He wandered through landscapes painted
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Green by forests and blue by lakes
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All the way of leagues ten and five
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Until he arrived during the fall of twilight
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Gathered the villagers around him
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To hear the sad news he had to bring
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"Three dawns ago in the land towards sunrise
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Was thy king slain in a battle at night"
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A gray cloud shadowed the hearts of men
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And flowing tears wet women's eyes
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Their king had gone to Tuonela
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Had his spirit among them died?
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Had it gone away with the flames
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That burned his warship - his grave
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The nightwinds had called his name
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The gods got another man brave
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Weeks after the funeral was seen a shadow gray
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Roaming in the woods of the eastern land
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Hiding in daytime then returning at night
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Haunting in the minds of the mortals who killed a king
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King's Gray Shadow
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| Darkwoods My Betrothed |
