The Wanderer

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Oft 4: him 2: anhaga

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are gebide, metudes miltse,

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eah e he modcearig
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geond lagulade

longe sceolde

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hreran mid hondum 5: hrimcealde s wadan wrclastas. !rd bi ful ard" #wa cw eardsta$a, earfea gem!ndig, wrara wlsleahta, winemga hr!re:

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Oft ic sceolde ana mine ceare cwian. e ic him

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uhtna gehw!lce
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&is nu cwicra nan minne 2: durre

modsefan

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sweotule asecgan. 'c to soe wat t bi in eorle indr!hten eaw,

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t he 3: his ferlocan 2: fste binde, healde his hordcofan, h!cge swa he wille. &e mg werig mod w!rde wistondan, ne se hreo h!ge hel$e gefremman. )oron domgeorne
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dreorigne 1: oft
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in h!ra breostcofan swa ic

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binda fste* minne 5: sceolde,

modsefan
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oft earmcearig, freomgum feor

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ele bidled, feterum slan,

sian geara iu
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goldwine minne

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hrusan heolstre biwrah, ond ic hean onan wod wintercearig ofer waema gebind, sohte seledreorig sinces br!ttan, hwr ic feor oe neah findan meahte one e in meoduhealle mine wisse,
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oe 3: mec freondleasne 2: frefran wolde, wenian mid w!nnum. at se e cunna hu slien bi sorg to geferan am e him l!t hafa leofra geholena: wara hine wrclast, nales wunden gold, ferloca freorig, nals foldan bld. -emon he selesecgas ond sincege,
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hu 5: hine 2: on geogue wenede (: to wiste. leofes 2: larcwidum

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his goldwine

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!n eal gedreas" his 5: winedr!htnes longe forolian:

)oron wat se e sceal

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onne sorg ond sl 4,

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somod tgdre
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earmne anhogan

oft gebinda.
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ince him on mode

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t he 3: his mondr!hten

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cl!$$e ond c!sse, ond on cneo lecge honda ond heafod, swa he hwilum r in geardagum giefstolas breac.
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.onne 3: onwcne eft 2: wineleas guma, gesih him biforan fealwe wegas, baian brimfuglas, brdan fera, hreosan hrim ond snaw hagle gemenged. /onne beo ! hefigran heortan benne, sare fter swsne. #org bi geniwad
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onne 3: maga gem!nd 2: mod geondhweorfe* grete gliwstafum, georne geondsceawa secga geseldan* swimma oft on weg fleotendra fer no r fela bringe cura cwidegiedda. 0earo bi geniwad am e sendan sceal swie geneahhe ofer waema gebind werigne sefan. )oron ic geencan ne mg
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geond as woruld ne gesweorce

for hwan

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modsefa

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min

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onne ic +: eorla lif (: eal geondence, hu hi frlice flet ofgeafon, modge maguegnas. #wa es middangeard ealra dogra gehwam dreose ond fealle*
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foron 3: ne mg weoran wis 2: wer, 4: r he age wintra dl in woruldrice. ita sceal ge!ldig, ne sceal no to hatheort ne to hrdw!rde, ne to wac wiga ne to wanh!dig, ne to forht ne to fgen, ne to feohgifre ne nfre giel$es to georn, r he geare cunne. 1eorn sceal gebidan, onne he beot s$rice, ot collenfer cunne gearwe hwider hrera geh!gd hweorfan wille. Ongietan sceal gleaw hle hu gstlic bi, onne ealre isse worulde wela weste stonde, swa nu missenlice geond isne middangeard
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winde biwaune 1: weallas stonda, hrime bihrorene, hr!ge a ederas. oria a winsalo, waldend licga dreame bidrorene, dugu eal gecrong,

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wlonc bi wealle. #ume wig fornom, ferede in forwege, sumne fugel obr ofer heanne holm, sumne se hara wulf deae gedlde, sumne dreorighleor
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in eorscrfe 1: eorl geh!dde. 2de swa isne eardgeard lda sc!$$end ot 2: burgwara eald enta geweorc breahtma lease idlu stodon.
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#e onne 2: isne wealsteal

wise geohte

ond 2: is deorce lif 1: deo$e geondence, frod in fere, feor oft gemon wlsleahta worn, ond as word acwi: 32 4wr cwom mearg5 4wr cwom mago5 678 4wr cwom maumg!fa5 4wr cwom s!mbla gesetu5 4wr sindon seledreamas5 9ala beorht bune" 9ala b!rnwiga" 9ala eodnes r!m" 4u seo rag gewat, gena$ under nihthelm, swa heo no wre. #tonde nu on laste leofre dugue weal wundrum heah, w!rmlicum fah. 9orlas fornoman asca r!e, w$en wlgifru, w!rd seo mre, ond 2: as stanhleou 1: stormas cn!ssa, hri hreosende hrusan binde, wintres woma, onne won c!me, ni$e nihtscua, noran onsende hreo hglfare hleum on andan. 9all is earfolic eoran rice, onwende w!rda gesceaft weoruld under heofonum. 4er bi feoh lne, her bi freond lne, her bi mon lne, her bi mg lne, eal is eoran gesteal idel weore" #wa cw snottor on mode, 112
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gest him sundor t rune.

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:il bi se e his treowe gehealde,

ne sceal nfre 4: his torn (: to r!cene

beorn 5: of his breostum 3: ac!an, neme he r a bote cunne, eorl mid elne gefremman. el bi am e him are sece, frofre to )der on heofonum, r us eal seo fstnung stonde.