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"Do you understand what's going on here?Hodgesaargh took another slow look at the scene. "No, he said."In that case's not my job to understand this sort of thing, said the falconer. "I wasn't trained. Probably takes a lot of training, understanding this. That's your job. And her job. Can you understand what's going on when a bird's been trained and'll make a kill and still came back to the wrist?"Well, no-"There you are, then. So that's all right. Cup of tea, was it?"
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