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Thereupon the lad, Kullervo, Laid his luncheon in his basket, Drove the herd to mountain-pastures, O'er the hills and through the marshes, To their grazings in the woodlands, Speaking as he careless wandered:
"Of the youth am I the poorest, Hapless lad and full of trouble, Evil luck to me befallen!