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ried in a heap of imps].

Mother, help me, I die!
[Church-bells sound far away.]

THE IMPS

Bells in the mountain! The Black-Frock's cows!

[THE TROLLS take to flight, amid a confused uproar of yells and shrieks. The palace collapses; everything disappears.]

SCENE SEVENTH

[Pitch darkness.] [PEER GYNT is heard beating and slashing about him with a large bough.] PEER

Answer! Who are you?

A VOICE IN THE DARKNESS

Myself.

PEER

Clear the way!

THE VOICE

Go roundabout, Peer! The hill's roomy enough.

PEER [tries to force a passage at another place, but strikes against

something].
Who are you?

THE VOICE

Myself. Can you say the same?