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Skillful fencer keeps sword dry in rain. Swings it so fastMan able to strike every arrow with his sword and reduce it to splintersExpert swordsman cuts clothes bag in two. (Cf. F611.3.3.1)
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Brothers acquire extraordinary skill. Return home and are testedUnskilled man made skillful by saint's blessingSkillful marksmanSkillful tailorSkillful smith. (Cf. F271.3.)Skillful flayerSkillful barberSkillful axe-man. Cuts down trees with single stroke, and the likeSkillful surgeonSkillful shipbuilderMan can keep together feathers in great windSkillful painter. Can paint from description of a dreamIngenious carpenterSkillful thief. (Cf. K301.)Skillful trackerSkillful milker

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