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“He gave order that I should be held and chained to a stake like the bear I was. Well, I said, I make this promise to the man that tries it, that I'll hold no grudge against him but still I'll give his head to his best friend as a joint stool. And I walked out of gates, with none offering to stop me.”

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Book:Once Was Willem

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