text: thunderstorm

text: He

text: places

text: his

text: leg

text: in

text: front

text: of

text: JOF

text: as

text: if

text: to

text: trip

text: him

text: raises

text: MIA

text: 's

text: skirt

text: makes

text: a

text: face

text: as

text: if

text: he

text: could

text: see

text: all

text: the

text: wonders

text: of

text: the

text: world

text: underneath

text: it

text: and

text: disappears

text: behind

text: the

text: gaudily

text: patched

text: curtains

text: SKAT

text: is

text: very

text: handsome

text: now

text: that

text: he

text: can

text: see

text: himself

text: in

text: the

text: reflection

text: of

text: a

text: tin

text: washbowl

text: His

text: hair

text: is

text: tightly

text: curled

text: his

text: eyebrows

text: are

text: beautifully

text: bushy

text: glittering

text: earrings

text: vie

text: for

text: equal

text: attention

text: with

text: his

text: teeth

text: and

text: his

text: cheeks

text: are

text: flushed

text: rose

text: red

text: He

text: sits

text: out

text: in

text: back

text: on

text: the

text: tailboard

text: of

text: the

text: wagon

text: dangling

text: his

text: legs

text: and

text: whistling

text: to

text: himself

text: In

text: the

text: meantime

text: JOF

text: and

text: MIA

text: play

text: their

text: tragedy

text: it

text: is

text: not

text: however

text: received

text: with

text: great

text: acclaim

text: SKAT

text: suddenly

text: discovers

text: that

text: someone

text: is

text: watching

text: him

text: as

text: he

text: gazes

text: contentedly

text: into

text: the

text: tin

text: bowl

text: A

text: woman

text: stands

text: there

text: stately

text: in

text: both

text: height

text: and

text: volume

text: SKAT

text: frowns

text: toys

text: with

text: his

text: small

text: dagger

text: and

text: occasionally

text: throws

text: a

text: roguish

text: but

text: fiery

text: glance

text: at

text: the

text: beautiful

text: visitor

text: She

text: suddenly

text: discovers

text: that

text: one

text: of

text: her

text: shoes

text: does

text: n't

text: quite

text: fit

text: She

text: leans

text: down

text: to

text: fix

text: it

text: and

text: in

text: doing

text: so

text: allows

text: her

text: generous

text: bosom

text: to

text: burst

text: out

text: of

text: its

text: prison

text: no

text: more

text: than

text: honor

text: and

text: chastity

text: allow

text: but

text: still

text: enough

text: so

text: that

text: the

text: actor

text: with

text: his

text: experienced

text: eye

text: immediately

text: sees

text: that

text: there

text: are

text: ample

text: rewards

text: to

text: be

text: had

text: here

text: Now

text: she

text: comes

text: a

text: little

text: closer

text: kneels

text: down

text: and

text: opens

text: a

text: bundle

text: containing

text: several

text: dainty

text: morsels

text: and

text: a

text: skin

text: filled

text: with

text: red

text: wine

text: JONAS

text: SKAT

text: manages

text: not

text: to

text: fall

text: off

text: the

text: wagon

text: in

text: his

text: excitement

text: Standing

text: on

text: the

text: steps

text: of

text: the

text: wagon

text: he

text: supports

text: himself

text: against

text: a

text: nearby

text: tree

text: crosses

text: his

text: legs

text: and

text: bows

text: The

text: woman

text: quietly

text: bites

text: into

text: a

text: chicken

text: leg

text: dripping

text: with

text: fat

text: At

text: this

text: moment

text: the

text: actor

text: is

text: stricken

text: by

text: a

text: radiant

text: glance

text: full

text: of

text: lustful

text: appetites

text: When

text: he

text: sees

text: this

text: look

text: SKAT

text: makes

text: an

text: instantaneous

text: decision

text: jumps

text: down

text: from

text: the

text: wagon

text: and

text: kneels

text: in

text: front

text: of

text: the

text: blushing

text: damsel

text: She

text: becomes

text: weak

text: and

text: faint

text: from

text: his

text: nearness

text: looks

text: at

text: him

text: with

text: a

text: glassy

text: glance

text: and

text: breathes

text: heavily

text: SKAT

text: does

text: n't

text: neglect

text: to

text: press

text: kisses

text: on

text: her

text: small

text: chubby

text: hands

text: The

text: sun

text: shines

text: brightly

text: and

text: small

text: birds

text: make

text: noises

text: in

text: the

text: bushes

text: Now

text: she

text: is

text: forced

text: to

text: sit

text: back

text: her

text: legs

text: seem

text: unwilling

text: to

text: support

text: her

text: any

text: longer

text: Bewildered

text: she

text: singles

text: out

text: another

text: chicken

text: leg

text: from

text: the

text: large

text: sack

text: of

text: food

text: and

text: holds

text: it

text: up

text: in

text: front

text: of

text: SKAT

text: with

text: an

text: appealing

text: and

text: triumphant

text: expression

text: as

text: if

text: it

text: were

text: her

text: maidenhood

text: being

text: offered

text: as

text: a

text: prize

text: SKAT

text: hesitates

text: momentarily

text: but

text: he

text: is

text: still

text: the

text: strategist

text: He

text: lets

text: the

text: chicken

text: leg

text: fall

text: to

text: the

text: grass

text: and

text: murmurs

text: in

text: the

text: woman

text: 's

text: rosy

text: ear

text: His

text: words

text: seem

text: to

text: please

text: her

text: She

text: puts

text: her

text: arms

text: around

text: the

text: actor

text: 's

text: neck

text: and

text: pulls

text: him

text: to

text: her

text: with

text: such

text: fierceness

text: that

text: both

text: of

text: them

text: lose

text: their

text: balance

text: and

text: tumble

text: down

text: on

text: the

text: soft

text: grass

text: The

text: small

text: birds

text: take

text: to

text: their

text: wings

text: with

text: frightened

text: shrieks

text: JOF

text: stands

text: in

text: the

text: hot

text: sun

text: with

text: a

text: flickering

text: lantern

text: in

text: his

text: hand

text: MIA

text: pretends

text: to

text: be

text: asleep

text: on

text: a

text: bench

text: which

text: has

text: been

text: pulled

text: forward

text: on

text: the

text: stage

text: JOF

text: Night

text: and

text: moonlight

text: now

text: prevail

text: Here

text: sleeps

text: my

text: wife

text: so

text: frail

text: VOICE

text: FROM

text: THE

text: PUBLIC

text: Does

text: she

text: snore?JOF

text: May

text: I

text: point

text: out

text: that

text: this

text: is

text: a

text: tragedy

text: and

text: in

text: tragedies

text: one

text: does

text: n't

text: snore

text: VOICE

text: FROM

text: THE

text: PUBLIC

text: I

text: think

text: she

text: should

text: snore

text: anyhow

text: This

text: opinion

text: causes

text: mirth

text: in

text: the

text: audience

text: JOF

text: becomes

text: slightly

text: confused

text: and

text: goes

text: out

text: of

text: character

text: but

text: MIA

text: keeps

text: her

text: head

text: and

text: begins

text: snoring

text: JOF

text: Night

text: and

text: moonlight

text: now

text: prevail

text: There

text: snores

text: I

text: mean

text: sleeps

text: my

text: wife

text: so

text: frail

text: Jealous

text: I

text: am

text: as

text: never

text: before

text: I

text: hide

text: myself

text: behind

text: this

text: door

text: Faithful

text: is

text: she

text: To

text: her

text: lover

text: not

text: me

text: He

text: soon

text: comes

text: a

text: stealing

text: To

text: awaken

text: her

text: lusty

text: feeling

text: I

text: shall

text: now

text: kill

text: him

text: dead

text: For

text: cuckolding

text: me

text: in

text: my

text: bed

text: There

text: he

text: comes

text: in

text: the

text: moonlight

text: His

text: white

text: legs

text: shining

text: bright

text: Quiet

text: as

text: a

text: mouse

text: here

text: I

text: 'll

text: lie

text: Tell

text: him

text: not

text: that

text: he

text: 's

text: about

text: to

text: die

text: JOF

text: hides

text: himself

text: MIA

text: immediately

text: ends

text: her

text: snoring

text: and

text: sits

text: up

text: looking

text: to

text: the

text: left

text: MIA

text: Look

text: there

text: he

text: comes

text: in

text: the

text: night

text: My

text: lover

text: my

text: heart

text: 's

text: delight

text: She

text: becomes

text: silent

text: and

text: looks

text: wide

text: eyed

text: in

text: front

text: of

text: her

text: The

text: mood

text: in

text: the

text: yard

text: in

text: front

text: of

text: the

text: inn

text: has

text: up

text: to

text: now

text: been

text: rather

text: lighthearted

text: despite

text: the

text: heat

text: Now

text: a

text: rapid

text: change

text: occurs

text: People

text: who

text: had

text: been

text: laughing

text: and

text: chattering

text: fall

text: silent

text: Their

text: faces

text: seem

text: to

text: pale

text: under

text: their

text: sunbrowned

text: skins

text: the

text: children

text: stop

text: their

text: games

text: and

text: stand

text: with

text: gaping

text: mouths

text: and

text: frightened

text: eyes

text: JOF

text: steps

text: out

text: in

text: front

text: of

text: the

text: curtain

text: His

text: painted

text: face

text: bears

text: an

text: expression

text: of

text: horror

text: MIA

text: has

text: risen

text: with

text: MIKAEL

text: in

text: her

text: arms

text: Some

text: of

text: the

text: women

text: in

text: the

text: yard

text: have

text: fallen

text: on

text: their

text: knees

text: others

text: hide

text: their

text: faces

text: many

text: begin

text: to

text: mutter

text: half

text: forgotten

text: prayers

text: All

text: have

text: turned

text: their

text: faces

text: towards

text: the

text: white

text: road

text: Now

text: a

text: shrill

text: song

text: is

text: heard

text: It

text: is

text: frenzied

text: almost

text: a

text: scream

text: A

text: crucified

text: Christ

text: sways

text: above

text: the

text: hilltop

text: The

text: cross

text: bearers

text: soon

text: come

text: into

text: sight

text: They

text: are

text: Dominican

text: monks

text: their

text: hoods

text: pulled

text: down

text: over

text: their

text: faces

text: More

text: and

text: more

text: of

text: them

text: follow

text: carrying

text: litters

text: with

text: heavy

text: coffins

text: or

text: clutching

text: holy

text: relics

text: their

text: hands

text: stretched

text: out

text: spasmodically

text: The

text: dust

text: wells

text: up

text: around

text: their

text: black

text: hoods

text: the

text: censers

text: sway

text: and

text: emit

text: a

text: thick

text: ashen

text: smoke

text: which

text: smells

text: of

text: rancid

text: herbs

text: After

text: the

text: line

text: of

text: monks

text: comes

text: another

text: procession

text: It

text: is

text: a

text: column

text: of

text: men

text: boys

text: old

text: men

text: women

text: girls

text: children

text: All

text: of

text: them

text: have

text: steel

text: edged

text: scourges

text: in

text: their

text: hands

text: with

text: which

text: they

text: whip

text: themselves

text: and

text: each

text: other

text: howling

text: ecstatically

text: They

text: twist

text: in

text: pain

text: their

text: eyes

text: bulge

text: wildly

text: their

text: lips

text: are

text: gnawed

text: to

text: shreds

text: and

text: dripping

text: with

text: foam

text: They

text: have

text: been

text: seized

text: by

text: madness

text: They

text: bite

text: their

text: own

text: hands

text: and

text: arms

text: whip

text: each

text: other

text: in

text: violent

text: almost

text: rhythmic

text: outbursts

text: Throughout

text: it

text: all

text: the

text: shrill

text: song

text: howls

text: from

text: their

text: bursting

text: throats

text: Many

text: sway

text: and

text: fall

text: lift

text: themselves

text: up

text: again

text: support

text: each

text: other

text: and

text: help

text: each

text: other

text: to

text: intensify

text: the

text: scourging

text: Now

text: the

text: procession

text: pauses

text: at

text: the

text: crossroads

text: in

text: front

text: of

text: the

text: inn

text: The

text: monks

text: fall

text: on

text: their

text: knees

text: hiding

text: their

text: faces

text: with

text: clenched

text: hands

text: arms

text: pressed

text: tightly

text: together

text: Their

text: song

text: never

text: stops

text: The

text: Christ

text: figure

text: on

text: its

text: timbered

text: cross

text: is

text: raised

text: above

text: the

text: heads

text: of

text: the

text: crowd

text: It

text: is

text: not

text: Christ

text: triumphant

text: but

text: the

text: suffering

text: Jesus

text: with

text: the

text: sores

text: the

text: blood

text: the

text: hammered

text: nails

text: and

text: the

text: face

text: in

text: convulsive

text: pain

text: The

text: Son

text: of

text: God

text: nailed

text: on

text: the

text: wood

text: of

text: the

text: cross

text: suffering

text: scorn

text: and

text: shame

text: The

text: penitents

text: have

text: now

text: sunk

text: down

text: in

text: the

text: dirt

text: of

text: the

text: road

text: They

text: collapse

text: where

text: they

text: stood

text: like

text: slaughtered

text: cattle

text: Their

text: screams

text: rise

text: with

text: the

text: song

text: of

text: the

text: monks

text: through

text: misty

text: clouds

text: of

text: incense

text: towards

text: the

text: white

text: fire

text: of

text: the

text: sun

text: A

text: large

text: square

text: monk

text: rises

text: from

text: his

text: knees

text: and

text: reveals

text: his

text: face

text: which

text: is

text: red-

text: brown

text: from

text: the

text: sun

text: His

text: eyes

text: glitter

text: his

text: voice

text: is

text: thick

text: with

text: impotent

text: scorn

text: MONK

text: God

text: has

text: sentenced

text: us

text: to

text: punishment

text: We

text: shall

text: all

text: perish

text: in

text: the

text: black

text: death

text: You

text: standing

text: there

text: like

text: gaping

text: cattle

text: you

text: who

text: sit

text: there

text: in

text: your

text: glutted

text: complacency

text: do

text: you

text: know

text: that

text: this

text: may

text: be

text: your

text: last

text: hour

text: Death

text: stands

text: right

text: behind

text: you

text: I

text: can

text: see

text: how

text: his

text: crown

text: gleams

text: in

text: the

text: sun

text: His

text: scythe

text: flashes

text: as

text: he

text: raises

text: it

text: above

text: your

text: heads

text: Which

text: one

text: of

text: you

text: shall

text: he

text: strike

text: first

text: You

text: there

text: who

text: stand

text: staring

text: like

text: a

text: goat

text: will

text: your

text: mouth

text: be

text: twisted

text: into

text: the

text: last

text: unfinished

text: gasp

text: before

text: nightfall

text: And

text: you

text: woman

text: who

text: bloom

text: with

text: life

text: and

text: self-

text: satisfaction

text: will

text: you

text: pale

text: and

text: become

text: extinguished

text: before

text: the

text: morning

text: dawns

text: You

text: back

text: there

text: with

text: your

text: swollen

text: nose

text: and

text: stupid

text: grin

text: do

text: you

text: have

text: another

text: year

text: left

text: to

text: dirty

text: the

text: earth

text: with

text: your

text: refuse

text: Do

text: you

text: know

text: you

text: insensible

text: fools

text: that

text: you

text: shall

text: die

text: today

text: or

text: tomorrow

text: or

text: the

text: next

text: day

text: because

text: all

text: of

text: you

text: have

text: been

text: sentenced

text: Do

text: you

text: hear

text: what

text: I

text: say

text: Do

text: you

text: hear

text: the

text: word

text: You

text: have

text: been

text: sentenced

text: sentenced!The

text: MONK

text: falls

text: silent

text: looking

text: around

text: with

text: a

text: bitter

text: face

text: and

text: a

text: cold

text: scornful

text: glance

text: Now

text: he

text: clenches

text: his

text: hands

text: straddles

text: the

text: ground

text: and

text: turns

text: his

text: face

text: upwards

text: MONK

text: Lord

text: have

text: mercy

text: on

text: us

text: in

text: our

text: humiliation

text: Do

text: n't

text: turn

text: your

text: face

text: from

text: us

text: in

text: loathing

text: and

text: contempt

text: but

text: be

text: merciful

text: to

text: us

text: for

text: the

text: sake

text: of

text: your

text: son

text: Jesus

text: Christ

text: He

text: makes

text: the

text: sign

text: of

text: the

text: cross

text: over

text: the

text: crowd

text: and

text: then

text: begins

text: a

text: new

text: song

text: in

text: a

text: strong

text: voice

text: The

text: monks

text: rise

text: and

text: join

text: in

text: the

text: song

text: As

text: if

text: driven

text: by

text: some

text: superhuman

text: force

text: the

text: penitents

text: begin

text: to

text: whip

text: themselves

text: again

text: still

text: wailing

text: and

text: moaning

text: The

text: procession

text: continues

text: New

text: members

text: have

text: joined

text: the

text: rear

text: of

text: the

text: column

text: others

text: who

text: were

text: unable

text: to

text: go

text: on

text: lie

text: weeping

text: in

text: the

text: dust

text: of

text: the

text: road

text: JONS

text: the

text: squire

text: drinks

text: his

text: beer

text: JONS

text: This

text: damned

text: ranting

text: about

text: doom

text: Is

text: that

text: food

text: for

text: the

text: minds

text: of

text: modern

text: people

text: Do

text: they

text: really

text: expect

text: us

text: to

text: take

text: them

text: seriously?The

text: KNIGHT

text: grins

text: tiredly

text: JONS

text: Yes

text: now

text: you

text: grin

text: at

text: me

text: my

text: lord

text: But

text: allow

text: me

text: to

text: point

text: out

text: that

text: I

text: 've

text: either

text: read

text: heard

text: or

text: experienced

text: most

text: of

text: the

text: tales

text: which

text: we

text: people

text: tell

text: each

text: other

text: KNIGHT

text: yawns

text: Yes

text: yes

text: JONS

text: Even

text: the

text: ghost

text: stories

text: about

text: God

text: the

text: Father

text: the

text: angels

text: Jesus

text: Christ

text: and

text: the

text: Holy

text: Ghost

text: all

text: these

text: I

text: 've

text: accepted

text: without

text: too

text: much

text: emotion

text: He

text: leans

text: down

text: over

text: the

text: GIRL

text: as

text: she

text: crouches

text: at

text: his

text: feet

text: and

text: pats

text: her

text: on

text: the

text: head

text: The

text: KNIGHT

text: drinks

text: his

text: beer

text: silently

text: JONS

text: contentedly

text: My

text: little

text: stomach

text: is

text: my

text: world

text: my

text: head

text: is

text: my

text: eternity

text: and

text: my

text: hands

text: two

text: wonderful

text: suns

text: My

text: legs

text: are

text: time

text: 's

text: damned

text: pendulums

text: and

text: my

text: dirty

text: feet

text: are

text: two

text: splendid

text: starting

text: points

text: for

text: my

text: philosophy

text: Everything

text: is

text: worth

text: precisely

text: as

text: much

text: as

text: a

text: belch

text: the

text: only

text: difference

text: being

text: that

text: a

text: belch

text: is

text: more

text: satisfying

text: The

text: beer

text: mug

text: is

text: empty

text: Sighing

text: JONS

text: gets

text: to

text: his

text: feet

text: The

text: GIRL

text: follows

text: him

text: like

text: a

text: shadow

text: In

text: the

text: yard

text: he

text: meets

text: a

text: large

text: man

text: with

text: a

text: sooty

text: face

text: and

text: a

text: dark

text: expression

text: He

text: stops

text: JONS

text: with

text: a

text: roar

text: JONS

text: What

text: are

text: you

text: screaming

text: about?PLOG

text: I

text: am

text: Plog

text: the

text: smith

text: and

text: you

text: are

text: the

text: squire

text: Jns

text: JONS

text: That

text: 's

text: possible

text: PLOG

text: Have

text: you

text: seen

text: my

text: wife

text: JONS

text: No

text: I

text: have

text: n't

text: But

text: if

text: I

text: had

text: seen

text: her

text: and

text: she

text: looked

text: like

text: you

text: I

text: 'd

text: quickly

text: forget

text: that

text: I

text: 'd

text: seen

text: her

text: PLOG

text: Well

text: in

text: that

text: case

text: you

text: have

text: n't

text: seen

text: her

text: JONS

text: Maybe

text: she

text: 's

text: run

text: off

text: PLOG

text: Do

text: you

text: know

text: anything

text: JONS

text: I

text: know

text: quite

text: a

text: lot

text: but

text: not

text: about

text: your

text: wife

text: Go

text: to

text: the

text: inn

text: Maybe

text: they

text: can

text: help

text: you

text: The

text: smith

text: sighs

text: sadly

text: and

text: goes

text: inside

text: The

text: inn

text: is

text: very

text: small

text: and

text: full

text: of

text: people

text: eating

text: and

text: drinking

text: to

text: forget

text: their

text: newly

text: aroused

text: fears

text: of

text: eternity

text: In

text: the

text: open

text: fireplace

text: a

text: roasting

text: pig

text: turns

text: on

text: an

text: iron

text: spit

text: The

text: sun

text: shines

text: outside

text: the

text: casement

text: window

text: its

text: sharp

text: rays

text: piercing

text: the

text: darkness

text: of

text: the

text: room

text: which

text: is

text: thick

text: with

text: fumes

text: and

text: perspiration

text: MERCHANT

text: Yes

text: it

text: 's

text: true

text: The

text: plague

text: is

text: spreading

text: along

text: the

text: west

text: coast

text: People

text: are

text: dying

text: like

text: flies

text: Usually

text: business

text: would

text: be

text: good

text: at

text: this

text: time

text: of

text: year

text: but

text: damn

text: it

text: I

text: 've

text: still

text: got

text: my

text: whole

text: stock

text: unsold

text: WOMAN

text: They

text: speak

text: of

text: the

text: judgment

text: day

text: And

text: all

text: these

text: omens

text: are

text: terrible

text: Worms

text: chopped

text: off

text: hands

text: and

text: other

text: monstrosities

text: began

text: pouring

text: out

text: of

text: an

text: old

text: woman

text: and

text: down

text: in

text: the

text: village

text: another

text: woman

text: gave

text: birth

text: to

text: a

text: calf

text: 's

text: head

text: OLD

text: MAN

text: The

text: day

text: of

text: judgment

text: Imagine

text: FARMER

text: It

text: has

text: n't

text: rained

text: here

text: for

text: a

text: month

text: We

text: 'll

text: surely

text: lose

text: our

text: crops

text: MERCHANT

text: And

text: people

text: are

text: acting

text: crazy

text: I

text: 'd

text: say

text: They

text: flee

text: the

text: country

text: and

text: carry

text: the

text: plague

text: with

text: them

text: wherever

text: they

text: go

text: OLD

text: MAN

text: The

text: day

text: of

text: judgment

text: Just

text: think

text: just

text: think!FARMER

text: If

text: it

text: 's

text: as

text: they

text: say

text: I

text: suppose

text: a

text: person

text: should

text: look

text: after

text: his

text: house

text: and

text: try

text: to

text: enjoy

text: life

text: as

text: long

text: as

text: he

text: can

text: WOMAN

text: But

text: there

text: have

text: been

text: other

text: things

text: too

text: such

text: things

text: that

text: ca

text: n't

text: even

text: be

text: spoken

text: of

text: whispers

text: Things

text: that

text: must

text: n't

text: be

text: named

text: but

text: the

text: priests

text: say

text: that

text: the

text: woman

text: carries

text: it

text: between

text: her

text: legs

text: and

text: that

text: 's

text: why

text: she

text: must

text: cleanse

text: herself

text: OLD

text: MAN

text: Judgment

text: day

text: And

text: the

text: Riders

text: of

text: the

text: Apocalypse

text: stand

text: at

text: the

text: bend

text: in

text: the

text: village

text: road

text: I

text: imagine

text: they

text: 'll

text: come

text: on

text: judgment

text: night

text: at

text: sundown

text: WOMAN

text: There

text: are

text: many

text: who

text: have

text: purged

text: themselves

text: with

text: fire

text: and

text: died

text: from

text: it

text: but

text: the

text: priests

text: say

text: that

text: it

text: 's

text: better

text: to

text: die

text: pure

text: than

text: to

text: live

text: for

text: hell

text: MERCHANT

text: This

text: is

text: the

text: end

text: yes

text: it

text: is

text: No

text: one

text: says

text: it

text: out

text: loud

text: but

text: all

text: of

text: us

text: know

text: that

text: it

text: 's

text: the

text: end

text: And

text: people

text: are

text: going

text: mad

text: from

text: fear

text: FARMER

text: So

text: you

text: 're

text: afraid

text: too

text: MERCHANT

text: Of

text: course

text: I

text: 'm

text: afraid

text: OLD

text: MAN

text: The

text: judgment

text: day

text: becomes

text: night

text: and

text: the

text: angels

text: descend

text: and

text: the

text: graves

text: open

text: It

text: will

text: be

text: terrible

text: to

text: see

text: They

text: whisper

text: in

text: low

text: tones

text: and

text: sit

text: close

text: to

text: each

text: other

text: PLOG

text: the

text: smith

text: shoves

text: his

text: way

text: into

text: a

text: place

text: next

text: to

text: JOF

text: who

text: is

text: still

text: dressed

text: in

text: his

text: costume

text: Opposite

text: him

text: sits

text: RAVAL

text: leaning

text: slightly

text: forward

text: his

text: face

text: perspiring

text: heavily

text: RAVAL

text: rolls

text: an

text: armlet

text: out

text: on

text: the

text: table

text: RAVAL

text: Do

text: you

text: want

text: this

text: armlet

text: You

text: can

text: have

text: it

text: cheap

text: JOF

text: I

text: ca

text: n't

text: afford

text: it

text: RAVAL

text: It

text: 's

text: real

text: silver

text: JOF

text: It

text: 's

text: nice

text: But

text: it

text: 's

text: surely

text: too

text: expensive

text: for

text: me

text: PLOG

text: Excuse

text: me

text: but

text: has

text: anyone

text: here

text: seen

text: my

text: wife?JOF

text: Has

text: she

text: disappeared?PLOG

text: They

text: say

text: she

text: 's

text: run

text: away

text: JOF

text: Has

text: she

text: deserted

text: you?PLOG

text: With

text: an

text: actor

text: JOF

text: An

text: actor

text: If

text: she

text: 's

text: got

text: such

text: bad

text: taste

text: then

text: I

text: think

text: you

text: should

text: let

text: her

text: go

text: PLOG

text: You

text: 're

text: right

text: My

text: first

text: thought

text: of

text: course

text: was

text: to

text: kill

text: her

text: JOF

text: Oh

text: But

text: to

text: murder

text: her

text: that

text: 's

text: a

text: terrible

text: thing

text: to

text: do

text: PLOG

text: I

text: 'm

text: also

text: going

text: to

text: kill

text: the

text: actor

text: JOF

text: The

text: actor?PLOG

text: Of

text: course

text: the

text: one

text: she

text: eloped

text: with

text: JOF

text: What

text: has

text: he

text: done

text: to

text: deserve

text: that?PLOG

text: Are

text: you

text: stupid

text: JOF

text: The

text: actor

text: Now

text: I

text: understand

text: There

text: are

text: too

text: many

text: of

text: them

text: so

text: even

text: if

text: he

text: has

text: n't

text: done

text: anything

text: in

text: particular

text: you

text: ought

text: to

text: kill

text: him

text: merely

text: because

text: he

text: 's

text: an

text: actor

text: PLOG

text: You

text: see

text: my

text: wife

text: has

text: always

text: been

text: interested

text: in

text: the

text: tricks

text: of

text: the

text: theatre

text: JOF

text: And

text: that

text: turned

text: out

text: to

text: be

text: her

text: misfortune

text: PLOG

text: Her

text: misfortune

text: but

text: not

text: mine

text: because

text: a

text: person

text: who

text: 's

text: born

text: unfortunate

text: can

text: hardly

text: suffer

text: from

text: any

text: further

text: misfortune

text: Is

text: n't

text: that

text: true?Now

text: RAVAL

text: enters

text: the

text: discussion

text: He

text: is

text: slightly

text: drunk

text: and

text: his

text: voice

text: is

text: shrill

text: and

text: evil

text: RAVAL

text: Listen

text: you

text: You

text: sit

text: there

text: and

text: lie

text: to

text: the

text: smith

text: JOF

text: I

text: A

text: liar

text: RAVAL

text: You

text: 're

text: an

text: actor

text: too

text: and

text: it

text: 's

text: probably

text: your

text: partner

text: who

text: 's

text: run

text: off

text: with

text: Plog

text: 's

text: old

text: lady

text: PLOG

text: Are

text: you

text: an

text: actor

text: too?JOF

text: An

text: actor

text: Me

text: I

text: would

text: n't

text: quite

text: call

text: myself

text: that!RAVAL

text: We

text: ought

text: to

text: kill

text: you

text: it

text: 's

text: only

text: logical

text: JOF

text: laughs

text: You

text: 're

text: really

text: funny

text: RAVAL

text: How

text: strange

text: you

text: 've

text: turned

text: pale

text: Have

text: you

text: anything

text: on

text: your

text: conscience?JOF

text: You

text: 're

text: funny

text: Do

text: n't

text: you

text: think

text: he

text: 's

text: funny

text: to

text: Plog

text: Oh

text: you

text: don't

text: RAVAL

text: Maybe

text: we

text: should

text: mark

text: you

text: up

text: a

text: little

text: with

text: a

text: knife

text: like

text: they

text: do

text: petty

text: scoundrels

text: of

text: your

text: kind

text: PLOG

text: bangs

text: his

text: hands

text: down

text: on

text: the

text: table

text: so

text: that

text: the

text: dishes

text: jump

text: He

text: gets

text: up

text: PLOG

text: shouting

text: What

text: have

text: you

text: done

text: with

text: my

text: wife?The

text: room

text: becomes

text: silent

text: JOF

text: looks

text: around

text: but

text: there

text: is

text: no

text: exit

text: no

text: way

text: to

text: escape

text: He

text: puts

text: his

text: hands

text: on

text: the

text: table

text: Suddenly

text: a

text: knife

text: flashes

text: through

text: the

text: air

text: and

text: sinks

text: into

text: the

text: table

text: top

text: between

text: his

text: fingers

text: JOF

text: snatches

text: away

text: his

text: hands

text: and

text: raises

text: his

text: head

text: He

text: looks

text: half

text: surprised

text: as

text: if

text: the

text: truth

text: had

text: just

text: become

text: apparent

text: to

text: him

text: JOF

text: Do

text: you

text: want

text: to

text: hurt

text: me

text: Why

text: Have

text: I

text: provoked

text: someone

text: or

text: got

text: in

text: the

text: way

text: I

text: 'll

text: leave

text: right

text: now

text: and

text: never

text: come

text: back

text: JOF

text: looks

text: from

text: one

text: face

text: to

text: another

text: but

text: no

text: one

text: seems

text: ready

text: to

text: help

text: him

text: or

text: come

text: to

text: his

text: defense

text: RAVAL

text: Get

text: up

text: so

text: everyone

text: can

text: hear

text: you

text: Talk

text: louder

text: Trembling

text: JOF

text: rises

text: He

text: opens

text: his

text: mouth

text: as

text: if

text: to

text: say

text: something

text: but

text: not

text: a

text: word

text: comes

text: out

text: RAVAL

text: Stand

text: on

text: your

text: head

text: so

text: that

text: we

text: can

text: see

text: how

text: good

text: an

text: actor

text: you

text: are

text: JOF

text: gets

text: up

text: on

text: the

text: table

text: and

text: stands

text: on

text: his

text: head

text: A

text: hand

text: pushes

text: him

text: forward

text: so

text: that

text: he

text: collapses

text: on

text: the

text: floor

text: PLOG

text: rises

text: pulls

text: him

text: to

text: his

text: feet

text: with

text: one

text: hand

text: PLOG

text: shouts

text: What

text: have

text: you

text: done

text: with

text: my

text: wife?PLOG

text: beats

text: him

text: so

text: furiously

text: that

text: JOF

text: flies

text: across

text: the

text: table

text: RAVAL

text: leans

text: over

text: him

text: RAVAL

text: Do

text: n't

text: lie

text: there

text: moaning

text: Get

text: up

text: and

text: dance

text: JOF

text: I

text: do

text: n't

text: want

text: to

text: I

text: can't

text: RAVEL

text: Show

text: us

text: how

text: you

text: imitate

text: a

text: bear

text: JOF

text: I

text: ca

text: n't

text: play

text: a

text: bear

text: RAVAL

text: Let

text: 's

text: see

text: if

text: you

text: ca

text: n't

text: after

text: all

text: RAVAL

text: prods

text: JOF

text: lightly

text: with

text: the

text: knife

text: point

text: JOF

text: gets

text: up

text: with

text: cold

text: sweat

text: on

text: his

text: cheeks

text: and

text: forehead

text: frightened

text: half

text: to

text: death

text: He

text: begins

text: to

text: jump

text: and

text: hop

text: on

text: top

text: of

text: the

text: tables

text: swinging

text: his

text: arms

text: and

text: legs

text: and

text: making

text: grotesque

text: faces

text: Some

text: laugh

text: but

text: most

text: of

text: the

text: people

text: sit

text: silently

text: JOF

text: gasps

text: as

text: if

text: his

text: lungs

text: were

text: about

text: to

text: burst

text: He

text: sinks

text: to

text: his

text: knees

text: and

text: someone

text: pours

text: beer

text: over

text: him

text: RAVEL

text: Up

text: again

text: Be

text: a

text: good

text: bear

text: JOF

text: I

text: have

text: n't

text: done

text: any

text: harm

text: I

text: have

text: n't

text: got

text: the

text: strength

text: to

text: play

text: a

text: bear

text: any

text: more

text: At

text: that

text: moment

text: the

text: door

text: opens

text: and

text: JONS

text: enters

text: JOF

text: sees

text: his

text: chance

text: and

text: steals

text: out

text: RAVAL

text: intends

text: to

text: follow

text: him

text: but

text: suddenly

text: stops

text: JONS

text: and

text: RAVAL

text: look

text: at

text: each

text: other

text: JONS

text: Do

text: you

text: remember

text: what

text: I

text: was

text: going

text: to

text: do

text: to

text: you

text: if

text: we

text: met

text: again?RAVAL

text: steps

text: back

text: without

text: speaking

text: JONS

text: I

text: 'm

text: a

text: man

text: who

text: keeps

text: his

text: word

text: JONS

text: raises

text: his

text: knife

text: and

text: cuts

text: RAVAL

text: from

text: forehead

text: to

text: cheek

text: RAVAL

text: staggers

text: towards

text: the

text: wall

text: The

text: hot

text: day

text: has

text: become

text: night

text: Singing

text: and

text: howling

text: can

text: be

text: heard

text: from

text: the

text: inn

text: In

text: a

text: hollow

text: near

text: the

text: forest

text: the

text: light

text: still

text: lingers

text: Hidden

text: in

text: the

text: grass

text: and

text: the

text: shrubbery

text: nightingales

text: sing

text: and

text: their

text: voices

text: echo

text: through

text: the

text: stillness

text: The

text: players

text: wagon

text: stands

text: in

text: a

text: small

text: ravine

text: and

text: not

text: far

text: away

text: the

text: horse

text: grazes

text: on

text: the

text: dry

text: grass

text: MIA

text: has

text: sat

text: down

text: in

text: front

text: of

text: the

text: wagon

text: with

text: her

text: son

text: in

text: her

text: arms

text: They

text: play

text: together

text: and

text: laugh

text: happily

text: Now

text: a

text: soft

text: gleam

text: of

text: light

text: strokes

text: the

text: hilltops

text: a

text: last

text: reflection

text: from

text: the

text: red

text: clouds

text: over

text: the

text: sea

text: Not

text: far

text: from

text: the

text: wagon

text: the

text: KNIGHT

text: sits

text: crouched

text: over

text: his

text: chess

text: game

text: He

text: lifts

text: his

text: head

text: The

text: evening

text: light

text: moves

text: across

text: the

text: heavy

text: wagon

text: wheels

text: across

text: the

text: woman

text: and

text: the

text: child

text: The

text: KNIGHT

text: gets

text: up

text: MIA

text: sees

text: him

text: and

text: smiles

text: She

text: holds

text: up

text: her

text: struggling

text: son

text: as

text: if

text: to

text: amuse

text: the

text: KNIGHT.KNIGHT

text: What

text: 's

text: his

text: name?MIA

text: Mikael

text: KNIGHT

text: How

text: old

text: is

text: he?MIA

text: Oh

text: he

text: 'll

text: soon

text: be

text: two

text: KNIGHT

text: He

text: 's

text: big

text: for

text: his

text: age

text: MIA

text: Do

text: you

text: think

text: so

text: Yes

text: I

text: guess

text: he

text: 's

text: rather

text: big

text: She

text: puts

text: the

text: child

text: down

text: on

text: the

text: ground

text: and

text: half

text: rises

text: to

text: shake

text: out

text: her

text: red

text: skirt

text: When

text: she

text: sits

text: down

text: again

text: the

text: KNIGHT

text: steps

text: closer

text: KNIGHT

text: You

text: played

text: some

text: kind

text: of

text: show

text: this

text: afternoon

text: MIA

text: Did

text: you

text: think

text: it

text: was

text: bad?KNIGHT

text: You

text: are

text: more

text: beautiful

text: now

text: without

text: your

text: face

text: painted

text: and

text: this

text: gown

text: is

text: more

text: becoming

text: MIA

text: You

text: see

text: Jonas

text: Skat

text: has

text: run

text: off

text: and

text: left

text: us

text: so

text: we

text: 're

text: in

text: real

text: trouble

text: now

text: KNIGHT

text: Is

text: that

text: your

text: husband?MIA

text: laughs

text: Jonas

text: The

text: other

text: man

text: is

text: my

text: husband

text: His

text: name

text: is

text: Jof

text: KNIGHT

text: Oh

text: that

text: one

text: MIA

text: And

text: now

text: there

text: 's

text: only

text: him

text: and

text: me

text: We

text: 'll

text: have

text: to

text: start

text: doing

text: tricks

text: again

text: and

text: that

text: 's

text: more

text: trouble

text: than

text: it

text: 's

text: worth

text: KNIGHT

text: Do

text: you

text: do

text: tricks

text: also?MIA

text: We

text: certainly

text: do

text: And

text: Jof

text: is

text: a

text: very

text: skillful

text: juggler

text: KNIGHT

text: Is

text: Mikael

text: going

text: to

text: be

text: an

text: acrobat?MIA

text: Jof

text: wants

text: him

text: to

text: be

text: KNIGHT

text: But

text: you

text: don't

text: MIA

text: I

text: do

text: n't

text: know

text: smiling

text: Perhaps

text: he

text: 'll

text: become

text: a

text: knight

text: KNIGHT

text: Let

text: me

text: assure

text: you

text: that

text: 's

text: no

text: pleasure

text: either

text: MIA

text: No

text: you

text: do

text: n't

text: look

text: so

text: happy

text: KNIGHT

text: No

text: MIA

text: Are

text: you

text: tired?KNIGHT

text: Yes

text: MIA

text: Why

text: KNIGHT

text: I

text: have

text: dull

text: company

text: MIA

text: Do

text: you

text: mean

text: your

text: squire?KNIGHT

text: No

text: not

text: him

text: MIA

text: Who

text: do

text: you

text: mean

text: then?KNIGHT

text: Myself

text: MIA

text: I

text: understand

text: KNIGHT

text: Do

text: you

text: really

text: MIA

text: Yes

text: I

text: understand

text: rather

text: well

text: I

text: have

text: often

text: wondered

text: why

text: people

text: torture

text: themselves

text: as

text: often

text: as

text: they

text: can

text: Is

text: n't

text: that

text: so?She

text: nods

text: energetically

text: and

text: the

text: KNIGHT

text: smiles

text: seriously

text: Now

text: the

text: shrieks

text: and

text: the

text: noise

text: from

text: the

text: inn

text: become

text: louder

text: Black

text: figures

text: flicker

text: across

text: the

text: grass

text: mound

text: Someone

text: collapses

text: gets

text: up

text: and

text: runs

text: It

text: is

text: JOF

text: MIA

text: stretches

text: out

text: her

text: arms

text: and

text: receives

text: him

text: He

text: holds

text: his

text: hands

text: in

text: front

text: of

text: his

text: face

text: moaning

text: like

text: a

text: child

text: and

text: his

text: body

text: sways

text: He

text: kneels

text: MIA

text: holds

text: him

text: close

text: to

text: her

text: and

text: sprinkles

text: him

text: with

text: small

text: anxious

text: questions

text: What

text: have

text: you

text: done

text: How

text: are

text: you

text: What

text: is

text: it

text: Does

text: it

text: hurt

text: What

text: can

text: I

text: do

text: Have

text: they

text: been

text: cruel

text: to

text: you

text: She

text: runs

text: for

text: a

text: rag

text: which

text: she

text: dips

text: in

text: water

text: and

text: carefully

text: bathes

text: her

text: husband

text: 's

text: dirty

text: bloody

text: face

text: Eventually

text: a

text: rather

text: sorrowful

text: visage

text: emerges

text: Blood

text: runs

text: from

text: a

text: bruise

text: on

text: his

text: forehead

text: and

text: his

text: nose

text: and

text: a

text: tooth

text: has

text: been

text: loosened

text: but

text: otherwise

text: JOF

text: seems

text: unhurt

text: JOF

text: Ouch

text: it

text: hurts

text: MIA

text: Why

text: did

text: you

text: have

text: to

text: go

text: there

text: And

text: of

text: course

text: you

text: drank

text: MIA

text: 's

text: anxiety

text: has

text: been

text: replaced

text: by

text: a

text: mild

text: anger

text: She

text: pats

text: him

text: a

text: little

text: harder

text: than

text: necessary

text: JOF

text: Ouch

text: I

text: did

text: n't

text: drink

text: anything

text: MIA

text: Then

text: I

text: suppose

text: you

text: were

text: boasting

text: about

text: the

text: angels

text: and

text: devils

text: you

text: consort

text: with

text: People

text: do

text: n't

text: like

text: someone

text: who

text: has

text: too

text: many

text: ideas

text: and

text: fantasies

text: JOF

text: I

text: swear

text: to

text: you

text: that

text: I

text: did

text: n't

text: say

text: a

text: word

text: about

text: angels

text: MIA

text: You

text: were

text: of

text: course

text: busy

text: singing

text: and

text: dancing

text: You

text: can

text: never

text: stop

text: being

text: an

text: actor

text: People

text: also

text: become

text: angry

text: at

text: that

text: and

text: you

text: know

text: it

text: JOF

text: does

text: n't

text: answer

text: but

text: searches

text: for

text: the

text: armlet

text: He

text: holds

text: it

text: up

text: in

text: front

text: of

text: MIA

text: with

text: an

text: injured

text: expression

text: JOF

text: Look

text: what

text: I

text: bought

text: for

text: you

text: MIA

text: You

text: could

text: n't

text: afford

text: it

text: JOF

text: angry

text: But

text: I

text: got

text: it

text: anyhow

text: The

text: armlet

text: glitters

text: faintly

text: in

text: the

text: twilight

text: MIA

text: now

text: pulls

text: it

text: across

text: her

text: wrist

text: They

text: look

text: at

text: it

text: in

text: silence

text: and

text: their

text: faces

text: soften

text: They

text: look

text: at

text: each

text: other

text: touch

text: each

text: other

text: 's

text: hands

text: JOF

text: puts

text: his

text: head

text: against

text: MIA

text: 'S

text: shoulder

text: and

text: sighs

text: JOF

text: Oh

text: how

text: they

text: beat

text: me

text: MIA

text: Why

text: did

text: n't

text: you

text: beat

text: them

text: back?JOF

text: I

text: only

text: become

text: frightened

text: and

text: angry

text: I

text: never

text: get

text: a

text: chance

text: to

text: hit

text: back

text: I

text: can

text: get

text: angry

text: you

text: know

text: that

text: I

text: roared

text: like

text: a

text: lion

text: MIA

text: Were

text: they

text: frightened?JOF

text: No

text: they

text: just

text: laughed

text: Their

text: son

text: MIKAEL

text: crawls

text: over

text: to

text: them

text: JOF

text: lies

text: down

text: on

text: the

text: ground

text: and

text: pulls

text: his

text: son

text: on

text: top

text: of

text: him

text: MIA

text: gets

text: down

text: on

text: her

text: hands

text: and

text: knees

text: and

text: playfully

text: sniffs

text: at

text: MIKAEL.MIA

text: Do

text: you

text: notice

text: how

text: good

text: he

text: smells?JOF

text: And

text: he

text: is

text: so

text: compact

text: to

text: hold

text: You

text: 're

text: a

text: sturdy

text: one

text: A

text: real

text: acrobat

text: 's

text: body

text: He

text: lifts

text: MIKAEL

text: up

text: and

text: holds

text: him

text: by

text: the

text: legs

text: MIA

text: looks

text: up

text: suddenly

text: remembering

text: the

text: knight

text: 's

text: presence

text: MIA

text: Yes

text: this

text: is

text: my

text: husband

text: Jof

text: JOF

text: Good

text: evening

text: KNIGHT

text: Good

text: evening

text: JOF

text: becomes

text: a

text: little

text: embarrassed

text: and

text: rises

text: All

text: three

text: of

text: them

text: look

text: at

text: one

text: another

text: silently

text: KNIGHT

text: I

text: have

text: just

text: told

text: your

text: wife

text: that

text: you

text: have

text: a

text: splendid

text: son

text: He

text: 'll

text: bring

text: great

text: joy

text: to

text: you

text: JOF

text: Yes

text: he

text: 's

text: fine

text: They

text: become

text: silent

text: again

text: JOF

text: Have

text: we

text: nothing

text: to

text: offer

text: the

text: knight

text: Mia?KNIGHT

text: Thank

text: you

text: I

text: do

text: n't

text: want

text: anything

text: MIA

text: housewifely

text: I

text: picked

text: a

text: basket

text: of

text: wild

text: strawberries

text: this

text: afternoon

text: And

text: we

text: have

text: a

text: drop

text: of

text: milk

text: fresh

text: from

text: a

text: cow

text: JOF

text: that

text: we

text: were

text: allowed

text: to

text: milk

text: So

text: if

text: you

text: would

text: like

text: to

text: partake

text: of

text: this

text: humble

text: fare

text: it

text: would

text: be

text: a

text: great

text: honor

text: MIA

text: Please

text: be

text: seated

text: and

text: I

text: 'll

text: bring

text: the

text: food

text: They

text: sit

text: down

text: MIA

text: disappears

text: with

text: MIKAEL.KNIGHT

text: Where

text: are

text: you

text: going

text: next?JOF

text: Up

text: to

text: the

text: saints

text: feast

text: at

text: Elsinore

text: KNIGHT

text: I

text: would

text: n't

text: advise

text: you

text: to

text: go

text: there

text: JOF

text: Why

text: not

text: if

text: I

text: may

text: ask?KNIGHT

text: The

text: plague

text: has

text: spread

text: in

text: that

text: direction

text: following

text: the

text: coast

text: line

text: south

text: It

text: 's

text: said

text: that

text: people

text: are

text: dying

text: by

text: the

text: tens

text: of

text: thousands

text: JOF

text: Really

text: Well

text: sometimes

text: life

text: is

text: a

text: little

text: hard

text: KNIGHT

text: May

text: I

text: suggest

text: JOF

text: looks

text: at

text: him

text: surprised

text: that

text: you

text: follow

text: me

text: through

text: the

text: forest

text: tonight

text: and

text: stay

text: at

text: my

text: home

text: if

text: you

text: like

text: Or

text: go

text: along

text: the

text: east

text: coast

text: You

text: 'll

text: probably

text: be

text: safer

text: there

text: MIA

text: has

text: returned

text: with

text: a

text: bowl

text: of

text: wild

text: strawberries

text: and

text: the

text: milk

text: places

text: it

text: between

text: them

text: and

text: gives

text: each

text: of

text: them

text: a

text: spoon

text: JOF

text: I

text: wish

text: you

text: good

text: appetite

text: KNIGHT

text: I

text: humbly

text: thank

text: you

text: MIA

text: These

text: are

text: wild

text: strawberries

text: from

text: the

text: forest

text: I

text: have

text: never

text: seen

text: such

text: large

text: ones

text: They

text: grow

text: up

text: there

text: on

text: the

text: hillside

text: Notice

text: how

text: they

text: smell!She

text: points

text: with

text: a

text: spoon

text: and

text: smiles

text: The

text: KNIGHT

text: nods

text: as

text: if

text: he

text: were

text: pondering

text: some

text: profound

text: thought

text: JOF

text: eats

text: heartily

text: JOF

text: Your

text: suggestion

text: is

text: good

text: but

text: I

text: must

text: think

text: it

text: over

text: MIA

text: It

text: might

text: be

text: wise

text: to

text: have

text: company

text: going

text: through

text: the

text: forest

text: It

text: 's

text: said

text: to

text: be

text: full

text: of

text: trolls

text: and

text: ghosts

text: and

text: bandits

text: That

text: 's

text: what

text: I

text: 've

text: heard

text: JOF

text: staunchly

text: Yes

text: I

text: 'd

text: say

text: that

text: it

text: 's

text: not

text: a

text: bad

text: idea

text: but

text: I

text: have

text: to

text: think

text: about

text: it

text: Now

text: that

text: Skat

text: has

text: left

text: I

text: am

text: responsible

text: for

text: the

text: troupe

text: After

text: all

text: I

text: have

text: become

text: director

text: of

text: the

text: whole

text: company

text: MIA

text: mimics

text: After

text: all

text: I

text: have

text: become

text: director

text: of

text: the

text: whole

text: company

text: JONS

text: comes

text: walking

text: slowly

text: down

text: the

text: hill

text: closely

text: followed

text: by

text: the

text: GIRL

text: MIA

text: points

text: with

text: her

text: spoon

text: MIA

text: Do

text: you

text: want

text: some

text: strawberries?JOF

text: This

text: man

text: saved

text: my

text: life

text: Sit

text: down

text: my

text: friend

text: and

text: let

text: us

text: be

text: together

text: MIA

text: stretches

text: herself

text: Oh

text: how

text: nice

text: this

text: is

text: KNIGHT

text: For

text: a

text: short

text: while

text: MIA

text: Nearly

text: always

text: One

text: day

text: is

text: like

text: another

text: There

text: is

text: nothing

text: strange

text: about

text: that

text: The

text: summer

text: of

text: course

text: is

text: better

text: than

text: the

text: winter

text: because

text: in

text: summer

text: you

text: do

text: n't

text: have

text: to

text: be

text: cold

text: But

text: spring

text: is

text: best

text: of

text: all

text: JOF

text: I

text: have

text: written

text: a

text: poem

text: about

text: the

text: spring

text: Perhaps

text: you

text: 'd

text: like

text: to

text: hear

text: it

text: I

text: 'll

text: run

text: and

text: get

text: my

text: lyre

text: He

text: sprints

text: towards

text: the

text: wagon

text: MIA

text: Not

text: now

text: Jof

text: Our

text: guests

text: may

text: not

text: be

text: amused

text: by

text: your

text: songs

text: JONS

text: politely

text: By

text: all

text: means

text: I

text: write

text: little

text: songs

text: myself

text: For

text: example

text: I

text: know

text: a

text: very

text: funny

text: song

text: about

text: a

text: wanton

text: fish

text: which

text: I

text: doubt

text: that

text: you

text: 've

text: heard

text: yet

text: The

text: KNIGHT

text: looks

text: at

text: him

text: JONS

text: You

text: 'll

text: not

text: get

text: to

text: hear

text: it

text: either

text: There

text: are

text: persons

text: here

text: who

text: do

text: n't

text: appreciate

text: my

text: art

text: and

text: I

text: do

text: n't

text: want

text: to

text: upset

text: anyone

text: I

text: 'm

text: a

text: sensitive

text: soul

text: JOF

text: has

text: come

text: out

text: with

text: his

text: lyre

text: sits

text: on

text: a

text: small

text: gaudy

text: box

text: and

text: plucks

text: at

text: the

text: instrument

text: humming

text: quietly

text: searching

text: for

text: his

text: melody

text: JONS

text: yawns

text: and

text: lies

text: down

text: KNIGHT

text: People

text: are

text: troubled

text: by

text: so

text: much

text: MIA

text: It

text: 's

text: always

text: better

text: when

text: one

text: is

text: two

text: Have

text: you

text: no

text: one

text: of

text: your

text: own?KNIGHT

text: Yes

text: I

text: think

text: I

text: had

text: someone

text: MIA

text: And

text: what

text: is

text: she

text: doing

text: now?KNIGHT

text: I

text: do

text: n't

text: know

text: MIA

text: You

text: look

text: so

text: solemn

text: Was

text: she

text: your

text: beloved?KNIGHT

text: We

text: were

text: newly

text: married

text: and

text: we

text: played

text: together

text: We

text: laughed

text: a

text: great

text: deal

text: I

text: wrote

text: songs

text: to

text: her

text: eyes

text: to

text: her

text: nose

text: to

text: her

text: beautiful

text: little

text: ears

text: We

text: went

text: hunting

text: together

text: and

text: at

text: night

text: we

text: danced

text: The

text: house

text: was

text: full

text: of

text: life

text: MIA

text: Do

text: you

text: want

text: some

text: more

text: strawberries?KNIGHT

text: shakes

text: his

text: head

text: Faith

text: is

text: a

text: torment

text: did

text: you

text: know

text: that

text: It

text: is

text: like

text: loving

text: someone

text: who

text: is

text: out

text: there

text: in

text: the

text: darkness

text: but

text: never

text: appears

text: no

text: matter

text: how

text: loudly

text: you

text: call

text: MIA

text: I

text: do

text: n't

text: understand

text: what

text: you

text: mean

text: KNIGHT

text: Everything

text: I

text: 've

text: said

text: seems

text: meaningless

text: and

text: unreal

text: while

text: I

text: sit

text: here

text: with

text: you

text: and

text: your

text: husband

text: How

text: unimportant

text: it

text: all

text: becomes

text: suddenly

text: He

text: takes

text: the

text: bowl

text: of

text: milk

text: in

text: his

text: hand

text: and

text: drinks

text: deeply

text: from

text: it

text: several

text: times

text: Then

text: he

text: carefully

text: puts

text: it

text: down

text: and

text: looks

text: up

text: smiling

text: MIA

text: Now

text: you

text: do

text: n't

text: look

text: so

text: solemn

text: KNIGHT

text: I

text: shall

text: remember

text: this

text: moment

text: The

text: silence

text: the

text: twilight

text: the

text: bowls

text: of

text: strawberries

text: and

text: milk

text: your

text: faces

text: in

text: the

text: evening

text: light

text: Mikael

text: sleeping

text: Jof

text: with

text: his

text: lyre

text: I

text: 'll

text: try

text: to

text: remember

text: what

text: we

text: have

text: talked

text: about

text: I

text: 'll

text: carry

text: this

text: memory

text: between

text: my

text: hands

text: as

text: carefully

text: as

text: if

text: it

text: were

text: a

text: bowl

text: filled

text: to

text: the

text: brim

text: with

text: fresh

text: milk

text: He

text: turns

text: his

text: face

text: away

text: and

text: looks

text: out

text: towards

text: the

text: sea

text: and

text: the

text: colorless

text: gray

text: sky

text: KNIGHT

text: And

text: it

text: will

text: be

text: an

text: adequate

text: sign

text: it

text: will

text: be

text: enough

text: for

text: me

text: He

text: rises

text: nods

text: to

text: the

text: others

text: and

text: walks

text: down

text: towards

text: the

text: forest

text: JOF

text: continues

text: to

text: play

text: on

text: his

text: lyre

text: MIA

text: stretches

text: out

text: on

text: the

text: grass

text: The

text: KNIGHT

text: picks

text: up

text: his

text: chess

text: game

text: and

text: carries

text: it

text: towards

text: the

text: beach

text: It

text: is

text: quiet

text: and

text: deserted

text: the

text: sea

text: is

text: still

text: DEATH

text: I

text: have

text: been

text: waiting

text: for

text: you

text: KNIGHT

text: Pardon

text: me

text: I

text: was

text: detained

text: for

text: a

text: few

text: moments

text: Because

text: I

text: revealed

text: my

text: tactics

text: to

text: you

text: I

text: 'm

text: in

text: retreat

text: It

text: 's

text: your

text: move

text: DEATH

text: Why

text: do

text: you

text: look

text: so

text: satisfied?KNIGHT

text: That

text: 's

text: my

text: secret

text: DEATH

text: Of

text: course

text: Now

text: I

text: take

text: your

text: knight

text: KNIGHT

text: You

text: did

text: the

text: right

text: thing

text: DEATH

text: Have

text: you

text: tricked

text: me

text: KNIGHT

text: Of

text: course

text: You

text: fell

text: right

text: in

text: the

text: trap

text: Check!DEATH

text: What

text: are

text: you

text: laughing

text: at?KNIGHT

text: Do

text: n't

text: worry

text: about

text: my

text: laughter

text: save

text: your

text: king

text: instead

text: DEATH

text: You

text: 're

text: rather

text: arrogant

text: KNIGHT

text: Our

text: game

text: amuses

text: me

text: DEATH

text: It

text: 's

text: your

text: move

text: Hurry

text: up

text: I

text: 'm

text: a

text: little

text: pressed

text: for

text: time

text: KNIGHT

text: I

text: understand

text: that

text: you

text: 've

text: a

text: lot

text: to

text: do

text: but

text: you

text: ca

text: n't

text: get

text: out

text: of

text: our

text: game

text: It

text: takes

text: time

text: DEATH

text: is

text: about

text: to

text: answer

text: him

text: but

text: stops

text: and

text: leans

text: over

text: the

text: board

text: The

text: KNIGHT

text: smiles

text: DEATH

text: Are

text: you

text: going

text: to

text: escort

text: the

text: juggler

text: and

text: his

text: wife

text: through

text: the

text: forest

text: Those

text: whose

text: names

text: are

text: Jof

text: and

text: Mia

text: and

text: who

text: have

text: a

text: small

text: son?KNIGHT

text: Why

text: do

text: you

text: ask?DEATH

text: Oh

text: no

text: reason

text: at

text: all

text: The

text: KNIGHT

text: suddenly

text: stops

text: smiling

text: DEATH

text: looks

text: at

text: him

text: scornfully

text: Immediately

text: after

text: sundown

text: the

text: little

text: company

text: gathers

text: in

text: the

text: yard

text: of

text: the

text: inn

text: There

text: is

text: the

text: KNIGHT

text: JONS

text: and

text: the

text: GIRL

text: JOF

text: and

text: MIA

text: in

text: their

text: wagon

text: Their

text: son

text: MIKAEL

text: is

text: already

text: asleep

text: JONAS

text: SKAT

text: is

text: still

text: missing

text: JONS

text: goes

text: into

text: the

text: inn

text: to

text: get

text: provisions

text: for

text: the

text: night

text: journey

text: and

text: to

text: have

text: a

text: last

text: mug

text: of

text: beer

text: The

text: inn

text: is

text: now

text: empty

text: and

text: quiet

text: except

text: for

text: a

text: few

text: farmhands

text: and

text: maidens

text: who

text: are

text: eating

text: their

text: evening

text: meal

text: in

text: a

text: corner

text: At

text: one

text: of

text: the

text: small

text: windows

text: sits

text: a

text: lonely

text: hunched

text: over

text: fellow

text: with

text: a

text: jug

text: of

text: brandy

text: in

text: his

text: hands

text: His

text: expression

text: is

text: very

text: sad

text: Once

text: in

text: a

text: while

text: he

text: is

text: shaken

text: by

text: a

text: gigantic

text: sob

text: It

text: is

text: PLOG

text: the

text: smith

text: who

text: sits

text: there

text: and

text: whimpers

text: JONS

text: God

text: in

text: heaven

text: is

text: n't

text: this

text: Plog

text: the

text: smith?PLOG

text: Good

text: evening

text: JONS

text: Are

text: you

text: sitting

text: here

text: sniveling

text: in

text: loneliness?PLOG

text: Yes

text: yes

text: look

text: at

text: the

text: smith

text: He

text: moans

text: like

text: a

text: rabbit

text: JONS

text: If

text: I

text: were

text: in

text: your

text: boots

text: I

text: 'd

text: be

text: happy

text: to

text: get

text: rid

text: of

text: a

text: wife

text: in

text: such

text: an

text: easy

text: way

text: JONS

text: pats

text: the

text: smith

text: on

text: the

text: back

text: quenches

text: his

text: thirst

text: with

text: beer

text: and

text: sits

text: down

text: by

text: his

text: side

text: PLOG

text: Are

text: you

text: married

text: JONS

text: I

text: A

text: hundred

text: times

text: and

text: more

text: I

text: ca

text: n't

text: keep

text: count

text: of

text: all

text: my

text: wives

text: any

text: longer

text: But

text: it

text: 's

text: often

text: that

text: way

text: when

text: you

text: 're

text: a

text: traveling

text: man

text: PLOG

text: I

text: can

text: assure

text: you

text: that

text: one

text: wife

text: is

text: worse

text: than

text: a

text: hundred

text: or

text: else

text: I

text: 've

text: had

text: worse

text: luck

text: than

text: any

text: poor

text: wretch

text: in

text: this

text: miserable

text: world

text: which

text: is

text: n't

text: impossible

text: JONS

text: Yes

text: it

text: 's

text: hell

text: with

text: women

text: and

text: hell

text: without

text: them

text: So

text: however

text: you

text: look

text: at

text: it

text: it

text: 's

text: still

text: best

text: to

text: kill

text: them

text: off

text: while

text: it

text: 's

text: most

text: amusing

text: PLOG

text: Women

text: 's

text: nagging

text: the

text: shrieking

text: of

text: children

text: and

text: wet

text: diapers

text: sharp

text: nails

text: and

text: sharp

text: words

text: blows

text: and

text: pokes

text: and

text: the

text: devil

text: 's

text: aunt

text: for

text: a

text: mother

text: in

text: law

text: And

text: then

text: when

text: one

text: wants

text: to

text: sleep

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question: The knight admits that his life has been what?

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aliases: His life has been futile and without meaning

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answer: Jons

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question: Who can summon Satan?

answer: Jons

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answer: Perform

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question: What does Death State ?

answer: Nothing is stated from "Death"

aliases: That they will meet at the inn and continue playing

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question: Who saves a servant girl from being raped by a man robbing a corpse?

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question: What game did the knight and Death play?

answer: Charades

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question: What is being painted in the church?

answer: mural about mass death

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not in this story
a fresco of the dance of death
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Bloody paste
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Never mentioned.

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question: who is playing chess with death ?

answer: Antonius Block

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question: Where was Antonius Block returning from?

answer: no anwer

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question: Who sees Death at the end of the story?

answer: JONS

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question: who stops the servant to bring water to the theologian

question: The knight discovers that the priest is?

answer: Death

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is Death
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his squire Jon
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question: what does the juggler tells his wife?

answer: He had a vision.

question: what does the theologian pleads for?

answer: for water

question: jof is also what?

answer: A songwriter

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A juggler.
A murderer
Monk God
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question: What does Death ask the Knight before departing ?

answer: Has accomplished his one "meaningful deed" yet

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aliases: Death asks if the knight has accomplished his one "meaningful deed" yet

aliases: Are you going going to escort the juggler and his wife through the forest.

aliases: If the knight has accomplished his one "meaningful deed" yet

question: who attempts to bring him some water?

question: What does the juggler see the knight and his followers being led away?

answer: visions of Jesus and Mary

question: Why does the knight invite the actors to his castle?

answer: So they will be safer from the plague

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aliases: He invites the actors to his castle, where they will be safer from the plague.

question: Who is Lisa?

answer: The cheating wife

question: Where does the juggler meet Raval?

answer: not in this story

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At a public house
In the forest where she followed her
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