Who says that I am dead

"Good, good," chuckled the Abbot. "Now, I was going to ask Brother Alf or Edmund to go on a special errand, but they are no longer young mice and both look quite weary at this late hour. So, I thought 1 might ask my chief grayting-catcher to carry out this special task for me." Matthias could not help standing a bit taller. ................
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