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A long, long time ago...
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As long as no one remembers...
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... a king lived here on the castle.
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And his daughter, the
lovely Princess Miamaja.
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Although it was a fairy
king, they were not fairy rich.
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And it was the fault of the war.
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The enemy demanded
the king's weight in gold -
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- or the betrothal of the
princess to the prince of Montania.
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And this should be before Christmas.
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"No, thank you," said the princess.
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And then the king simply
abolished Christmas.
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But then pixie-father got mad and decided
to help the wizard Astralius -
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- with making gold.
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rune grass breaded
in a snail track
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which can be seen by
moonlight where the snail lives
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then find a wart root, that is gone,
then you can make gold
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yes, the whole bag full
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catch some grain moss
shine and take a sky sign
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make a decoction
in a corner of a region
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then say these words
with your gaze to the north:
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umma-gumma, troll
can be tipped over
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mix a little lirum-larum
with an angel hair
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let it simmer as long as it takes
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if you have an aurora,
you get the horror, and can make gold
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yes, the whole bag full
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make an excerpt of an old worm-ham
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and a tuft of wool from
a ram sheep with lamb
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then say these words
with your gaze to the north:
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umma-gumma, troll
can be tipped over
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if you are looking for a
prescription, one will be given
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alpha and omega are
the philosopher's stones
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a lot has to be smoked, a lot has to
be endured, if you want to make gold
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yes, the whole bag full
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the alchemist's
everyday life is dangerous
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not all that glitters is the mere gold
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say only these words
with your gaze to the north:
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umma-gumma, troll
can be tipped over
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but the bag is empty.
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Vesper though... What
is this glory?
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Hey, hey! Hesitate a little.
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- Don't you think it decorates?
- Of course.
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I had thought it would
decorate someone else.
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Valentin... From where you come, you
can give a girl a piece of jewelry -
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- out of sheer goodness.
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But here it means
something special.
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That's why I can't
wear it myself, even if I wanted.
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Not now.
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Heh, heh... Violet.
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- What's wrong?
- Your hat.
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- Your Santa hat.
- What's with it?
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It is completely
the wrong color.
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Violet.
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Sweetest Magnum.
Your hat is quite violet in colour. I ever has seen it!
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But his nose is at least still red so far.
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- It looks smart, Father Magnum.
- Do you think, little Fimpe.
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- Out of the question! It must be red!
- Of course, but...
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Maybe the boy is...
The times are changing.
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I don't want to see it
for my living eyes!
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Pixie hats are
neither blue nor purple.
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- Pixie hats are red!
- Yes, yes, good word again.
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First you have to find
an underground spring.
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A well is dug there.
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There you have water
for people and livestock.
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To find this spring of water,
which is otherwise hidden, -
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- you use a willow twig.
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Like this...
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Carved at full moon by a
wind-blown weeping willow.
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The willow branch has the property, -
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- that if you hold
it in both hands -
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- and walks slowly forward, -
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- then the tip will bend
down towards the ground, -
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- if you pass over an
underground spring or pond.
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- Anyone want to try?
- Let me.
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Apparently there is no water in
the basement. Well, the same.
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With permission, doesn't work so. It must
first be immersed in water.
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You have to have
water to find water?
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Yes, a bit is neccesary.
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Now if you dipped the stick
in Holstein beer, what then?
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Then it would find Holstein beer.
It's clear, Juchs. Right, Master Astralius?
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If you dipped the
twig in brandy, -
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- then brandy should
spring up like a spring.
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- You are playing me for a fool.
- It is truly as he says.
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It depends solely on what
you stroke the twig with.
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If you stroke the
junker with that twig, -
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- then it would dig all his
ancestors out of the ground.
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An enjoyable sight for them to see
their descendants in good health.
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A twig like that can find
anything, right Astralius?
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- Master Astralius?
- Yes, a golden idea.
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Thank you for today, dear children.
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Dear High Royals, etc.
I have to go.
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Thanks, junker. Thoughtful of you.
I had almost forgotten about it.
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Yes... Yes, right?
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Nephew, good you're here!
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- Watch out where you step! Clutch major!
- What do you mean, uncle?
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- Watch where you put your feet.
- Are there horse bulbs?
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Alas, if it was only a horse
that had lost something.
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Come on.
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Yesterday I moved the coffin down here.
It's safer here, I thought.
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Sure and certain.
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But today I find this
florin outside the door.
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- A happy find.
- On the contrary.
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It led me to a terrible
discovery... See.
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There is a hole in the coffin.
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Seems so. How many coins have rolled
out on the road from the castle?
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How many ducats and
florins are now in the sun?
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Most of them are in the
chest, and there are enough.
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Enough? There is no such
thing as 'enough' without the whole, every single one.
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They must be found! If someone else finds
them, we're exposed.
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- We? Me too?
- At least.
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You must search immediately.
I'll go to the castle.
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I'll make sure the princess
doesn't look at the accounts.
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I trust you, Juchs. I have to.
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But finally discreet.
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High king, gracious excellence.
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I hasten to lay my newest
discovery at your feet.
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What's that? A Mardi Gras rice?
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A twig of the kind you
use to search for water?
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This twig can find more
than water, excellence.
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- What can it find?
- Gold.
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Gold?
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The twig is kneaded with gold dust.
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If there is gold in the
vicinity, out in open or hidden, -
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- then the golden twig
will be drawn towards it -
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- with an irresistable force.
- I wonder.
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Try me.
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His majesty doesn't have
time to watch your largesse.
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Yes, let him try.
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It is more enjoyable than
the dry numbers in the books.
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As the king wishes.
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Golden twig, pointy twig,
only in the dust rests...
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pay back for wear and tear
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the gold that the twig can bend
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bend down, golden willow twig
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Mild meringue! It works.
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The crown is the pure gold.
What do you say, Council?
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It seems that the
invention is working somewhat.
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But here to search? In our lands there is no
gold in the ground, Astralius.
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- Yes, unless...
- Unless what? You talk in riddles, Astralius.
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Unless there's here and there
in the castle and and the grounds -
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- should have dropped a coin or two.
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Maybe even gold
could be buried -
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- in times of unpeace by the high majesty's
venerable ancestors.
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Why not? A few of my
'venerable ancestors' -
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- were more dispersers than collectors.
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It is not unwelcome if you
found a buried treasure, Astralius.
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Today, the twig must dance on
king's land and never tire -
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before the last golden
spark sees the light of day.
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Thank you, Astralius.
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I guess we have to get
on with the accounts?
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No. Not necessarily, Sire.
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I have something unexpected.
With your permission?
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Of course, dear Count.
Prefer that... I mean...
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Don't take too much
work out of mere loyalty.
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Nephew.
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I have not found
even the smallest.
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I have even been discreet
for more than half an hour without lunch.
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But HE will surely find
MY gold with his twig.
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I know that. The princess says you can
see your ancestors with it.
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- Nonsense!
- It is so.
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There he is!
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Our gold... MY gold.
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He can pick it up
ducat by ducat, -
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- until he stands here
right in front of my dear treasure -
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with his hidious twig branch!
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Why should people
also go and invent?
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Had you even lost the
gold somewhere else than on way over here.
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Big doofus!
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How was I supposed to drop the gold
somewhere other than the way I went?
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Nonsense! Somewhere else?
What was that you said?
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Nothing of importance.
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- Yeah.
- No.
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- Yeah.
- No.
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'Another place'.
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- Brilliant, little Juchs.
- Me?
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Here... Put them in your pocket.
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There are 3... Remember that.
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- Now we have to go out and plant.
- Plant?
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Yes, plant gold.
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We stay close. Without him noticing,
we plant a ducat -
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- somewhere else...
and not this way.
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- We'll lead him away from here.
- That's clear.
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It's brilliant!
Where do I get it from?
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Now there is no
more scabilky root.
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Little Magnum. Do you eat it?
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I've dug scabilky root
as recently as once.
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Why do you need it? Can't you use the
common root I have in my room?
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No, it is not suitable
for small children.
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It has to be collected first, down
in the underground cellar?
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- And I'm here where the food burns.
- I guess I can cook for that long?
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I can easily break
that bit of china myself.
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I look after it as
if it were my own.
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Better look after it,
like it was mine.
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bend down, golden willow twig
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- How many do you have now, Master?
- With this, 2 full and a half ducat.
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- And a florin on top of that.
- Plus a florin!
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You should search in the direction of the barn.
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There, a man once fell
over in drunkenness -
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- with pockets full of gold coins.
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He had won them
from the property owner.
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Immediately, your excellency.
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golden twig, willow twig
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gold in the dust probably rests
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bow down, golden willow branch
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Eureka! Surely another one!
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- It even looks new.
- Freshly minted!
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It is also new snow.
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- The twig is drawn towards you, junker.
- It's just his gold tooth.
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- You have a gold tooth, don't you?
- A gold tooth?
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Yes human, of gold.
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I have a mighty little one here.
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Astralius has other things to do than look at teeth.
Just scurry home. Don't spoil the search.
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- Go and eat lunch!
- What about the last coins?
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Go then!
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golden willow sprigs...
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- Now we are down here.
- It's creepy here.
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The white scab root grows
where there is darkness.
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You grasp with
both hands and there...
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I will also try.
Where is a sci-balkan root?
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Scrab root, I say.
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bow down, golden willow branch
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Do not hesitate, Master Astalius.
That bird is not in your snare.
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- True as it it is a golden bird. A snare belongs
to the king, boy.
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Or the princess.
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- The princess?
- Greetings, Master Astralius.
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I'm glad to see you
so well and at large.
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Thank you most humbly.
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Why shouldn't I be free?
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You jest. You taught me the law,
of him, who takes something from another is a thief, -
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- and thieves end up in the dungeon.
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Surely, but I have not been
guilty of such a crime?
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It was your intention to rob Vesper of
her most beautiful ornament, wasn't it?
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- It wasn't me, it was the twig.
- Which twig?
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The Golden Arrows...
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My twig... My golden twig!
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What are they doing, Mother Trisse?
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Why are they breaking the ice?
Are they going fishing?
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Hush... It's humans.
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- What do they put in the water?
- Humans are strange.
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Come on.
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it's surely, it's true, december
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the most beautiful month
in the land of the pixies
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there are people for
whom the cold is bad for
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but for pixies the
ice is the pure water
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and the days fly
away like a bird
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It's surely, it's soon, it's Christmas
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it's surely, it's true, december
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the busiest month
for pixies in particular
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because then we
flutter around and fight
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every step towards
acidity and crooked toes
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we say it openly,
although always in secret
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It's surely, it's soon, it's Christmas
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it's surely, it's true, december
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it's the day before the day
before the day you know
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and anyone who
wants to add a damper
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on our pleasure, we will
notify him immediately
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let us forget that the
world is false and hollow
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it's surely, it's soon,
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it's Christmas.
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