The Perplex Plain

And there, stretching out before me was a vast, rolling prairie--"The Perplex Plain"--I said to myself.

There was a sudden flutter of black wings beside me and I was looking into the bright eyes of Shadow the Crow.

"GOOD!" He croaked. "You made it through--and now you are very close to the goal of your quest. The Perplex Plain lies before you and the famous Tor stands in the middle of the plain."

"Shadow! Well met!" I replied. "I remember what the Rock Crabs said:

Under th' Tor in the Perplex Plain
An' 'there it ever shall remain
'Til the knightly Crab brings it home again!

"Now I am ready to cross this plain and get to the tor."

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