the interlopers
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- He was watching and listening, as though waiting for some beast of the woods to come within the range of his vision..
- In a forest of mixed growth somewhere in the eastern carpathian mountains, a man stood one winter night...
- Ulrich von Gradwitz
- as Ulrich ordered his men to wait behind, he wandered through the wild forest, and then he encountered his mortal enemy, George Znaeym.
- The two enemies glared at each other for a long, silent moment. Each had a rifle in his hand... Since the enemies are civilized men, they cannot shoot down their neighbors in cold blood.
- while glaring at each other, a tree fell down that they couldn't outrun..
- they found themselves stuck under the tree remains, both pinned helplessly and all bloody.
- when my men come to release us, you will wish you hadn't been caught poaching on a neighbor's land, shame on you.
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- So you're not killed, as you ought to be, but you're caught anyway.
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- My men have orders to follow me. When they get me out, I will remember your idea.
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- Are you sure that your men will find much to release? I also have men in the forest tonight who are close behind me, and THEY will be here first and do the releasing and then kill you by rolling these branches on top of you.
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- Eventually, both gave up the useless struggle to free themselves from the wood that held them down. Ulrich concentrated on bringing his wounded arm near enough to the wine flask next to him.
- When he drank it, it revived him, its like the wine was heaven sent. he looked over with pity towards his enemy
- Ulrich: Could you reach this flask if I threw it over to you?George: I don't drink wine with an enemy.
- Neighbor, do as you please if your men come first. I changed my mind, if my men are the first to come, you shall be the first to be helped, as though you were my guest.
- If you will help me to bury this old quarrel, I - I will ask you to be my friend.
- Silence for a few minutes...The hatred between them seemed to be dying down.
- *silence*
- How everyone would stare at us if we rode into the market square together. No one living can remember seeing a Znaeym and a von Gradwitz talking to one another in friendship.
- You offered me your wine flask . . . Ulrich von Gradwitz, I will be your friend.
- Lets shout for help
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- HELP
- HELP
- I can see figures coming through the woods. They are following the path I took down the hillside.They hear us! Now they see us, they're running down the hill towards us.
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- How many of them are there?
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- I can't see clearly, 9 or 10.They are coming as quickly as they can brave lads.
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- Then they are yours, I had only seven men with me.
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- No, wolves.
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- are they your men?are they your men?!
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- Sir von Gradwitz! You took a long time so we spread out looking for you!
- I don't think so, you really thought I'd forgive you after everything you've done? I only said I would to ensure my life incase your men came first!
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- *wounded so he can't stand up*
- What are you waiting for!?!? Get me out!
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- Men, kill him and make it look like an accident, then find his men and kill them too.
- Sir yes sir!
- Sir yes sir!
- What!? NO NO NOOOO!!
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- There is only one thing that remains...The flask, the symbol of friendship, the symbol of what could of been....
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