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At this, Taffy's eyes glistened, and he followed on down the steps, without saying a word. At the bottom of the descent, they entered a narrow passage, and finally came to a door. AT THIS TAFFY'S EYES GLISTENED AND HE FOLLOWED ON DOWN THE STEPS WITHOUT SAYING A WORD AT THE BOTTOM OF THE DESCENT THEY ENTERED A NARROW PASSAGE AND FINALLY CAME TO A DOOR
o read his face, and to be certain that he was telling the truth. Then he said: "Bring shovels and we'll both dig." These having been brought, the two began to work until the perspiration stood out in drops on their foreheads. First the sod and rooty stuff, and then down around the gravelly mass below, they plied their digging tools. Taffy was not used to such toil, and his muscles were soon weary. But, urged on by visions of gold, he kept bravely at his task. At last, when ready to drop from fatigue, he heard his companion say: "We've struck it!" A few shovelfuls more laid bare a broad flat stone. This they pried up, but it required all their strength to lift and stand it on edge. Just below, they saw a flight of steps. They were slippery with wet and they looked very old, as if worn, ages ago, by many feet passing up and down them. Taffy shrunk back, as a draught of the close, dead air struck his nostrils. "Come on, and don't be afraid. I'm going to make you rich," said the sorcerer. URE OF IT THE SORCERER LOOKED AT TAFFY TO READ HIS FACE AND TO BE CERTAIN THAT HE WAS TELLING THE TRUTH THEN HE SAID BRING SHOVELS AND WE'LL BOTH DIG THESE HAVING BEEN BROUGHT THE TWO BEGAN TO WORK UNTIL THE PERSPIRATION STOOD OUT IN DROPS ON THEIR FOREHEADS FIRST THE SOD AND ROOTY STUFF AND THEN DOWN AROUND THE GRAVELLY MASS BELOW THEY PLIED THEIR DIGGING TOOLS TAFFY WAS NOT USED TO SUCH TOIL AND HIS MUSCLES WERE SOON WEARY BUT URGED ON BY VISIONS OF GOLD HE KEPT BRAVELY AT HIS TASK AT LAST WHEN READY TO DROP FROM FATIGUE HE HEARD HIS COMPANION SAY WE'VE STRUCK IT A FEW SHOVELFULS MORE LAID BARE A BROAD FLAT STONE THIS THEY PRIED UP BUT IT REQUIRED ALL THEIR STRENGTH TO LIFT AND STAND IT ON EDGE JUST BELOW THEY SAW A FLIGHT OF STEPS THEY WERE SLIPPERY WITH WET AND THEY LOOKED VERY OLD AS IF WORN AGES AGO BY MANY FEET PASSING UP AND DOWN THEM TAFFY SHRUNK BACK AS A DRAUGHT OF THE CLOSE DEAD AIR STRUCK HIS NOSTRILS COME ON AND DON'T BE AFRAID I'M GOING TO MAKE YOU RICH SAID THE SORCERER
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