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The Isle of Speaking Birds, 143 XX. The Aged Hermit and the Human Souls, 143 XXI. The Island of the Big Blacksmiths, 145 XXII. The Crystal Sea, 147 XXIII. A Lovely Country beneath the Waves, 147 XXIV. An Island guarded by a Wall of Water, 148 XXV. A Water-Arch in the Air, 149 XXVI. The Silver Pillar of the Sea, 150 XXVII. An Island standing on One Pillar, 151 XXVIII. The Island Queen detains them with her Magic Thread-Clew, 152 XXIX. The Isle of Intoxicating Wine-Fruits, 156 XXX. The Isle of the Mystic Lake, 157 XXXI. The Isle of Laughing, 163 XXXII. The Isle of the Blest, 164 XXXIII. The Hermit of the Sea-Rock, 164 XXXIV. Signs of Home, 174 XXXV. Maildun meets his Enemy, and arrives Home, 175 The Fairy Palace of the Quicken Trees. I. Colga, King of Lochlann, invades Erin, and is slain, 177 II. Midac, the Son of Colga, meditates Revenge, 181 III. Finn is entrapped by Midac, and held by Enchantment in the Palace of the Quicken Trees, 189 IV. Innsa, Finn's Foster Son, defends the Ford leading to the Palace of the Quicken Trees, 196 V. Ficna, the Son of Finn, defends the Ford, 203 VI. Dermat O'Dyna slays the Three Kings of the Island of the Torrent, breaks the Spell with their Blood, and frees Finn, 213 VII. The Fight at the Ford with the Foreign Army, 219 The Pursuit of the Gilla Dacker and his Horse. I. Arrival of the Gilla Dacker and his Horse, 223 II. Conan and Fifteen of the Fena are carried off by the Gilla Dacker's Horse, 235 III. Pursuit,