When the dawn broke and day began
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nd Grendel’s battle-strength filled men’s eyes,Then weeping arose where feasting had been,Loud morning crying. The illustrious king, The man old in worth sat unrejoicing, Bearing, enduring grief, strong Sorrow for his soldiers, when they saw the footprintCf the hated, of the accursed spirit; that strifeWas too strong, too long, and too malignant!
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