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It will be this way:
"'It is my decision that the battle will be on foot, in shirts
made with cloth from France, both of us having paper shields, and
on our heads a garland of flowers, with no other clothing at all
on our bodies. The offensive weapons for both of us will be
Genoese knives with a cutting edge on both sides, and very sharp
points. In this way I will combat him to the death. And I am
astonished at you, king-of-arms, when you try to make peace out
of discord. Our minds are made up to go into battle, and you
talk to me of peace.'
"'What I said,' said the king-of-arms, 'is part of my office: not
to want the death of any honorable knight.'
"'Since we agree, I accept the battle with Tirant.'
"'I am happy that you are in agreement,' said the king-of-arms.
'Let us go get the weapons and everything you need before
nightfall.'
"They both went immediately to buy the knives, and they had them
well keened, with very sharp points. Then they found cloth from
France, and they quickly had the shirts cut and sewn.


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