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Ther as he had a frend of his knowinge.

Ther festen they, ther dauncen they and singe;

And in his armes hath this Adriane,

That of the beste hath kept him from his bane;

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And gat him ther a newe barge anoon,

And of his contree-folk a ful gret [woon],

And taketh his leve, and hoomward saileth he.

And in an [yle], amid the wilde see,