Ingri d'Aulaire - They spell-caught the sounds of cat paws, the breath of...

They spell-caught the sounds of cat paws, the breath of fish, the spittle of birds, the hairs of a woman's beard, and the roots of a mountain, and spun them around the sinews of a bear. That made a bond that looked as fine as a ribbon of silk, but, since it was made of things not in this world, it was so strong nothing in the world could break it.

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They spell-caught the sounds of cat paws, the breath of fish, the spittle of birds, the hairs of a woman's beard, and the roots of a mountain, and spun them around the sinews of a bear. That made a bond that looked as fine as a ribbon of silk, but, since it was made of things not in this world, it was so strong nothing in the world could break it. Ingri d'Aulaire

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spell-caught sounds cat paws breath fish spittle birds hairs woman' beard roots mountain spun sinews bear made bond looked fine ribbon silk things world strong break

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