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Old Man has camped on a desolate mountain for 50 years, waiting for a well to fill. He believes the water offers immortality. He is determined to drink it, but every time the well fills, he is overcome with a sudden urge to sleep. Cuchulain, a young man, has come to the mountain to drink the water. The Old Man warns him to leave, describing how his life has been wasted waiting for the well to fill. Cuchulain is determined and insists he can overcome the urge to sleep by piercing his foot.
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OLD MAN: What mischief brings you hither?
You are like those
Who are crazy for the shedding of men's blood,
And for the love of women.
YOUNG MAN: A rumour has led me,
A story told over the wine towards dawn.
I rose from table, found a boat, spread sail,
And with a lucky wind under the sail
Crossed waves that have seemed charmed, and found this shore.
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