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           Thenthosetwodragons,oneofwhichwaswhite,theotherred,roseupandcamenearoneanother,andbeganasorefight,andcastforthfirewiththeirbreath.Butthewhitedragonhadtheadvantage,andchasedtheothertotheendofthelake.Andhe,forgriefathisflight,turnedbackuponhisfoe,andrenewedthecombat,andforcedhimtoretireinturn.Butintheendthereddragonwasworsted,andthewhitedragondisappearednomanknewwhere.

           Whentheirbattlewasdone,thekingdesiredMerlintotellhimwhatitmeant.Whereathe,burstingintotears,criedoutthisprophecy,whichfirstforetoldthecomingofKingArthur.

           “Woetothereddragon,whichfigureththeBritishnation,forhisbanishmentcomethquickly;hislurkingholesshallbeseizedbythewhitedragon—theSaxonwhomthou,Oking,hastcalledtotheland.Themountainsshallbelevelledasthevalleys,andtheriversofthevalleysshallrunblood;citiesshallbeburned,andchurcheslaidinruins;tillatlengththeoppressedshallturnforaseasonandprevailagainstthestrangers.ForaBoarofCornwallshallariseandrendthem,andtrampletheirnecksbeneathhisfeet.Theislandshallbesubjecttohispower,andheshalltaketheforestsofGaul.ThehouseofRomulusshalldreadhim—alltheworldshallfearhim—andhisendshallnomanknow;heshallbeimmortalinthemouthsofthepeople,andhisworksshallbefoodtothosethattellthem.

           “Butasforthee,OVortigern,fleethouthesonsofConstantine,fortheyshallburntheeinthytower.