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| On the orders of a despotic ruler, William Tell takes aim with a crossbow at an apple set on his son’s head. Tell is supposed to have lived in Switzerland in the 14th century, but stories in which marksmen accomplish impressive feats are also known in other European legends. | ||||||
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