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 \nWhen I grow up,thought Richard,I want to bethe bravest,strongest knight in the land.He rolledover and the straw-filled mattress rustled loudly.Hehugged the blanket tightly around his shoulders.Thegreat hall was cold and very dark.Richard listenedto the breathing of the other pages and squires  \nasleep in the hall.Suddenly,a white shape appearedin the doorway.Richard stared.The white shapemoved toward him.Was that the sound of draggingchains?Richard's heart began thumping hard.  \nEveryone knew the story of thecastle ghost.Two hundred yearsbefore,an enemy knightcalled Charles theStrong had been  \ncaptured and chainedin the dungeon.At thenext tournament,the lord of the castlehad announced thatCharles the Strongcould fight for hisfreedom.When thejailers entered thedungeon,they foundtheir prisoner  \nmysteriously stabbedto death.Now peoplesaid that the ghost ofCharles the Strongalways walked thecastle on the nightbefore a tournament.Richard tried topray,but he was too  \nfrightened.The ghost glided closer and closer.Wasthat shadow the mark of a dagger?Was that thesound of dripping blood?The ghost passed in frontof the fireplace,and Richard watched in horror asthe glowing embers lit its face.  \nRichard gasped.This was no ghost!It wasanother page,who must be coming to bed aftervisiting his squire in the chapel.There were nosounds of rattling chains or dripping blood.It wasonly the rustle of the rushes carpeting the floor.Richard sighed and fell asleep at last.","cbCaivCrFwtVjocw","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaivCrFwtVjocw","pdf",2797312,36,"English","# Chapter One - Introduction\n# The Ghost\n# The Great Day Dawns\n# Getting Ready\n# The Feast\n# The Ceremony\n# The Tournament\n# A Little Problem\n# The End of the Day","[{\"question\":\"What is Richard’s goal and training path?\",\"answer\":\"Richard is training to become a knight. 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