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Then Finn spoke to Grainne and questioned her.

'What is hotter than fire?' he said.

'A woman's reasoning between two men,' she replied.

'What is swifter than the wind?'

'A woman's thought between two men.'

'What is sharper than a sword?'

'The reproach of a foe.'

'What is softer than down?'

'The palm on the cheek.'

What is whiter than snow?'

'There is truth.'

'What is blacker than the raven?'

'There is death.'

Finn asked no more, for he was satisfied. But Grainne was not satisfied.

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