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These hang out as the sign of a pawnbroker's shop, and what you put in does not, as a rule, come out. THESE HANG OUT AS THE SIGN OF A PAWNBROKER'S SHOP AND WHAT YOU PUT IN DOES NOT AS A RULE COME OUT
lashing their tails to keep off the flies, without any danger, as in old times, of being pulled down by the Elfin Maids. The little Red Men, that could hide under a thimble, and have plenty of room to spare, were all out. The elves, and nixies and sprites, of all colors and many forms were on hand. The pigmies, who guard the palace of the king of the world underground, came in their gay dresses. There were three of them, and they brought in their hands balls of gold, with which to play tenpins, but they were not allowed to have any games while the meeting was going on. In fact, just when these little fellows from down under the earth were showing off their gay clothes and their treasures from the caves, one mischievous fairy maid sidled up to their chief and whispered in his ear: "Better put away your gold, for this is in modern Wales, where they have pawn shops. Three golden balls, two above the one below, which you often see nowadays, mean that two to one you will never get it again. E WATER AND EVEN STAND IN IT WHILE LASHING THEIR TAILS TO KEEP OFF THE FLIES WITHOUT ANY DANGER AS IN OLD TIMES OF BEING PULLED DOWN BY THE ELFIN MAIDS THE LITTLE RED MEN THAT COULD HIDE UNDER A THIMBLE AND HAVE PLENTY OF ROOM TO SPARE WERE ALL OUT THE ELVES AND NIXIES AND SPRITES OF ALL COLORS AND MANY FORMS WERE ON HAND THE PIGMIES WHO GUARD THE PALACE OF THE KING OF THE WORLD UNDERGROUND CAME IN THEIR GAY DRESSES THERE WERE THREE OF THEM AND THEY BROUGHT IN THEIR HANDS BALLS OF GOLD WITH WHICH TO PLAY TENPINS BUT THEY WERE NOT ALLOWED TO HAVE ANY GAMES WHILE THE MEETING WAS GOING ON IN FACT JUST WHEN THESE LITTLE FELLOWS FROM DOWN UNDER THE EARTH WERE SHOWING OFF THEIR GAY CLOTHES AND THEIR TREASURES FROM THE CAVES ONE MISCHIEVOUS FAIRY MAID SIDLED UP TO THEIR CHIEF AND WHISPERED IN HIS EAR PUT AWAY YOUR GOLD FOR THIS IS IN MODERN WALES WHERE THEY HAVE PAWN SHOPS THREE GOLDEN BALLS TWO ABOVE THE ONE BELOW WHICH YOU OFTEN SEE NOWADAYS MEANS THAT TWO TO ONE YOU WILL NEVER GET IT AGAIN
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