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250,
256
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"text": "Mein Leib ist so sehr in die Krümpe gegangen, daß schier nichts übrig geblieben als die Stimme, und mein Bett mahnt mich an das tönende Grab des Zauberers Merlinus, welches sich im Walde Brozeliand in der Bretagne befindet, unter hohen Eichen, deren Wipfel wie grüne Flammen gen Himmel lodern.",
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