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| | Beric the Briton |
 | | Remember too, Beric, that the Britons, now that Caractacus has been sent a prisoner to Rome, need a leader, one who is not only brave and valiant in the fight, but who can teach the people how to march to victory, and can order and rule them well afterwards. |
 | | Britons were more accustomed to fight with javelin than with spear, and the latter weapons were shorter and lighter than those of the Romans. |
 | | I spoke of their patriotism, of the love of country that never failed, of the stern determination that enabled them to pass through the gravest dangers without flinching, and to show a dauntless face to the foe even when dangers were thickest and the country was menaced with destruction. |
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