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pull him off the barrel to jeer and strike him. A contemptuous judge called Jocko sentences
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master and becomes a great player. One day, he summons the courage to climb on a barrel and play publicly. He plays well, but just as he has whipped the crowd into a dance, the sight of
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Cambrinus' carillon reaches the king of the Netherlands, who in return heaps titles of nobility on Cambrinus: Duke of Brabant, Count of Flanders, Lord of Fresnes. But even after founding the town of Cambrai, Cambrinus prefers the villagers' honorary title for him: King of
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Cambrinus wins a fortune in games of skill and chance. The consistent winning becomes tedious, so he returns to
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whisky, cider, and brandy, but his condition only worsens. Cambrinus is momentarily contented when
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