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... Maeve liked warfare with gold and silver men . As they played , the Queen ... Ailill gave his answer . " You may have my daughter in return for a purchase ... Ailill demanded that Fróech commit all his forces to himself and the Queen ...
... Maeve liked warfare with gold and silver men . As they played , the Queen ... Ailill gave his answer . " You may have my daughter in return for a purchase ... Ailill demanded that Fróech commit all his forces to himself and the Queen ...
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Maeve what he planned . At last the Queen smiled . Her little King had his uses . Together , then , Ailill and Maeve went to a river that meandered across the plain of Cruachan . In the middle of its current was an island . It was a ...
Maeve what he planned . At last the Queen smiled . Her little King had his uses . Together , then , Ailill and Maeve went to a river that meandered across the plain of Cruachan . In the middle of its current was an island . It was a ...
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... Maeve was pushed to one side by a small figure . Findabair streaked by her ... Ailill cursed and cast a spear after her , aiming for the heart . He missed ... Maeve and Ailill . So the young hero died , the best of Ire- land , and the ...
... Maeve was pushed to one side by a small figure . Findabair streaked by her ... Ailill cursed and cast a spear after her , aiming for the heart . He missed ... Maeve and Ailill . So the young hero died , the best of Ire- land , and the ...
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