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Indeed, the nest was half filled with a most curious collection of small articles for which the birds could have no use, but which the thieving Jackdaws had stolen during many years from the homes of men. INDEED THE NEST WAS HALF FILLED WITH THE MOST CURIOUS COLLECTION OF SMALL ARTICLES FOR WHICH THE BIRDS COULD HAVE NO USE BUT WHICH THE THIEVING JACKDAWS HAD STOLEN DURING MANY YEARS FROM THE HOMES OF MEN
 to the edge of the nest and looked over. Below them was a sheer precipice several hundred feet in depth. Above them was a smooth cliff unbroken save by the point of rock where the wrecked body of the Gump still hung suspended from the end of one of the sofas. There really seemed to be no means of escape, and as they realized their helpless plight the little band of adventurers gave way to their bewilderment. “This is a worse prison than the palace,” sadly remarked the Woggle-Bug. “I wish we had stayed there,” moaned Jack. “I’m afraid the mountain air isn’t good for pumpkins.” “It won’t be when the Jackdaws come back,” growled the Saw-Horse, which lay waving its legs in a vain endeavor to get upon its feet again. “Jackdaws are especially fond of pumpkins.” “Do you think the birds will come here?” asked Jack, much distressed. “Of course they will,” said Tip; “for this is their nest. And there must be hundreds of them,” he continued, “for see what a lot of things they have brought here!” HERE HE GAZED AT THE SCARECROW WHO CRAWLED TO THE EDGE OF THE NEST AND LOOKED OVER BELOW THEM WAS A SHEER PRECIPICE SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET IN DEPTH ABOVE THEM WAS A SMOOTH CLIFF UNBROKEN SAVE BY THE POINT OF ROCK WHERE THE WRECKED BODY OF THE GUMP STILL HUNG SUSPENDED FROM THE END OF ONE OF THE SOFAS THERE REALLY SEEMED TO BE NO MEANS OF ESCAPE AND AS THEY REALIZED THEIR HELPLESS PLIGHT THE LITTLE BAND OF ADVENTURERS GAVE WAY TO THEIR BEWILDERNESS THIS IS A WORSE PRISON THAN THE PALACE SADLY REMARKED THE WOGGLE BUG I WISH WE HAD STAYED THERE MOANED JACK I'M AFRAID THE MOUNTAIN AIR ISN'T GOOD FOR PUMPKINS IT WON'T BE WHEN THE JACKDAWS COME BACK GROWLED THE SAW HORSE WHICH LAY WAVING ITS LEGS IN A VAIN ATTEMPT TO GET UPON ITS FEET AGAIN JACKDAWS ARE ESPECIALLY FOND OF PUMPKINS DO YOU THINK THE BIRDS WILL COME HERE ASKED JACK MUCH DISTRESSED OF COURSE THEY WILL SAID TIP FOR THIS IS THEIR NEST AND THERE MUST BE HUNDREDS OF THEM HE CONTINUED FORESEE WHAT A LOT OF THINGS THEY HAVE BROUGHT HERE
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