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Meanwhile, | Arachne | got oot her bag o threids an |
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s cud summon her clood again, | Arachne | lowped up fae her wuiden stoo |
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’s hoose on a clood. | Arachne | invitit the auld wumman in ta |
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gean tae see an buy her work. | Arachne | ayewis yaised plain threids t |
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nmatched by ony ither mortal. | Arachne | had been taucht tae weave by |
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fae dirlin throu her senses. | Arachne | ’s weavin thrummed wi the vi |
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e an stood afore the bumbazed | Arachne | in a bleck-affrontit rage. Bu |
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Sae | Arachne | an her bairns, an their bairn |
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ders, an glided back doon tae | Arachne | ’s hoose. |
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ae their colours can ootshine | Arachne | ’s dowie wool.” |
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She tore | Arachne | ’s claith aff her loom an ri |
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ddess bent doon an blawed, an | Arachne | skited backarts intae a stoor |
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s pooer wis ower strang. Suin | Arachne | wis jist a scootie bleck spee |
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nairraed her sea-green een on | Arachne | , an the lassie felt her body |
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as she luiked, the picters on | Arachne | ’s claith seemed tae kittle |
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rnin sun, that minds Athena o | Arachne | ’s bonnie claith an brings a |
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rain. But noo an then, ane o | Arachne | ’s faimly weaves a perfect w |
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News o | Arachne | ’s fame suin reached Athena |
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her lugs, but she cudna stap | Arachne | ’s claith fae dirlin throu h |
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loak, she glided doon towards | Arachne | ’s hoose on a clood. Arachne |
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her ain dyes. She glowered at | Arachne | an thunnered, “Weel, I can |
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n oot afore her. Awthing that | Arachne | saw or smelt, or thocht or fe |
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“Shaws talent!” spat | Arachne | . “Ma weavin is better than |
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ith drap tae the groond ahint | Arachne | . “An apprentice needs somet |
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n a bleck-affrontit rage. But | Arachne | wisna fashed, an repeatit her |
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d, “help me pit the pridefu | Arachne | in her place. Gie me the saft |