,,! ,,h\r-,,glass  ,a ,,morality  ,by   
,w4 ,b4 ,yeats     ,,dramatis ,,p]sonae 
,a ,,wise ,,man      ,a ,,fool      ,,"s
 ,,pupils      ,,an ,,angel      ,,!    
,,wise ,,man',s ,,wife ,,& ,,two        
,,*ildr5     ,,! ,,h\r-,,glass   ,,sc5e3
 ,a l>ge room ) a door at ! back & ano!r
 at ! side op5+ to an inn] room4 ,a desk
 & a *air 9 ! middle4 ,an h\r-glass on a
 bracket ne> ! door4 ,a creepy /ool ne> 
x4 ,"s b5*es4 ,! ,,wise ,,man sitt+ at 8
 desk4   ,,wise ,,man turn+ ov] ! pages 
( a book4 ,:]e is t passage ,i am to    
expla9 to my pupils to-day8 ,"h x is1 & 
! book says t x 0 writt5 by a begg> on !
 walls ( ,babylon3 ,!re are two liv+    
c\ntries1 ! "o visible & ! "o invisible2
 & :5 x is w9t] ) u x is summ] 9 t      
c\ntry2 & :5 ! ,novemb] w9ds are up     
among u x is lamb+-"t !re4 ,i wi% t my  
pupils _h ask$ me to expla9 any o!r     
passage1 = ?is is a h>d passage4 ,!     
,,fool comes 9 & /&s at ! door1 hold+   
out 8 hat4 ,he has a pair ( %e>s 9 ! o!r
 h&4 ,x s\nds to me l fooli%ness2 & yet 

t _c be1 = ! writ] ( ?is book1 :]e ,i h 
f\nd s mu* k1 w\ld n h set x by itself  
on ?is page1 & surr\nd$ x ) s _m images 
& s _m deep colors & s mu* f9e gild+1 if
 x _h be5 fooli%ness4  ,,fool4 ,give me 
a p5ny4  ,,wise ,,man4 ,turns to ano!r  
page4 ,"h he has writt53 ,! le>n$ 9 old 
times =got ! visible c\ntry4 ,t ,i      
und]/&1 b ,i h taught my le>n]s bett]4  
,,fool4 ,won't y give me a p5ny8  ,,wise
 ,,man4 ,:at d y want8 ,! words ( ! wise
 ,s>ac5 w n tea* y mu*4  ,,fool4 ,su* a 
great wise tea*] z y are w n refuse a   
p5ny to a ,fool4  ,,wise ,,man4 ,:at d y
 "k ab\t wisdom8  ,,fool4 ,oh1 ,i "k6 ,i
 "k :at ,i h se54  ,,wise ,,man4 ,:at is
 x y h se58  ,,fool4 ,:5 ,i w5t by      
,kilcluan :]e ! bells us$ to be r++ at !
 break ( e day1 ,i c\ld he> no?+ b ! p  
snor+ 9 _! h\ses4 ,:5 ,i w5t by         
,tubb]vana* :]e ! "y m5 us$ to be climb+
 ! hill to ! bless$ well1 !y 7 sitt+ at 
! crossroads play+ c>ds4 ,:5 ,i w5t by  
,c>rigoras :]e ! fri>s us$ to be fa/+ & 
s]v+ ! poor1 ,i saw !m dr9k+ w9e & obey+

 _! wives4 ,& :5 ,i ask$ :at mis=tune _h
 br\ght all ^! *anges1 !y said x 0 no   
mis=tune1 b x 0 ! wisdom !y _h le>n$ f  
y\r tea*+4  ,,wise ,,man4 ,run r\nd to !
 kit*51 & my wife w give y some?+ to    
eat4  ,,fool4 ,t is fooli% advice = a   
wise man to give4  ,,wise ,,man4 ,:y1   
,fool8  ,,fool4 ,:at is eat5 is gone4 ,i
 want p5nies = my bag4 ,i mu/ buy bacon 
9 ! %ops1 & nuts 9 ! m>ket1 & /rong dr9k
 = ! "t :5 ! sun is weak4 ,& ,i want    
sn>es to cat* ! rabbits & ! squirrels & 
! b>es1 & a pot to cook !m 94  ,,wise   
,,man4 ,g away4 ,i h o!r ?+s to ?9k ( n[
 ?an giv+ y p5nies4  ,,fool4 ,give me a 
p5ny & ,i w br+ y luck4 ,bresal !       
,fi%]man lets me sleep among ! nets 9 8 
l(t 9 ! w9t]-"t because he says ,i br+  
him luck2 & 9 ! summ]-"t ! wild         
creatures let me sleep ne> _! ne/s & _! 
holes4 ,x is lucky ev5 to look at me or 
to t\* me1 b x is mu* m lucky to give me
 a p5ny4 ,holds out 8 h&4 ,if ,i wasn't 
lucky1 ,i'd />ve4  ,,wise ,,man4 ,:at h 
y got ! %e>s =8  ,,fool4 ,i won't tell  

y4 ,if ,i told y1 y w\ld drive !m away4 
,,wise ,,man4 ,:om w\ld ,i drive away8  
,,fool4 ,i won't tell y4  ,,wise ,,man4 
,n if ,i give y a p5ny8  ,,fool4 ,no4   
,,wise ,,man4 ,n if ,i give y two       
p5nies4  ,,fool4 ,y w be v lucky if y   
give me two p5nies1 b ,i won't tell y4  
,,wise ,,man4 ,?ree p5nies8  ,,fool4    
,f\r1 & ,i w tell y6  ,,wise ,,man4 ,v  
well1 f\r4 ,b ,i w n call y ,teigue !   
,fool any long]4  ,,fool4 ,let me come  
close to y :]e nobody w he> me4 ,b fir/ 
y mu/ promise y w n drive !m away4      
,,wise ,,man nods4 ,e day m5 g out      
dress$ 9 black & spread great black nets
 ov] ! hill1 great black nets4  ,,wise  
,,man4 ,:y d !y d t8  ,,fool4 ,t !y may 
cat* ! feet ( ! angels4 ,b e morn+1 j   
be=e ! dawn1 ,i g out & cut ! nets ) my 
%e>s1 & ! angels fly away4  ,,wise      
,,man4 ,ah1 n[ ,i "k t y are ,teigue !  
,fool4 ,y h told me t ,i am wise1 & ,i h
 nev] se5 an angel4  ,,fool4 ,i h se5   
pl5ty ( angels4  ,,wise ,,man4 ,d y br+ 
luck to ! angels too4  ,,fool4 ,oh1 no1 

no6 ,no "o c\ld d t4 ,b !y are always   
!re if "o looks ab\t "o2 !y are l !     
blades ( grass4  ,,wise ,,man4 ,:5 d y  
see !m8  ,,fool4 ,:5 "o gets quiet2 !n  
some?+ wakes up inside "o1 some?+ happy 
& quiet l ! />s--n l ! sev5 t move1 b l 
! fix$ />s4          ,he po9ts upw>d4   
,,wise ,,man4 ,& :at happ5s !n8  ,,fool4
 ,!n all 9 a m9ute "o smells summ]      
fl[]s1 & tall p g by1 happy & laugh+1 & 
_! clo!s are ! color ( burn+ sods4      
,,wise ,,man4 ,is x long s9ce y h se5   
!m1 ,teigue ! ,fool8  ,,fool4 ,n long1  
glory be to ,god6 ,i saw "o com+ beh9d  
me j n[4 ,x 0 n laugh+1 b x _h clo!s !  
color ( burn+ sods1 & !re 0 some?+ %9+  
ab\t its head4  ,,wise ,,man4 ,well1 !re
 are y\r f\r p5nies4 ,y1 a fool1 say    
,glory be to ,god1 b be=e ,i came ! wise
 m5 said x4 ,run away n[4 ,i mu/ r+ !   
bell = my s*ol>s4  ,,fool4 ,f\r p5nies6 
,t means a great deal ( luck4 ,great    
tea*]1 ,i h br\ght y pl5ty ( luck6   ,he
 goes out %ak+ ! bag4  ,,wise ,,man4    
,?\gh !y call him ,teigue ! ,fool1 he is

 n m fooli% ?an ev]ybody us$ to be1 ) _!
 dreams & _! prea*+s & _! ?ree worlds2 b
 ,i h ov]?r[n _! ?ree worlds ) ! sev5   
sci5ces4 ,he t\*es ! books ) 8 h&s4 ,)  
,philosophy t 0 made = ! lonely />1 ,i h
 taught !m to =get ,!ology2 )           
,ar*itecture1 ,i h hidd5 ! ramp>ts ( _! 
cl\dy heav52 ) ,music1 ! fi]ce planets' 
daught] ^: hair is always on fire1 & )  
,gramm> t is ! moon's daught]1 ,i h %ut 
_! e>s to ! imag9>y h>p+s & spee* ( !   
angels2 & ,i h made =mations ( battle ) 
,ari?metic t h put ! ho/s ( heav5 to !  
r\t4 ,b1 ,rhetoric & ,dialectic1 t h be5
 born out ( ! light /> & out ( ! amor\s 
/>1 y h be5 my spe>man & my catapult6   
,oh6 my swift horseman6 ,oh6 my ke5 d>t+
 argum5ts1 x is because ( y t ,i h      
ov]?r[n ! ho/s ( fooli%ness6 ,an        
,,angel1 9 a dress ! color ( emb]s1 &   
c>ry+ a blossom+ apple b\gh 9 8 h& & ) a
 gild$ halo ab\t 8 head1 /&s ^u !       
?re%old4 ,be=e ,i came1 m5's m9ds 7     
/uff$ ) folly ab\t a heav5 :]e birds    
sang ! h\rs1 & ab\t angels t came & /ood

 ^u m5's ?re%olds4 ,b ,i h lock$ !      
visions into heav5 & turn$ ! key ^u !m4 
,well1 ,i mu/ consid] ?is passage ab\t !
 two c\ntries4 ,my "m us$ to say some?+ 
( ! k9d4 ,%e w\ld say t :5 our bodies   
sleep our s\ls awake1 & t :atev] )]s "h 
rip5s yond]1 & t h>ve/s are snat*$ f u t
 !y may fe$ invisible p4 ,b ! mean+ ( ! 
book mu/ be diff]5t1 = only fools & wom5
 h ?\ghts l t2 _! ?\ghts 7 nev] writt5  
^u ! walls ( ,babylon4 ,he sees !       
,,angel4 ,:at are y8 ,:o are y8 ,i ?9k  
,i saw "s t 7 l y 9 my dreams :5 ,i 0 a 
*ild--t bright ?+1 t dress t is ! color 
( emb]s6 ,b ,i h done ) dreams1 ,i h    
done ) dreams4  ,,angel4 ,i am ! ,angel 
( ! ,mo/ ,high ,god4  ,,wise ,,man4 ,:y 
h y come to me8  ,,angel4 ,i h br\ght y 
a message4  ,,wise ,,man4 ,:at message h
 y got = me8  ,,angel4 ,y w die )9 !    
h\r4 ,y w die :5 ! la/ gra9s h fall5 9  
?is glass4     ,he turns ! h\r-glass4   
,,wise ,,man4 ,my "t to die has n come4 
,i h my pupils4 ,i h a "y wife & *ildr5 
t ,i _c leave4 ,:y mu/ ,i die8  ,,angel4

 ,y mu/ die because no s\ls h pass$ ov] 
! ?re%old ( heav5 s9ce y came into ?is  
c\ntry4 ,! ?re%old is grassy1 & ! gates 
are ru/y1 & ! angels t keep wat* !re are
 lonely4  ,,wise ,,man4 ,:]e w dea? br+ 
me to8  ,,angel4 ,! doors ( heav5 w n   
op5 to y1 = y h d5i$ ! exi/5ce ( heav52 
& ! doors ( purgatory w n op5 to y1 = y 
h d5i$ ! exi/5ce ( purgatory4  ,,wise   
,,man4 ,b ,i h also d5i$ ! exi/5ce (    
hell6  ,,angel4 ,hell is ! place ( ^? :o
 d5y4  ,,wise ,,man kneel+4 ,i h inde$  
d5i$ ev]y?+ & h taught o!rs to d5y4 ,i h
 believ$ 9 no?+ b :at my s5ses told me4 
,b1 oh6 beautiful ,angel1 =give me1     
=give me6  ,,angel4 ,y %\ld h ask$      
=giv5ess long ago4  ,,wise ,,man4 ,_h ,i
 se5 y\r face z ,i see x n[1 oh6        
beautiful ,angel1 ,i w\ld h believ$1 ,i 
w\ld h ask$ =giv5ess4 ,maybe y d n "k h[
 easy x is to d\bt4 ,/orm1 dea?1 ! grass
 rott+1 _m sicknesses1 ^? are ! mess5g]s
 t came to me4 ,oh6 :y are y sil5t8 ,y  
c>ry ! p>don ( ! ,mo/ ,high2 give x to  
me6 ,i w\ld kiss y\r h&s if ,i 7 n      

afraid-- no1 no1 ! hem ( y\r dress6     
,,angel4 ,y let g undy+ h&s too long ago
 to take hold ( !m n[4  ,,wise ,,man4 ,y
 _c und]/&4 ,y live 9 t c\ntry p only   
see 9 _! dreams4 ,y live 9 a c\ntry t we
 c only dream ab\t4 ,maybe x is z h>d = 
y to und]/& :y we disbelieve z x is = u 
to believe4 ,oh6 :at h ,i said6 ,y "k   
ev]y?+6 ,give me "t to undo :at ,i h    
done4 ,give me a ye>--a mon?--a day--an 
h\r6 ,give me ?is h\r's end1 t ,i may   
undo :at ,i h done6  ,,angel4 ,y _c undo
 :at y h done4 ,yet ,i h ?is p[] ) my   
message4 ,if y c f9d "o t believes be=e 
! h\r's end1 y %all come to heav5 aft] !
 ye>s ( purgatory4 ,=1 f "o fi]y se$1   
wat*$ ov] by ^? t s5t me1 ! h>ve/ c come
 aga9 to heap ! gold5 ?re%+-floor4 ,b n[
 f>ewell1 = ,i am we>y ( ! weight ( "t4 
,,wise ,,man4 ,bless$ be ! ,fa!r1 bless$
 be ! ,son1 bless$ be ! ,_s1 bless$ be !
 ,mess5g] ,!y h s5t6  ,,angel at ! door 
& po9t+ at ! h\r-glass4 ,9 a little :ile
 ! upp]mo/ glass w be empty4            
,goes out4  ,,wise ,,man4 ,ev]y?+ w be  

well ) me4 ,i w call my pupils2 !y only 
say !y d\bt4 ,pulls ! bell4 ,!y w be "h 
9 a mom5t4 ,i he> _! feet outside on !  
pa?4 ,!y want to please me2 !y pret5d t 
!y disbelieve4 ,belief is too old to be 
ov]come all 9 a m9ute4 ,besides1 ,i c   
prove :at ,i once disprov$4 ,ano!r pull 
at ! bell4 ,!y are com+ n[4 ,i w g to my
 desk4 ,i w speak quietly1 z if no?+ _h 
happ5$4  ,he /&s at ! desk ) a fix$ look
 9 8 eyes4  ,ent] ,,pupils & ! ,,fool4  
,,fool4 ,leave me alone4 ,leave me      
alone4 ,:o is t pull+ at my bag8 ,k+'s  
son1 d n pull at my bag4  ,a ,,"y ,,man4
 ,did y\r fri5ds ! angels give y t bag8 
,:y don't !y fill y\r bag = y8  ,,fool4 
,give me p5nies6 ,give me "s p5nies6  ,a
 ,,"y ,,man4 ,let g 8 cloak1 x is com+  
to pieces4 ,:at d y want p5nies =1 ) t  
great bag at y\r wai/8  ,,fool4 ,i want 
to buy bacon 9 ! %ops1 & nuts 9 ! m>ket1
 & /rong dr9k = ! "t :5 ! sun is weak1 &
 sn>es to cat* rabbits & ! squirrels t  
/eal ! nuts1 & h>es1 & a great pot to   
cook !m 94  ,a ,,"y ,,man4 ,:y don't y\r

 fri5ds tell y :]e buri$ treasures are8 
,,ano!r4 ,:y don't !y make y dream ab\t 
treasures8 ,if "o dreams ?ree times1 !re
 is always treasure4  ,,fool hold+ out 8
 hat4 ,give me p5nies6 ,give me p5nies6 
,!y ?r[ p5nies into 8 hat4 ,he is /&+   
close to ! door1 t he may hold out 8 hat
 to ea* newcom]4  ,a ,,"y ,,man4 ,ma/]1 
w y h ,teigue ! ,fool = a s*ol>8        
,,ano!r ,,"y ,,man4 ,teigue1 w y give u 
p5nies if we tea* y lessons8 ,no1 he    
goes to s*ool = no?+ on ! m\nta9s4 ,tell
 u :at y le>n on ! m\nta9s1 ,teigue8    
,,wise ,,man4 ,be sil5t all4 ,he has be5
 /&+ sil5t1 look+ away4 ,/& /ill 9 y\r  
places1 = !re is some?+ ,i w\ld h y tell
 me4  ,a mom5t's pause4 ,!y all /& r\nd 
9 _! places4 ,,teigue /ill /&s at !     
door4  ,,wise ,,man4 ,is !re any "o     
among/ y :o believes 9 ,god8 ,9 heav58  
,or 9 purgatory8 ,or 9 hell8  ,,all ,,! 
,,"y ,,m54 ,no "o2 ,ma/]6 ,no "o6       
,,wise ,,man4 ,i knew y w\ld all say t2 
b d n be afraid4 ,i w n be angry4 ,tell 
me ! tru?4 ,d y n believe8  ,a ,,"y     

,,man4 ,we once did1 b y h taught u to  
"k bett]4  ,,wise ,,man4 ,oh6 tea*+1    
tea*+ does n g v deep6 ,! he>t rema9s   
un*ang$ "u x all4 ,y believe j z y      
always did1 & y are afraid to tell me4  
,a ,,"y ,,man4 ,no1 no1 ma/]4  ,,wise   
,,man4 ,if y tell me t y believe ,i %all
 be glad & n angry4  ,a ,,"y ,,man4 ,to 
8 neighbor4 ,he wants somebody to       
dispute )4  ,,8 ,,neighbor4 ,i knew t f 
! beg9n+4  ,a ,,"y ,,man4 ,t is n !     
subject = to-day2 y 7 go+ to talk ab\t !
 words ! begg> wrote ^u ! walls (       
,babylon4  ,,wise ,,man4 ,if !re is "o  
among/ y t believes1 he w be my be/     
fri5d4 ,surely !re is "o among/ y4 ,!y  
are all sil5t4 ,surely :at y le>n$ at   
y\r "m's knees has n be5 s soon =gott54 
,a ,,"y ,,man4 ,ma/]1 till y came1 no   
tea*] 9 ?is l& 0 able to get rid (      
fooli%ness & ignorance4 ,b e "o has     
li/5$ to y1 e "o has le>n$ ! tru?4 ,y h 
_h y\r la/ disputation4  ,,ano!r4 ,:at a
 fool y made ( t monk 9 ! m>ket-place6  
,he _h n a ^w to say4  ,,wise ,,man4    

,comes f 8 desk & /&s among !m 9 !      
middle ( ! room4 ,pupils1 de> fri5ds1 ,i
 h deceiv$ y all ?is "t4 ,x 0 ,i myself 
:o 0 ignorant4 ,!re is a ,god4 ,!re is a
 heav54 ,!re is fire t passes1 & !re is 
fire t la/s = ev]4  ,,teigue1 ?r\gh all 
?is1 is sitt+ on a /ool by ! door1      
reckon+ on 8 f+]s :at he w buy ) 8      
money4  ,a ,,"y ,,man to ano!r4 ,he w n 
be satisfi$ till we dispute ) him4 ,to !
 ,,wise ,,man4 ,prove x1 ma/]4 ,h y se5 
!m8  ,,wise ,,man 9 a l[1 solemn voice4 
,j n[1 be=e y came 91 "s "o came to !   
door1 & :5 ,i look$ up ,i saw an angel  
/&+ !re4  ,a ,,"y ,,man4 ,y 7 9 a dream4
 ,anybody c see an angel 9 8 dreams4    
,,wise ,,man4 ,oh1 my ,god6 x 0 n a     
dream4 ,i 0 awake1 wak+ z ,i am n[4 ,i  
tell y ,i 0 awake z ,i am n[4  ,a ,,"y  
,,man4 ,"s dream :5 !y are awake1 b !y  
are ! crazy1 & :o w\ld believe :at !y   
say8 ,=give me1 ma/]1 b t is :at y      
taught me to say4 ,t is :at y said to ! 
monk :5 he spoke ( ! visions ( ! sa9ts &
 ! m>tyrs4  ,,ano!r ,,"y ,,man4 ,y see  

h[ well we rememb] y\r tea*+4  ,,wise   
,,man4 ,out1 out f my sight6 ,i want "s 
"o ) belief4 ,i mu/ f9d t gra9 ! ,angel 
spoke ( be=e ,i die4 ,i tell y ,i mu/   
f9d x1 & y answ] me ) argum5ts4 ,out )  
y1 or ,i w beat y ) my /ick6 ,! "y m5   
laugh4  ,a ,,"y ,,man4 ,h[ well he plays
 at fai?6 ,he is l ! monk :5 he _h no?+ 
m to say4  ,,wise ,,man4 ,out1 out1 or  
,i w lay ?is /ick ab\t y\r %\ld]s6 ,out 
) y1 ?\gh y are a k+'s son6  ,!y beg9 to
 hurry out4  ,a ,,"y ,,man4 ,come1 come2
 he wants u to f9d "s "o :o w dispute ) 
him4                               ,all 
g out4  ,,wise ,,man alone4 ,he goes to 
! door at ! side4 ,i w call my wife4 ,%e
 w believe2 wom5 always believe4 ,he    
op5s ! door & calls4 ,bridget6 ,bridget6
 ,,bridget comes 9 we>+ h] apron1 h]    
sleeves turn$ up f h] fl\ry arms4       
,bridget1 tell me ! tru?2 d n say :at y 
?9k w please me4 ,d y sometimes say y\r 
pray]s8  ,,bridget4 ,pray]s6 ,no1 y     
taught me to leave !m (f long ago4 ,at  
fir/ ,i 0 sorry1 b ,i am glad n[1 = ,i  

am sleepy 9 ! ev5+s4  ,,wise ,,man4 ,b d
 y n believe 9 ,god8  ,,bridget4 ,oh1 a 
good wife only believes :at h] husb&    
tells h]6  ,,wise ,,man4 ,b sometimes :5
 y are alone1 :5 ,i am 9 ! s*ool & !    
*ildr5 asleep1 d y n ?9k ab\t ! sa9ts1  
ab\t ! ?+s y us$ to believe 98 ,:at d y 
?9k ( :5 y are alone8  ,,bridget        
consid]+4 ,i ?9k ab\t no?+4 ,sometimes  
,i wond] if ! pig is fatt5+ well1 or ,i 
g out to see if ! cr[s are pick+ up !   
*ick5s' food4  ,,wise ,,man4 ,oh1 :at c 
,i d6 ,is !re nobody :o believes8 ,i mu/
 g & f9d somebody6 ,he goes t[>d ! door 
b ) 8 eyes fix$ on ! h\r-glass4 ,i _c g 
out2 ,i _c leave t6  ,,bridget4 ,y want 
somebody to get up argum5t )4  ,,wise   
,,man4 ,oh1 look out ( ! door & tell me 
if !re is anybody !re 9 ! /reet4 ,i _c  
leave ?is glass2 somebody might %ake x6 
,!n ! s& w\ld fall quickly4  ,,bridget4 
,i don't und]/& :at y are say+4 ,looks  
out4 ,!re is a cr[d ( p talk+ to y\r    
pupils4  ,,wise ,,man4 ,oh1 run out1    
,bridget1 & see if !y h f\nd somebody t 

believes6  ,,bridget wip+ h] arms 9 h]  
apron & pull+ d[n h] sleeves4 ,x's a h>d
 ?+ to be m>ri$ to a man ( le>n+ t mu/  
be always hav+ argum5ts4 ,goes out &    
%\ts ?r\gh ! kit*5 door4 ,don't be m$dl+
 ) ! bread1 *ildr51 :ile ,i'm out4      
,,wise ,,man4 ,kneels d[n4 ,salvum me   
fac1 ,deus--salvum--salvum4444 ,i h     
=gott5 x all4 ,x is ?irty ye>s s9ce ,i  
said a pray]4 ,i mu/ pray 9 ! common    
tongue1 l a cl[n begg+ 9 ! m>ket l      
,teigue ! ,fool6 ,he prays4 ,help me1   
,fa!r1 ,son1 & ,_s6  ,,bridget ent]s1   
foll[$ by ! ,,fool1 :o is hold+ out 8   
hat to h]4  ,,fool4 ,give me some?+2    
give me a p5ny to buy bacon 9 ! %ops1 & 
nuts 9 ! m>ket1 & /rong dr9k = ! "t :5 !
 sun gr[s weak4  ,,bridget4 ,i h no     
p5nies4 ,to ! ,,wise ,,man4 ,y\r pupils 
_c f9d anybody to argue ) y4 ,!re is    
nobody 9 ! :ole c\ntry :o _h en\gh      
belief to fill a pipe ) s9ce y put d[n !
 monk4 ,c't y be quiet n[ & n always be 
want+ to h argum5ts8 ,x mu/ be t]rible  
to h a m9d l t4  ,,wise ,,man4 ,i am    

lo/6 ,i am lo/6  ,,bridget4 ,leave me   
alone n[2 ,i h to make ! bread = y & !  
*ildr54  ,,wise ,,man4 ,out ( ?is1      
woman1 out ( ?is1 ,i say6 ,,bridget goes
 ?r\gh ! kit*5 door4 ,w nobody f9d a way
 to help me6 ,b %e spoke ( my *ildr54 ,i
 _h =gott5 !m4 ,!y w believe4 ,x is only
 ^? :o h reason t d\bt2 ! "y are full ( 
fai?4 ,bridget1 ,bridget1 s5d my *ildr5 
to me6  ,,bridget inside4 ,y\r fa!r     
wants y1 run to him n[4  ,! two *ildr5  
came 94 ,!y /& toge!r a little way f !  
?re%old ( ! kit*5 door1 look+ timidly at
 _! fa!r4  ,,wise ,,man4 ,*ildr51 :at d 
y believe8 ,is !re a heav58 ,is !re a   
hell8 ,is !re a purgatory8  ,,fir/      
,,*ild4 ,we hav5't =gott51 fa!r4  ,,!   
,,o!r ,,*ild4 ,oh1 no1 fa!r4 ,!y bo?    
speak toge!r z if 9 s*ool4 ,!re is no   
heav52 !re is no hell2 !re is no?+ we _c
 see4  ,,fir/ ,,*ild4 ,fooli% p us$ to  
?9k t !re 71 b y are v le>n$ & y h      
taught u bett]4  ,,wise ,,man4 ,y are j 
z bad z ! o!rs1 j z bad z ! o!rs6 ,out (
 ! room ) y1 out ( ! room6 ,! *ildr5    

beg9 to cry & run away4 ,g away1 g away6
 ,i w tea* y bett]--no1 ,i w nev] tea* y
 aga94 ,g to y\r "m--no1 %e w n be able 
to tea* !m4444 ,help !m1 ,o ,god6       
,alone4 ,! gra9s are go+ v quickly4 ,!re
 is v little s& 9 ! upp]mo/ glass4      
,somebody w come = me 9 a mom5t2 p]haps 
he is at ! door n[6 ,all creatures t h  
reason d\bt4 ,o t ! grass & ! planets   
c\ld speak6 ,somebody has said t !y w\ld
 )] if !y d\bt$4 ,o speak to me1 ,o     
grass blades6 ,o f+]s ( ,god's c]ta9ty1 
speak to me4 ,y are millions & y w n    
speak4 ,i d>e n "k ! mom5t ! mess5g] w  
come = me4 ,i w cov] ! glass4 ,he cov]s 
x & br+s x to ! desk1 & ! ,,fool1 is    
sitt+ by ! door fiddl+ ) "s fl[]s :i* he
 has /uck 9 8 hat4 ,he has begun to bl[ 
a d&elion head4 ,:at are y do+8  ,,fool4
 ,wait a mom5t4 ,he bl[s4 ,f\r1 five1   
six4  ,,wise ,,man4 ,:at are y do+ t =8 
,,fool4 ,i am bl[+ at ! d&elion to f9d  
out :at "t x is4  ,,wise ,,man4 ,y h    
he>d ev]y?+6 ,t is :y y want to f9d out 
:at h\r x is6 ,y are wait+ to see !m    

com+ ?r\gh ! door to c>ry me away4      
,,fool goes on bl[+4 ,out ?r\gh ! door )
 y6 ,i w h no "o "h :5 !y come4 ,he     
seizes ! ,,fool by ! %\ld]s1 & beg9s to 
=ce him out ?r\gh ! door1 !n sudd5ly    
*anges 8 m9d4 ,no1 ,i h some?+ to ask y4
 ,he drags him back into ! room4 ,is !re
 a heav58 ,is !re a hell8 ,is !re a     
purgatory8  ,,fool4 ,s y ask me n[4 ,i  
?\ght :5 y 7 ask+ y\r pupils1 ,i said to
 myself1 if he w\ld ask ,teigue ! ,fool1
 ,teigue c\ld tell him all ab\t x1 =    
,teigue has le>n$ all ab\t x :5 he has  
be5 cutt+ ! nets4  ,,wise ,,man4 ,tell  
me2 tell me6  ,,fool4 ,i said1 ,teigue  
kn[s ev]y?+4 ,n ev5 ! owls & ! h>es t   
milk ! c[s h ,teigue's wisdom4 ,b       
,teigue w n speak2 he says no?+4  ,,wise
 ,,man4 ,tell me1 tell me6 ,= "u ! cov] 
! gra9s are fall+1 & :5 !y are all fall5
 ,i %all die2 & my s\l w be lo/ if ,i h 
n f\nd somebody t believes6 ,speak1     
speak6  ,,fool look+ wise4 ,no1 no1 ,i  
won't tell y :at is 9 my m9d1 & ,i won't
 tell y :at is 9 my bag4 ,y might /eal  

away my ?\ghts4 ,i met a boda* on ! road
 ye/]day1 & he said1 ,teigue1 tell me h[
 _m p5nies are 9 y\r bag4 ,i w wag] ?ree
 p5nies t !re are n tw5ty p5nies 9 y\r  
bag2 let me put 9 my h& & c\nt !m4 ,b ,i
 pull$ ! /r+s tight]1 l ?is2 & :5 ,i g  
to sleep e night ,i hide ! bag :]e no "o
 kn[s4  ,,wise ,,man4 ,goes t[>d !      
h\r-glass z if to uncov] x4 ,no1 no1 ,i 
h n ! c\rage6 ,he kneels4 ,h pity ^u me1
 ,fool1 & tell me6  ,,fool4 ,ah6 ,n[1 t 
is diff]5t4 ,i am n afraid ( y n[4 ,b ,i
 mu/ come ne> y2 somebody 9 !re might   
he> :at ! ,angel said4  ,,wise ,,man4   
,oh1 :at did ! ,angel tell y8  ,,fool4  
,once ,i 0 alone on ! hills1 & an ,angel
 came by & he said1 ,teigue ! ,fool1 d n
 =get ! ,?ree ,fires3 ! ,fire t puni%es1
 ! ,fire t purifies1 & ! ,fire :]e9 !   
s\l rejoices = ev]6  ,,wise ,,man4 ,he  
believes6 ,i am sav$6 ,help me4 ,! s&   
has run out4 ,i am dy+4444 ,,fool helps 
him to 8 *air4 ,i am go+ f ! c\ntry ( ! 
sev5 w&]+ />s1 & ,i am go+ to ! c\ntry (
 ! fix$ />s6 ,r+ ! bell4 ,,fool r+s !   

bell4 ,are !y com+ 8 ,ah6 n[ ,i he> _!  
feet4444 ,i w speak to !m4 ,i und]/& x  
all n[4 ,"o s9ks 9 on ,god3 we d n see !
 tru?2 ,god sees ! tru? 9 u4 ,i _c      
speak1 ,i am too weak4 ,tell !m1 ,fool1 
t :5 ! life & ! m9d are brok51 ! tru?   
comes ?r\gh !m l peas ?r\gh a brok5     
peascod4 ,b no1 ,i w pray--yet ,i _c    
pray4 ,pray ,fool1 t !y may be giv5 a   
sign & save _! s\ls alive4 ,y\r pray]s  
are bett] ?an m9e4  ,,fool b[s 8 head4  
,,wise ,,man',s head s9ks on 8 arm on ! 
books4 ,,pupils ent]4  ,a ,,"y ,,man4   
,look at ! ,fool turn$ bell-r+]6        
,,ano!r4 ,:at h y call$ u 9 =1 ,teigue8 
,:at are y go+ to tell u8  ,,ano!r4 ,no 
wond] he has _h dreams6 ,see1 he is fa/ 
asleep n[4 ,goes ov] & t\*es ! ,,wise   
,,man4 ,oh1 he is dead6  ,,fool4 ,d n   
/ir6 ,he ask$ = a sign t y might be     
sav$4 ,all are sil5t = a mom5t4 ,look   
:at has come f 8 m\?444 a little w+$    
?+444 a little %9+ ?+4 ,x has gone to ! 
door4 ,! ,,angel appe>s 9 ! doorway1    
/ret*es out h] h&s & closes !m aga94 ,! 

,angel has tak5 x 9 h] h&s444 %e w op5  
h] h&s 9 ! ,g>d5 ( ,p>adise4  ,!y all   
kneel4