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Then it reached the edge of the desert and began racing across the deep sands. But its tired feet sank far into the sand, and in a few minutes the Griffin fell forward, completely exhausted, and lay still upon the desert waste. THEN IT REACHED THE EDGE OF THE DESERT AND BEGAN RACING ACROSS THE DEEP SANDS BUT ITS TIRED FEET SANK FAR INTO THE SAND AND IN A FEW MINUTES THE GRIFFIN FELL FORWARD COMPLETELY EXHAUSTED AND LAY STILL UPON THE DESERT WASTE
y could now see two tiny specks, speeding one after the other; and they knew these specks must be the Griffin and the Saw-Horse. So Tip called the Gump’s attention to them and bade the creature try to overtake the Witch and the Sorceress. But, swift as was the Gump’s flight, the pursued and pursuer moved more swiftly yet, and within a few moments were blotted out against the dim horizon. “Let us continue to follow them, nevertheless,” said the Scarecrow. “for the Land of Oz is of small extent, and sooner or later they must both come to a halt.” Old Mombi had thought herself very wise to choose the form of a Griffin, for its legs were exceedingly fleet and its strength more enduring than that of other animals. But she had not reckoned on the untiring energy of the Saw-Horse, whose wooden limbs could run for days without slacking their speed. Therefore, after an hour’s hard running, the Griffin’s breath began to fail, and it panted and gasped painfully, and moved more slowly than before.  ACROSS THE MEADOWS THEY COULD NOW SEE TWO TINY SPECKS SPEEDING ONE AFTER THE OTHER AND THEY KNEW THESE SPECKS MUST BE THE GRIFFIN AND THE SAW HORSE SO TIP CALLED THE GUMPS ATTENTION TO THEM AND BADE THE CREATURE TRY TO OVERTAKE THE WITCH AND THE SORCERESS BUT SWIFT AS WAS THE GUMP'S FLIGHT THE PURSUED AND THE PURSUER MOVED MORE SWIFTLY YET AND WITHIN A FEW MOMENTS WERE BLOTTED OUT AGAINST THE DIM HORIZON LET US CONTINUE TO FOLLOW THEM NEVERTHELESS SAID THE SCARECROW FOR THE LAND OF OZ IS OF SMALL EXTENT AND SOONER OR LATER THEY MUST BOTH COME TO A HALT OLD MOMBY HAD THOUGHT HERSELF VERY WISE TO CHOOSE THE FORM OF A GRIFFIN FOR ITS LEGS WERE EXCEEDINGLY FLEET AND ITS STRENGTH MORE ENDURING THAN THAT OF OTHER ANIMALS BUT SHE HAD NOT RECKONED ON THE UNTIRING ENERGY OF THE SAW HORSE WHOSE WOODEN LIMBS COULD RUN FOR DAYS WITHOUT SLACKING THEIR SPEED THEREFORE AFTER AN HOUR'S HARD RUNNING THE GRYPHON'S BREATH BEGAN TO FAIL AND IT PANTED AND GASPED PAINFULLY AND MOVED MORE SLOWLY THAN BEFORE
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