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And now, while all were struggling to recover themselves, the Thing rose slowly from the roof and mounted into the air. AND NOW WHILE ALL WERE STRUGGLING TO RECOVER THEMSELVES THE THING ROSE SLOWLY FROM THE ROOF AND MOUNTED INTO THE AIR
agic 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. 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. [Illustration: image222] Tip managed to grasp a chimney, else he would have been blown off the roof by the terrible breeze raised by the wings. The Scarecrow, being light in weight, was caught up bodily and borne through the air until Tip luckily seized him by one leg and held him fast. The Woggle-Bug lay flat upon the roof and so escaped harm, and the Tin Woodman, whose weight of tin anchored him firmly, threw both arms around Jack Pumpkinhead and managed to save him. The Saw-Horse toppled over upon his back and lay with his legs waving helplessly above him. HARM 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 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 TIP MANAGED TO GRASP A CHIMNEY ELSE HE WOULD HAVE BEEN BLOWN OFF THE ROOF BY THE TERRIBLE BREEZE RAISED BY THE WINGS THE SCARECROW BEING LIGHT IN WEIGHT WAS CAUGHT UP BODILY AND BORNE THROUGH THE AIR UNTIL TIP LUCKILY SEIZED HIM BY ONE LEG AND HELD HIM FAST THE WOGGLE BUG LAY FLAT UPON THE ROOF AND SO ESCAPED HARM AND THE TIN WOODMAN WHOSE WEIGHT OF TIN ANCHORED HIM FIRMLY THREW BOTH ARMS AROUND JACK PUMPKINHEAD AND MANAGED TO SAVE HIM THE SAW HORSE TOPPLED OVER UPON HIS BACK AND LAY WITH HIS LEGS WAVING HELPLESSLY ABOVE HIM
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