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It was a grave and impressive ceremony. As he finished the incantation the Thing shuddered throughout its huge bulk, the Gump gave the screeching cry that is familiar to those animals, and then the four wings began flopping furiously. IT WAS A GRAVE AND IMPRESSIVE CEREMONY AS HE FINISHED THE INCANTATION THE THING SHUDDERED THROUGHOUT ITS HUGE BULK THE GUMP GAVE THE SCREECHING CRY THAT IS FAMILIAR TO THOSE ANIMALS AND THEN THE FOUR WINGS BEGAN FLAPPING FURIOUSLY
 the precious powder. Each of the four wings was first lightly covered with a layer, then the sofas were sprinkled, and the broom given a slight coating. “The head! The head! Don’t, I beg of you, forget the head!” cried the Woggle-Bug, excitedly. “There’s only a little of the powder left,” announced Tip, looking within the box. “And it seems to me it is more important to bring the legs of the sofas to life than the head.” “Not so,” decided the Scarecrow. “Every thing must have a head to direct it; and since this creature is to fly, and not walk, it is really unimportant whether its legs are alive or not.” So Tip abided by this decision and sprinkled the Gump’s head with the remainder of the powder. “Now” said he, “keep silence while I work the, charm!” Having heard old Mombi pronounce the magic words, and having also succeeded in bringing the Saw-Horse to life, Tip did not hesitate an instant in speaking the three cabalistic words, each accompanied by the peculiar gesture of the hands. Y CAREFULLY HE BEGAN SPRINKLING THE THING WITH THE PRECIOUS POWDER EACH OF THE FOUR WINGS WAS FIRST LIGHTLY COVERED WITH A LAYER THEN THE SOFAS WERE SPRINKLED AND THE BROOM GIVEN A LIGHT COATING THE HEAD THE HEAD DON'T I BEG OF YOU FORGET THE HEAD CRIED THE WOGGLE BUG EXCITEDLY THERE'S ONLY A LITTLE OF THE POWDER LEFT ANNOUNCED TIP LOOKING WITHIN THE BOX AND IT SEEMS TO ME IT IS MORE IMPORTANT TO BRING THE LEGS OF THE SOFAS TO LIFE THAN THE HEAD NOT SO DECIDED THE SCARECROW EVERYTHING MUST HAVE A HEAD TO DIRECT IT AND SINCE THE CREATURE IS TO FLY AND NOT WALK IT IS REALLY UNIMPORTANT WHETHER ITS LEGS ARE ALIVE OR NOT SO TIP ABIDED BY THIS DECISION AND SPRINKLED THE GUMP'S HEAD WITH THE REMAINDER OF THE POWDER NOW SAID HE KEEP SILENCE WHILE I WORK THE CHARM HAVING HEARD OLD MOMBY PRONOUNCE THE MAGIC WORDS AND HAVING ALSO SUCCEEDED IN BRINGING THE SAW HORSE TO LIFE TIP DID NOT HESITATE AN INSTANT IN SPEAKING THE THREE CABALISTIC WORDS EACH ACCOMPANIED BY THE PECULIAR GESTURE OF THE HANDS
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