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In crossing the pass between the peaks of Vîrful cu Dor and Furnica, on / the other side of the Bucegi, you come upon the Jalomitza river. One of / the springs which feed it rises hard by, in a vast stalactite cave, at / the entrance of which stands a small cloister. From time immemorial it / has always been said that there is no ending to this cave, and that a / man who once went in there has never been seen again to this day.
The cave was once inhabited by a terrible enchanter, of whom it was / told that he carried off all the fairest maidens round about -- carried / them off out of the fields, from their parents' cottages, yes, even / from before the marriage-altar. They all followed him, without / resistance, but no one ever saw them more. Many a bold youth had sworn / to go and free them, and had even marched bravely into the cave and / called the enchanter by name: "Bucur! Bucur! " but not one had ever / caught a glimpse either of Bucur or of the maidens.