The Eyes of the Dragon (Stephen King) читать бесплатно онлайн полную версию книги

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There was a trial, and it was a great wonder, and there are histories of the event if you care to read them. But here’s the root of the matter: Peter, son of Roland, was brought before the judge-General of Delain by a burning mouse; tried in a meeting of seven which was not a court; convicted by a Home Guardsman who delivered his verdict by spitting into a bowl of stew. That is the story, and sometimes stories tell more than histories, and more quickly, too.