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"I told you that it was very large," said the mole, "and that it went up into a high dome outside. Inside, it is not nearly so high, but it is very nice and comfortable; and the floor and the sides and ceiling are always quite smooth and polished, for I polish them myself, and never leave it to the servants." I TOLD YOU THAT IT WAS VERY LARGE SAID THE MOLE AND THAT IT WENT UP INTO A HIGH DOME OUTSIDE INSIDE IT'S NOT NEARLY SO HIGH BUT IT IS VERY NICE AND COMFORTABLE AND THE FLOOR AND THE SIDES AND THE CEILINGS ARE ALWAYS QUITE SMOOTH AND POLISHED FOR I POLISH THEM MYSELF AND NEVER LEAVE IT TO THE SERVANTS
 at all. Why, there they are all over the field, and you know you told me to look at them yourself.” The mole gave a little choky laugh. “Oh dear!” he cried, “and do you _really_ think that _those_ are my fortresses? You are _very_ much mistaken if you do. Why, they are only the hills that I throw up when I am making my tunnels and corridors. All you will find if you open them is a hole going down into one of those. Oh no; my fortress is not built there. It is carefully hidden under a bush or the root of a tree, so that you can’t see it, however high it is. Only the wicked mole-catcher is able to find it, and I am very sorry he can.” This was a great surprise to Tommy Smith, for he had always thought that the mole lived under those little brown heaps of earth. But he had only thought so because he had never taken any trouble to find out about it. “I see you are cleverer than I thought, Mr. Mole,” he said; “but I should like you to tell me something more about your palace and fortress.” RY TIME I GO OUT WALKING THEY ARE NOT HIDDEN AT ALL WHY THEY ARE THERE ALL OVER THE FIELD AND YOU KNOW YOU TOLD ME TO LOOK AT THEM YOURSELF THE MOLE GAVE A LITTLE CHOKY LAUGH OH DEAR HE CRIED AND DO YOU REALLY THINK THAT THOSE ARE MY FORTRESSES YOU ARE VERY MUCH MISTAKEN IF YOU DO WHY THEY ARE ONLY THE HILLS THAT I THROW UP WHEN I AM MAKING MY TUNNELS AND CORRIDORS ALL YOU WILL FIND IF YOU OPEN THEM UP IS A HOLE GOING DOWN INTO THOSE OH NO MY FORTRESS IS NOT BUILT THERE IT IS CAREFULLY HIDDEN UNDER A BUSH OR A ROOT OF A TREE SO THAT YOU CAN'T SEE IT HOWEVER HIGH IT IS ONLY THE WICKED MOLE CATCHER IS ABLE TO FIND IT AND I AM VERY SORRY HE CAN THIS WAS A GREAT SURPRISE TO TOMMY SMITH FOR HE HAD ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT THE MOLE LIVED UNDER THOSE LITTLE BROWN HEAPS OF EARTH BUT HE HAD ONLY THOUGHT SO BECAUSE HE HAD NEVER TAKEN ANY TROUBLE TO FIND OUT ABOUT IT I SEE YOU ARE CLEVERER THAN I THOUGHT MISTER MOLE HE SAID BUT I SHOULD LIKE YOU TO TELL ME SOMETHING MORE ABOUT YOUR PALACE AND FORTRESS
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