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Quote from "Godfather's Picture Book" (1868)

Now the Bishop's town is the King's town. It has gabled houses and narrow streets, watchmen and a town hall, and a permanent gallows by the west port. No man from out of town can be hanged on it; you must be a citizen to be allowed to dangle there, to get so high as to see Kjöge and the hens of Kjöge.

" 'That's a lovely gallows,' says the northeast wind. 'The beautiful is growing!' And it whistles and whoops.

Source: Jean Hersholt's translation of "Godfather's Picture Book"

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Registered motifs in this quote:

1. Gods, spirits and demons
2. Priest

Keywords: Town, death

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