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ACT FIRST
SCENE FIRST
[A wooded hillside near ASE's farm. A river rushes down the slope. On the further side of it an old mill shed. It is a hot day in summer.] [PEER GYNT, a strongly-built youth of twenty, comes down the pathway. His mother, ASE, a small, slightly built woman, follows him, scolding angrily.]
ASE
- Peer, you're lying!
PEER [without stopping].
- No, I am not!
ASE
- Well then, swear that it is true!
PEER
- Swear? Why should I?
ASE
- See, you dare not!
- It's a lie from first to last.
PEER [stopping]
