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1. The Local Forge

   

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   "The Local Forge"
   A forge is a tiny shed. Sometimes it had a thatched roof and sometimes it has a felted roof. There is usually a large door on it but sometimes one would see a door shaped like a horse-shoe on it.
   The black-smith has only one big fire in his forge, in which he reddens the iron before shaping it into a shoe.
   The bellows is usually made of rough leather, wood and iron, and there is a long handle in it, with which it is put in action.
   The smith has many implements in his forge.
   Some of these implements are:- a hammer, an anvil, a punch, a pliers, a pinchers, a tongs, a knife, a chisel, a rasp, and a sledge. He also has a large stone trough, in which he cools the finished articles.
   A smith shoes animals with hooves, but he cannot shoe cattle, sheep or pigs because they have cloven feet. he repairs all iron-work and all farm machinery.
   Long ago, the smiths made articles called "pikes," which were used in battle instead of bayonets.
   When a smith is putting irons on a

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