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[twice] [told] [tales] 

[the] [threefold] [destiny] 

[a] [fairy] [legend] 

[by] [nathaniel] [hawthorne] 

" [ralph] [cranfield] [!] ["] was the name that she [half] articulated [.] 
1 " 6 was
6 was 8 name
7 the 8 name
8 name 9 that
8 name 12 articulated
9 that 10 she
9 that 12 articulated
10 she 12 articulated

" [can] [that] [be] [my] [old] [playmate] [,] [faith] [egerton] [?] ["] thought the traveller , looking round at her figure , but without pausing [.] 
1 " 13 thought
13 thought 15 traveller
14 the 15 traveller
15 traveller 17 looking
15 traveller 23 but
16 , 17 looking
17 looking 18 round
17 looking 22 ,
18 round 19 at
19 at 21 figure
20 her 21 figure
22 , 23 but
23 but 24 without
24 without 25 pausing

[ralph] [cranfield] [,] [from] [his] [youth] [upward] [,] [had] [felt] [himself] [marked] [out] [for] [a] [high] [destiny] [.] 

on encountering this lovely stranger , he was bound to [address] [her] [thus] [:] ["] [maiden] [,] [i] have brought you a heavy heart [.] 
1 on 2 encountering
1 on 8 was
2 encountering 5 stranger
3 this 5 stranger
4 lovely 5 stranger
6 , 7 he
7 he 8 was
8 was 9 bound
9 bound 10 to
9 bound 20 brought
10 to 19 have
19 have 20 brought
20 brought 21 you
20 brought 24 heart
22 a 24 heart
23 heavy 24 heart

may [i] [rest] [its] [weight] [on] you [?] ["] 
1 may 7 you

as [messengers] [of] [the] [sign] , [by] [which] [ralph] [cranfield] [might] [recognize] [the] [summons] [,] [three] [venerable] [men] [were] to [claim] [audience] [of] him [.] 
1 as 6 ,
6 , 20 to
20 to 24 him

and had he found them [?] 
1 and 2 had
1 and 4 found
3 he 4 found
4 found 5 them

few seemed to be the changes here [.] 
1 few 2 seemed
2 seemed 3 to
2 seemed 4 be
3 to 4 be
4 be 6 changes
4 be 7 here
5 the 6 changes
6 changes 7 here

but his heart grew cold , because the village did not remember him as he remembered the village [.] 
1 but 3 heart
1 but 4 grew
2 his 3 heart
3 heart 4 grew
4 grew 5 cold
5 cold 7 because
6 , 7 because
7 because 9 village
7 because 12 remember
8 the 9 village
9 village 10 did
10 did 11 not
10 did 12 remember
11 not 12 remember
12 remember 13 him
12 remember 14 as
14 as 15 he
14 as 16 remembered
15 he 16 remembered
16 remembered 18 village
17 the 18 village

" [here] [is] [the] [change] [!] ["] sighed he , striking his hand upon his breast [.] 
1 " 8 sighed
8 sighed 9 he
8 sighed 11 striking
10 , 11 striking
11 striking 13 hand
11 striking 14 upon
12 his 13 hand
13 hand 14 upon
14 upon 16 breast
15 his 16 breast

" [who] [is] [this] [man] [of] thought and [care] , [weary] with [world-wandering] , and [heavy] [with] [disappointed] [hopes] [?] 
1 " 7 thought
7 thought 8 and
8 and 10 ,
10 , 12 with
12 with 14 ,
14 , 15 and

the youth returns [not] [,] [who] [went] [forth] [so] [joyously] [!] ["] 
1 the 2 youth
2 youth 3 returns

[such] [,] [at] [least] [,] [was] [its] [appearance] [in] [the] [dusky] [light] [.] 

that would be a jest indeed [!] ["] 
1 that 2 would
2 would 3 be
3 be 5 jest
3 be 6 indeed
4 a 5 jest

it [was] [ralph] [cranfield] 's mother [.] 
1 it 5 's
5 's 6 mother

pass we over their greeting [,] and leave the one to her joy and the other to his rest , [if] quiet rest he found [.] 
1 pass 2 we
1 pass 3 over
1 pass 7 and
3 over 5 greeting
4 their 5 greeting
7 and 8 leave
8 leave 10 one
9 the 10 one
10 one 11 to
11 to 14 and
12 her 13 joy
13 joy 14 and
14 and 16 other
15 the 16 other
16 other 17 to
17 to 19 rest
18 his 19 rest
19 rest 23 rest
20 , 23 rest
22 quiet 23 rest
23 rest 24 he
23 rest 25 found
24 he 25 found

but when [morning] [broke] , [he] [arose] [with] [a] [troubled] [brow] [;] for his sleep and his wakefulness had [alike] been full of dreams [.] 
1 but 2 when
1 but 5 ,
5 , 13 for
13 for 16 and
14 his 15 sleep
15 sleep 16 and
16 and 18 wakefulness
16 and 19 had
17 his 18 wakefulness
19 had 21 been
21 been 22 full
22 full 23 of
23 of 24 dreams

all the fervor was rekindled with [which] he had burned [of] yore to unravel the threefold mystery of his fate [.] 
1 all 3 fervor
1 all 4 was
1 all 5 rekindled
2 the 3 fervor
3 fervor 4 was
5 rekindled 6 with
6 with 20 fate
8 he 9 had
9 had 10 burned
10 burned 12 yore
10 burned 13 to
13 to 14 unravel
14 unravel 17 mystery
15 the 17 mystery
16 threefold 17 mystery
17 mystery 18 of
18 of 20 fate
19 his 20 fate

the crowd of his early visions seemed to have awaited him beneath his mother 's roof , and thronged riotously around to welcome his return [.] 
1 the 2 crowd
2 crowd 3 of
2 crowd 6 visions
3 of 6 visions
4 his 6 visions
5 early 6 visions
6 visions 18 and
7 seemed 8 to
7 seemed 10 awaited
7 seemed 18 and
8 to 9 have
9 have 10 awaited
10 awaited 11 him
10 awaited 12 beneath
12 beneath 16 roof
13 his 14 mother
14 mother 15 's
15 's 16 roof
17 , 18 and
18 and 19 thronged
18 and 20 riotously
18 and 21 around
18 and 22 to
22 to 23 welcome
23 welcome 25 return
24 his 25 return

at length they reached her gate , and undid the latch [.] 
1 at 2 length
1 at 3 they
3 they 8 and
4 reached 6 gate
4 reached 8 and
5 her 6 gate
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 undid
9 undid 11 latch
10 the 11 latch

now do tell them a good long story about what you have seen in foreign parts [.] ["] 
1 now 2 do
2 do 3 tell
3 tell 4 them
3 tell 8 story
3 tell 14 in
5 a 6 good
5 a 8 story
6 good 8 story
7 long 8 story
8 story 9 about
8 story 14 in
9 about 10 what
9 about 11 you
9 about 13 seen
12 have 13 seen
14 in 16 parts
15 foreign 16 parts

what [if] [this] [embassy] should [bring] [me] [the] [message] [of] [my] [fate] [!] ["] 
1 what 5 should

" [my] [colleagues] [and] [myself] [,] " [began] [the] [squire] [,] ["] [are] [burdened] [with] [momentous] [duties] [,] [being] [jointly] [selectmen] [of] [this] [village] [.] 
1 " 7 "

after a few more words , the village dignitary and his companions took [their] leave [.] 
1 after 4 more
1 after 15 leave
2 a 3 few
3 few 4 more
4 more 10 and
4 more 13 took
5 words 6 ,
6 , 9 dignitary
6 , 10 and
7 the 9 dignitary
8 village 9 dignitary
10 and 12 companions
10 and 13 took
11 his 12 companions

every crook in the pathway was remembered [.] 
1 every 2 crook
2 crook 3 in
2 crook 6 was
3 in 5 pathway
4 the 5 pathway
6 was 7 remembered

even the more transitory characteristics of the scene were the same as in bygone days [.] 
1 even 13 in
2 the 5 characteristics
3 more 4 transitory
4 transitory 5 characteristics
5 characteristics 6 of
5 characteristics 9 were
6 of 8 scene
7 the 8 scene
9 were 11 same
9 were 12 as
10 the 11 same
12 as 13 in
13 in 15 days
14 bygone 15 days

a company of cows were grazing on the grassy roadside , and refreshed him with their fragrant breath [.] 
1 a 2 company
2 company 3 of
2 company 12 and
3 of 4 cows
5 were 6 grazing
5 were 7 on
5 were 12 and
6 grazing 7 on
7 on 10 roadside
8 the 10 roadside
9 grassy 10 roadside
11 , 12 and
12 and 13 refreshed
13 refreshed 14 him
13 refreshed 15 with
15 with 18 breath
16 their 18 breath
17 fragrant 18 breath

" [it] [is] [sweeter] [,] ["] [thought] he [,] ["] [than] [the] [perfume] [which] was [wafted] [to] [our] [shipp] [from] [the] [spice] [islands] [.] ["] 
1 " 8 he
8 he 15 was

the round little figure of a child rolled from a doorway , and lay laughing [almost] [beneath] [cranfield] ['s] [feet] [.] 
1 the 4 figure
2 round 4 figure
3 little 4 figure
4 figure 5 of
4 figure 13 and
5 of 7 child
6 a 7 child
7 child 8 rolled
8 rolled 9 from
9 from 11 doorway
10 a 11 doorway
12 , 13 and
13 and 14 lay
13 and 15 laughing

the [dark] [and] [stately] man [stooped] [down] , and , lifting the infant [,] restored him to his mother 's arms [.] 
1 the 5 man
5 man 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 ,
9 and 11 lifting
9 and 20 's
11 lifting 13 infant
11 lifting 15 restored
11 lifting 20 's
12 the 13 infant
13 infant 15 restored
15 restored 16 him
15 restored 17 to
17 to 19 mother
18 his 19 mother
20 's 21 arms

a sweet voice [,] which seemed to come from a deep and tender soul [,] was warbling a plaintive little air [,] [within] [.] 
1 a 2 sweet
1 a 3 voice
2 sweet 3 voice
3 voice 5 which
3 voice 6 seemed
3 voice 16 was
5 which 6 seemed
6 seemed 7 to
6 seemed 8 come
7 to 8 come
8 come 9 from
9 from 14 soul
10 a 14 soul
11 deep 12 and
12 and 13 tender
12 and 14 soul
16 was 17 warbling
17 warbling 21 air
18 a 19 plaintive
18 a 21 air
19 plaintive 21 air
20 little 21 air

he bent his head , and passed through the lowly door [.] 
1 he 6 and
2 bent 6 and
3 his 4 head
4 head 5 ,
5 , 6 and
6 and 7 passed
6 and 8 through
8 through 11 door
9 the 11 door
10 lowly 11 door

" you are welcome home [!] ["] [said] [faith] [egerton] [.] 
1 " 2 you
2 you 3 are
3 are 4 welcome
4 welcome 5 home

it was precisely on [the] [pattern] [of] [that] [worn] by [the] [visionary] [maid] [.] 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 precisely
2 was 4 on
2 was 10 by

when [cranfield] [departed] [on] [his] [shadowy] [search] he had [bestowed] [this] [brooch] [,] [in] [a] [gold] [setting] [,] [as] [a] [parting] [gift] [to] [faith] [egerton] [.] 
1 when 9 had
8 he 9 had

" [so] [,] [faith] [,] [you] [have] [kept] [the] [heart] [!] ["] said he , at length [.] 
1 " 13 said
13 said 14 he
13 said 16 at
15 , 16 at
16 at 17 length

may [i] [rest] [its] [weight] [on] you [?] ["] 
1 may 7 you

["] [faith] [!] 

faith [!] ["] [cried] [cranfield] , [clasping] [her] [in] [his] [arms] [,] " [you] [have] [interpreted] [my] [wild] [and] [weary] [dream] [!] " 
1 faith 6 ,
6 , 13 "
13 " 23 "

yes , the wild dreamer was awake at last [.] 
1 yes 2 ,
1 yes 5 dreamer
3 the 5 dreamer
4 wild 5 dreamer
5 dreamer 6 was
6 was 7 awake
7 awake 8 at
8 at 9 last

to [find] [the] [mysterious] [treasure] , he was to till the earth around his mother 's dwelling , and reap its products [!] 
1 to 6 ,
1 to 7 he
7 he 8 was
8 was 9 to
9 to 19 and
10 till 12 earth
10 till 13 around
10 till 19 and
11 the 12 earth
12 earth 13 around
13 around 17 dwelling
14 his 15 mother
15 mother 16 's
16 's 17 dwelling
18 , 19 and
19 and 20 reap
19 and 22 products
21 its 22 products

instead of warlike command , [or] regal or religious sway , he was to rule over the village children [!] 
1 instead 2 of
2 of 10 sway
2 of 11 ,
2 of 12 he
3 warlike 4 command
4 command 10 sway
5 , 8 or
7 regal 8 or
8 or 9 religious
8 or 10 sway
12 he 13 was
13 was 14 to
13 was 16 over
14 to 15 rule
15 rule 16 over
16 over 19 children
17 the 19 children
18 village 19 children

and [now] [the] [visionary] [maid] [had] [faded] [from] his [fancy] , [and] in her place he saw the playmate of his childhood [!] 
1 and 9 his
1 and 11 ,
11 , 13 in
13 in 15 place
14 her 15 place
15 place 16 he
15 place 17 saw
16 he 17 saw
17 saw 19 playmate
18 the 19 playmate
19 playmate 20 of
20 of 22 childhood
21 his 22 childhood

happy they [who] read the riddle [,] without a weary world-search [,] or a lifetime spent in [vain] [!] 
1 happy 2 they
2 they 4 read
4 read 6 riddle
4 read 17 in
5 the 6 riddle
6 riddle 13 or
6 riddle 16 spent
8 without 11 world-search
8 without 13 or
9 a 10 weary
9 a 11 world-search
10 weary 11 world-search
13 or 15 lifetime
14 a 15 lifetime

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