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User_gary Posted 19 years ago
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I cannot spare you

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00All that is true enough, `answered the king'. But I need your trunk, good 00sal-god00. 01b00I cannot spare you02b00. The tree-god seemed to lose some of his brightness. He bowed his head and said sadly : `Then, O King, please promise me one thing. Let me be cut down in three parts : first my head, with its crown of leaves; then my middle, with its strong arms and hands; and last my trunk.'02br
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00What does `I cannot spare you' and `sal-god' mean in this context?02br
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0 01blockquote 01cite 10User_gary12cite 10 12br 12br 10All that is true enough, `answered the king'. But I need your trunk, good 10sal-***10. 11b 10I cannot spare you12b 10.

— Philip

  • 0 01blockquote 01cite 10User_gary12cite 10 12br 12br 10All that is true enough, `answered the king'.
  • But I need your trunk, good 10sal-***10.
  • 11b 10I cannot spare you12b 10.
  • The tree-*** seemed to lose some of his brightness.
  • He bowed his head and said sadly : `Then, O King, please promise me one thing.
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10All that is true enough, `answered the king'. But I need your trunk, good 10sal-***10. 11b10I cannot spare you12b10. The tree-*** seemed to lose some of his brightness. He bowed his head and said sadly : `Then, O King, please promise me one thing. Le
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