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A Cruel Fate 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 The King Captures Marlborough Who burns books? What men are so wicked? s the! "oot the town# the $in%s so"diers make a bon&ire in the street' (he! break into )ohn *ammonds booksho+# then carr! out arm&u"s o& books# which the! +i"e on the cobb"es in rou%h hea+s' (he! &eed the bon&ire with books &or three hours' ,artin Watts# who works &or *ammond# watches them# ama-ed and he"+"ess' *e "oses his doubts about the war# and decides which side he su++orts' When he can no "on%er bear the si%ht o& burnin% books# ,artin tries to +rotest' so"dier strikes him o.er the head with a %un and knocks him down' (hen he is taken +risoner' *e is an unarmed member o& the +ub"ic' *e cannot be"ie.e this is ha++enin%' ,artin is twent!/se.en 0 a "ean &i%ure# neither handsome nor u%"!' *e has a"wa!s "i.ed here in Wi"tshire' *e has "itt"e know"ed%e o& war# but as he waits &or the $in%s so"diers to dea" with him# he understands

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that the attack was bound to ha++en' ,ar"borou%h is "ess than thirt! mi"es &rom 12&ord' (he town stron%"! su++orts 3ar"iament and has raised mone! and troo+s' (he $in% cannot risk ha.in% enemies so c"ose' 4esides# in ,ar"borou%h there are man! wea"th! homes and a thri.in% market' (he armies on both sides bad"! need &unds' (he $in%s so"diers ha.e come to remo.e the dan%er +osed b! this rebe" town# but a"so to "ook &or boot! and &un'

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