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COBBLED
SKALD
When a talented skald of the Swedish
courts, renowned across Scandinavia for his
unparalleled musical prowess, revealed himself
as a disguised woman, she was swiftly executed,
and the embarrassing events were stricken from
polite conversation. Her sudden return to court
functions shook even the staunchest war veterans,
but not enough to stay a second wary, though
swift, summary execution. Upon further returns,
each revealing the scald to be strangely repaired
in a manner befitting tailor more than physician,
the court began to almost embrace the eerie
presence. This cycle of returns and executions
leading to a more and more transfigured court
poet became something of an exalted tradition.
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