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THE STORY OF WILHELM TELL plied that if the first arrow had

At a time High Sheriff Her-
mann Gessler raised a pole in
Altdorf and perched his hat on
the top, commanding all who
passed before it to bow in re-
spect. William Tell, a count-
ryman ignore it; and past the
hat without bowing. Gessler struck his dear child, the second
ordered him to shoot an app- would have been for Gessler...
le off his son‘s head with his NEW PRODUCTS 2012

crossbow; if Tell was success- VT5000 SHOTGUN MIC
ful, he would be released, but
if he failed or refused, both he
and his son would die. Tell put
one arrow in his quiver and
another in his crossbow, took
aim, and shot the apple clean
off his son‘s head. Gessler was
impressed and infuriated - and
then asked what the second
arrow was for. Tell looked
the tyrant in the eye and re-

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