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ckg it alost to pieces they then stripped hi of a jacketthat he wore over his arour, and they would have stripped off hisstockgs if his greaves had not prevented the fro sancho they tookhis at, leavg hi his shirt-sleeves; and dividg aongtheselves the reag spoils of the battle, they went each onehis own way, ore licito about keepg clear of the holybrotherhood they dreaded, than about burdeng theselves with the插, or gog to present theselves before the lady dulcea deltobo the ass and rocante, sancho and don ixote, were all thaere left upon the spot; the ass with droopg head, serio,shakg his ears fro ti to ti as if he thought the stor ofstones that assailed the was not yet over; rocante stretched besidehis aster, for he too had been brought to the ground by a stone;sancho stripped, and treblg with fear of the holy brotherhood;and don ixote fug to fd hiself served by the very pernsfor who he had done uch

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of what befell don ixote the sierra orena, which was one ofthe rarest adventures related this veracio history

seeg hiself served this way, don ixote said to his sire,&ot;i have always heard it said, sancho, that to do good to boors is tothrow water to the sea if i had believed thy words, i should haveavoided this trouble; but it is done now, it is only to havepatience and take warng for the future&ot;

&ot;your worship will take warng as uch as i a a turk,&ot; returnedsancho; &ot;but, as you say this ischief ight have been avoided ifyou