Sum mann f[=e]rde on [e,]lth[=e]odi[.g]nesse, and clipode his 135
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th[=e]owas, and be.t[=ae]hte him his [=ae]hta. And [=a]num h[=e] sealde
f[=i]f pund, sumum tw[=a], sumum [=a]n: [=ae][.g]hwelcum be his [=a]gnum
mae[.g]ne; and f[=e]rde s[=o]na.
Th[=a] f[=e]rde s[=e] the th[=a] f[=i]f pund under.f[=e]ng, and
[.g]e.str[=i]ende
[=o]thru f[=i]f. And eall-sw[=a] s[=e] the th[=a] tw[=a] under.feng,
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[=o]thru tw[=a]. Witodl[=i]ce s[=e] the thaet [=a]n under.f[=e]ng,
f[=e]rde, and
be.dealf hit on eorthan, and be.h[=y]dde his hl[=a]fordes feoh.
Witodl[=i]ce aefter mi[.c]lum fierste c[=o]m th[=a]ra th[=e]owa
hl[=a]ford,
and dihte him [.g]e.rad. Th[=a] c[=o]m s[=e] the th[=a] f[=i]f pund
under.f[=e]ng,
and br[=o]hte [=o]thru f[=i]f, and cwaeth: 'Hl[=a]ford, f[=i]f pund
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m[=e]; n[=u] ic [.g]e.str[=i]ende [=o]thru f[=i]f.' Th[=a] cwaep his
hl[=a]ford t[=o]
him: 'B[=e]o bl[=i]the, th[=u] g[=o]da th[=e]ow and [.g]e.tr[=e]owa: for
th[=ae]m
the th[=u] w[=ae]re [.g]e.tr[=e]owe ofer l[=y]tlu thing, ic
[.]ge.s[e,]tte th[=e] ofer
mi[.c]lu; g[=a] int[=o] th[=i]nes hl[=a]fordes blisse.' Th[=a] c[=o]m
s[=e] the th[=a]
tw[=a] pund under.f[=e]ng, and cwaeth: 'Hl[=a]ford, tw[=a] pund th[=u]
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m[=e] sealdest; n[=u] ic haebbe [.g]e.str[=i]ened [=o]thru tw[=a].'
Th[=a] cwaeth
his hl[=a]ford t[=o] him: '[.G]e.blissa, th[=u] g[=o]da th[=e]ow and
[.g]etr[=e]owa:
for th[=ae]m the th[=u] w[=ae]re [.g]e.tr[=e]owe ofer f[=e]a, ofer fela
ic th[=e]
[.g]e.s[e,]tte; g[=a] on th[=i]nes hl[=a]fordes [.g]e.f[=e]an.' Th[=a]
c[=o]m s[=e] the thaet
[=a]n pund under.f[=e]ng, and cwaeth: 'Hl[=a]ford, ic w[=a]t thaet 155
th[=u] eart heard mann: th[=u] r[=i]pst th[=ae]r th[=u] ne s[=e]owe, and
gaderast th[=ae]r th[=u] ne spr[e,]n[.g]dest. And ic f[=e]rde
of.dr[=ae]dd,
and be.h[=y]dde th[=i]n pund on eorthan; h[=e]r th[=u] haefst thaet
th[=i]n
is.' Th[=a] andswarode his hl[=a]ford him, and cwaeth: 'th[=u] yfla
th[=e]ow and sl[=a]wa, th[=u] wistest thaet ic r[=i]pe th[=ae]r ic ne
s[=e]owe, 160
and ic gadri[.g]e th[=ae]r ic ne str[=e]dde: hit [.g]e.byrede thaet
th[=u]
be.faeste m[=i]n feoh myneterum, and ic n[=a]me, thonne ic c[=o]me,
thaet m[=i]n is, mid th[=ae]m gafole. [=A].nimath thaet pund aet him, and
s[e,]llath th[=ae]m the m[=e] th[=a] t[=i]en pund br[=o]hte. Witodl[=i]ce
[=ae]lcum
th[=a]ra the haefth man s[e,]lth, and h[=e] haefth [.g]e.n[=o]g; th[=ae]m
the naefth, 165
thaet him thyn[.c]th thaet h[=e] haebbe, thaet him bith aet.brogden. And
weorpath thone un.nyttan th[=e]ow on th[=a] [=y]terran th[=e]ostru;
th[=ae]r
bith w[=o]p and t[=o]tha grist.b[=i]tung.'
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