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[lionandboar]

(Enter a man, young. His bearing is regal though his face is worn and pale-- there is a look about him which suggests his has very recently been ill. At the open mansion door, he spreads his hands.)

I beg of you hospitality. I have strayed farther than I realized from my own lands, and would ask shelter for the night. Know that this is a favor I will repay if ever I am able, and should any find himself in Pherae. It will not be a merry house, but it will welcome any who now welcomes me.

[Admetus, from Greek mythology and plays.]