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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!