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$pOp$lS THE 5IVE CELTIC KINGS
OF CORNWALL HAVE C0NSPI4ED TO
AID THE SAXONS IN THE CONQUEST
OF BRITAIN.. - PRINCE VALIANT, IN
THE GARB OF A WANDERING MIN
STREt, HAS CREATED SUCH DISTRUST
THAT THE SAXONS HAVE PUT ONE
KING TO DEATH.
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FOR TWO DAYS HE RIDES THE DES
OLATE MOOR AND COMES AT LAST
TO A PLEASANT VALLEY OF MEADOW
AND FARM, AND THERE, ON A HILL
TOP OVERLOOKING THE VALLEY, IS
LAUNCESTON CASTLE.
FOR THE NEXT TWO MILES VAL '
RACES HIS PONY TO ARRIVE IN
A CLOUD OF DUST, FOAM-FLECKED
AND SPENT. "WAX! WAR.'" HE
SHOUTS. V
HIS CRY BRINGS EVERYONE CROWDING AROUND TO
HEAR HIS TIDINGS. "THE SAXONS HAVE TURNED
AGAtNST OSi THEy PLLAGE AND BURN, RESTVRMEL
HAS ALREADy PAU.EN ! PREPARE FOR WAR'" HE GASPS.
TWO SAXON CHIEFTAINS ARE WITH THE KING, PLANNING
THEIR ALLIANCE, WHEN VAL IS HURRIED IN. "STAAO AWAy
PROM THOSE" SAXONS, SRE! CALL THE GUARD ERE THEy
MURDER YOU. i ALREADy HAV THEy SACKED RESTOR
MEL AND PUT ITS KNG TO DEATH MOST HORRBiyf ,
- ANGRY VOICES ARE RAISED AND THE
KING. IN SUDDEN PANICORDERS
THE SAXONS KILLED. AND WITH
THIS DEED VAL'S SCHEME WINS SUC
CESS. FOR NOW THE REMAINING
KINGS OF CORNWALL MUST FIGHT
FOR THEIR LIVES AGAINST THE INVADERS.
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AS VAL RJDES AWAY, HE CALLS BACK:
'GO TO JOM KNG ARTHUR. TS
BETTER TO PGHT AND DE A PRPP
MAN THAN WEAR A SAXONS CHANSA
HE IS ANSWERED WITH A CHEER.
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A RIDER CLATTERS UP TO TINTAGALS
GATES... A SHOUT OF WELCOME AND
PRINCE VALIANTS CHEERY LAUGHTER.
THE UNES OF WORRY FADE FROM '
KING ARTHUR'S BROW AND HE SMILES.
THAT MERRY LAUGH CAN ONLY MEAN
GOOD NEWS I -
wext wEaalne Gontai Sforsi .
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