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[ . . . . . . . ] [ . . . . . . . ].
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I saw a creature with a strange belly
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[ . . . . .]e wiht, wombe hæfde
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Bound in leather
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* *
*
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[ . . . . . ]tne leþre wæs
beg[ . . . . . ]
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A servant held it hard from behind,
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[ . . . . . . . ] [ . . . . . ]on hindan.
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Sometimes shoved with great skill
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Grette wea[ . . . . ] [ . . . . . .
. ]
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* *
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[ . . . . . . .] listum worhte,
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ate
afterwards,
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hwilum eft [ . . ] [. . . . . . .]
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Thankful for food at such a time.
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[ . . . . . . .] þygan, him þoncade,
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siþþan u[ . . . . . ] [
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[ . . . ]swæsendum swylce
þrage.
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