Answer
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"I
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forbid
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you
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maidens
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all
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that
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wear
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gold
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in
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your
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hair
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To
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travel
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to
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Carterhaugh
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for
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young
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Tam
|
Lin
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is
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there
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None
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that
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go
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by
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Carterhaugh
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but
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they
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leave
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him
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a
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pledge
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Either
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their
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mantles
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of
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green
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or
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else
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their
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maidenhead"
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Janet
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tied
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her
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kirtle
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green
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a
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bit
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above
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her
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knee
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And
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she's
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gone
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to
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Carterhaugh
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as
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fast
|
as
|
go
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can
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she
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She'd
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not
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pulled
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a
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double
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rose,
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a
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rose
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but
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Answer
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only
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two
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When
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up
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then
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came
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young
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Tam
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Lin
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says
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"Lady,
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pull
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no
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more"
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"And
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why
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come
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you
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to
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Carterhaugh
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without
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command
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from
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me?"
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"I'll
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come
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and
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go",
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young
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Janet
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said,
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"and
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ask
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no
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leave
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of
|
thee"
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Janet
|
tied
|
her
|
kirtle
|
green
|
a
|
bit
|
above
|
her
|
knee
|
And
|
she's
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gone
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to
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her
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father
|
as
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fast
|
as
|
go
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can
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she
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Well,
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then
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spoke
|
her
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father
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dear
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and
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he
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spoke
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meek
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and
|
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Answer
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mild
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"Oh,
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and
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alas,
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Janet"
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he
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said,
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"I
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think
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you
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go
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with
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child"
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"Well,
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if
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that
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be
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so",
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Janet
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said,
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"myself
|
shall
|
bear
|
the
|
blame
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There's
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not
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a
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knight
|
in
|
all
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your
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hall
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shall
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get
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the
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baby's
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name
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For
|
if
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my
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love
|
were
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an
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earthly
|
knight
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as
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he
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is
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an
|
elfin
|
grey
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I'd
|
not
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change
|
my
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own
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true
|
love
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for
|
any
|
knight
|
you
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have"
|
Janet
|
tied
|
her
|
kirtle
|
green
|
a
|
bit
|
|
Answer
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above
|
her
|
knee
|
And
|
she's
|
gone
|
to
|
Carterhaugh
|
as
|
fast
|
as
|
go
|
can
|
she
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"Oh,
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tell
|
to
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me,
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Tam
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Lin,"
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she
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said,
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"why
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came
|
you
|
here
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to
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dwell?"
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"The
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Queen
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of
|
Faeries
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caught
|
me
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when
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from
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my
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horse
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I
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fell
|
And
|
at
|
the
|
end
|
of
|
seven
|
years
|
she
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pays
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a
|
tithe
|
to
|
hell
|
I
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so
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fair
|
and
|
full
|
of
|
flesh
|
and
|
feared
|
it
|
be
|
myself
|
But
|
tonight
|
is
|
Hallowe'en
|
and
|
the
|
|
Answer
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faery
|
folk
|
ride
|
Those
|
that
|
would
|
their
|
true
|
love
|
win
|
at
|
Miles
|
Cross
|
they
|
must
|
bide
|
So
|
first
|
let
|
past
|
the
|
horses
|
black
|
and
|
then
|
let
|
past
|
the
|
brown
|
Quickly
|
run
|
to
|
the
|
white
|
steed
|
and
|
pull
|
the
|
rider
|
down
|
For
|
I'll
|
ride
|
on
|
the
|
white
|
steed,
|
the
|
nearest
|
to
|
the
|
town
|
For
|
I
|
was
|
an
|
earthly
|
knight,
|
they
|
give
|
me
|
that
|
renown
|
Oh,
|
they
|
will
|
turn
|
me
|
in
|
your
|
|
Answer
|
arms
|
to
|
a
|
newt
|
or
|
a
|
snake
|
But
|
hold
|
me
|
tight
|
and
|
fear
|
not,
|
I
|
am
|
your
|
baby's
|
father
|
And
|
they
|
will
|
turn
|
me
|
in
|
your
|
arms
|
into
|
a
|
lion
|
bold
|
But
|
hold
|
me
|
tight
|
and
|
fear
|
not
|
and
|
you
|
will
|
love
|
your
|
child
|
And
|
they
|
will
|
turn
|
me
|
in
|
your
|
arms
|
into
|
a
|
naked
|
knight
|
But
|
cloak
|
me
|
in
|
your
|
mantle
|
and
|
keep
|
me
|
out
|
of
|
sight"
|
In
|
the
|
|
Answer
|
middle
|
of
|
the
|
night
|
she
|
heard
|
the
|
bridle
|
ring
|
She
|
heeded
|
what
|
he
|
did
|
say
|
and
|
young
|
Tam
|
Lin
|
did
|
win
|
Then
|
up
|
spoke
|
the
|
Faery
|
Queen,
|
an
|
angry
|
queen
|
was
|
she
|
Woe
|
betide
|
her
|
ill-fought
|
face,
|
an
|
ill
|
death
|
may
|
she
|
die
|
"Oh,
|
had
|
I
|
known,
|
Tam
|
Lin,"
|
she
|
said,
|
"what
|
this
|
knight
|
I
|
did
|
see
|
I'd
|
have
|
looked
|
him
|
in
|
the
|
eyes
|
and
|
turned
|
him
|
to
|
a
|
tree."
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