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Begriffenfeldt.

[With a wreath of straw in his hand, gives a bound and sits astride of him.]

Ha! See him in the mire enthronëd;—
Beside himself——To crown him now!

[Presses the wreath on Peer Gynt's head, and shouts:

Long life, long life to Self-hood's Kaiser!

Schafmann.

[In the cage.]

Es lebe hoch der grosse Peer!