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PEER

That's right, don't spare your tongue;
that does no one any harm.
Now it's shelving up again-

ASE

Don't you drop me!

PEER

Heisan! Hop!
Now we'll play at Peer and reindeer;-
[Curvetting.]
I'm the reindeer, you are Peer!

ASE

Oh, I'm going clean distraught!

PEER

There see; now we've reached the shallows;-
[Wades ashore.]
come, a kiss now, for the reindeer;
just to thank him for the ride-

ASE [boxing his ears].

This is how I thank him!

PEER

Ow!
That's a miserable fare!

ASE

Put me down!

PEER

First to the weddin