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or_o to_o live_v by_o the_o shift_n of_o his_o invisible-ring_n at_o last_o he_o resolve_v with_o himself_o to_o go_v to_o his_o master_n know_v his_o necessity_n to_o be_v so_o great_a that_o without_o his_o help_n he_o be_v not_o able_a to_o support_v they_o have_v leave_v behind_o he_o both_o his_o horse_n and_o armour_n by_o which_o he_o appear_v at_o least_o in_o show_n not_o like_o a_o knight_n errant_a and_o therefore_o neither_o he_o nor_o his_o squire_n acceptable_a to_o those_o place_n whether_o they_o shall_v come_v now_o as_o he_o travel_v along_o often_o take_v a_o sup_n of_o the_o bottle_n to_o cheer_v his_o heart_n he_o overtake_v a_o fiddler_n who_o be_v go_v to_o play_v at_o a_o wedding_n at_o the_o next_o village_n with_o who_o ricardo_n consort_v and_o to_o endear_v his_o company_n the_o more_o as_o they_o go_v sit_v down_o under_o a_o age_a oak_n who_o spread_a bough_n shelter_v they_o from_o the_o heat_n of_o solâ—_n burn_v ray_n which_o with_o his_o orient_a 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