Capital journal., March 09, 1957, Page 18, Image 18

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OurStOrB' PRINCE VALIANT AND ALFRED
LEAVE RESTORMEL AT DAWN AND RIDE
WESTWARD TOWARD THE VERY HEART OF
THE VAST TREACHERY A.GAINST KING
ARTHUR. THEN DOES ALFRED TELL
OF WHAT HE HAS LEARNED AMONG
THE SERVANTS
'this king, och syNWw, is a monster
WHO WIELDS GREAT POWER. HE HAS
GATHERED AN ARMY OF RAIDERS AND
ROBBERS, THE VICIOUS SCUM OF THE
SEA. THEIR SHIPS PLUNDER THE
COASTS AND RETURN WITH THEIR LOOT."
rriS WHISPERED THAT, WHEN HE HAS
RECRUITED SUFFICIENT STRENGTH, HE
WILL MOVE TOWARD CAMELOT By LAND
AND SEA. OH, SIR, WE HAVE PROOF
ENOUGH! LET US-LEAVE THIS PERIL
OUS LAND OFCORNWALL."
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fiB''1' . riding through a land of hunger and fear, where farm
sA 'WE KNOW TOO MUCH ALREADY WEARS WATCHED, 'ANSWERS if AND V,LLAGE HAVE BEEN STRIPPED AND LAID WASTE BY VIOLENT
m VAL "TO TURN BACK NOW WOULD BRAND US AS SPIES, AND I I MEN, THEY COME AT LAST TO CtH SYNWVN'S STRONGHOLD
WENT jffgnJ LARGE FLEET ATANCHOR A GREAT ENCAMPMENT.
THEY ENTER UNCHALLENGED AND
ARE GIVEN A ROOM.
BEFORE HE CAN BE ADMITTED TO THE "
KING HE MUST REMOVE ALL ARMS AND
ARMOR, EVEN HIS BROOCH. WHICH HAS
A LONG PIN I
AND THE KINS IS A HANDSOME, SMILING
MAN, BUT FOR ONE THING HIS EYES
AE THE CRUEL, UNBLINKING EYES OfJ
A SERPENT! -
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