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branches and green leaves, and into the mysterious heart of the old tree, and spoke aloud, as if he were addressing some person who was hidden in the depths of the foliage.

"What shall I do?" said he.

"What shall I do," said he, "in order to win the Golden Fleece?"

At first there was a deep silence, not only within the

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