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And now the incantation seemed complete, for the Witch stood upright and cried the one word "Yeowa!" AND NOW THE INCANTATION SEEMED COMPLETE FOR THE WITCH STOOD UPRIGHT AND CRIED THE ONE WORD YAUA
shions covered with rose-colored silk, and from a golden railing above hung many folds of pink gossamer, completely concealing the interior of the couch. The first act of the Witch was to make the boy drink a potion which quickly sent him into a deep and dreamless sleep. Then the Tin Woodman and the Woggle-Bug bore him gently to the couch, placed him upon the soft cushions, and drew the gossamer hangings to shut him from all earthly view. The Witch squatted upon the ground and kindled a tiny fire of dried herbs, which she drew from her bosom. When the blaze shot up and burned clearly old Mombi scattered a handful of magical powder over the fire, which straightway gave off a rich violet vapor, filling all the tent with its fragrance and forcing the Saw-Horse to sneeze—although he had been warned to keep quiet. Then, while the others watched her curiously, the hag chanted a rhythmical verse in words which no one understood, and bent her lean body seven times back and forth over the fire. S PILED HIGH WITH CUSHIONS COVERED WITH ROSE COLORED SILK AND FROM A GOLDEN RAILING ABOVE HUNG MANY FOLDS OF PINK GOSSAMER COMPLETELY CONCEALING THE INTERIOR OF THE COUCH THE FIRST ACT OF THE WITCH WAS TO MAKE THE BOY DRINK A POTION WHICH QUICKLY SENT HIM INTO A DEEP AND DREAMLESS SLEEP THEN THE TIN WOODMAN AND THE WOGGLE BUG BORE HIM GENTLY TO THE COUCH PLACED HIM UPON THE SOFT CUSHIONS AND DREW THE GOSSAMER HANGINGS TO SHUT HIM FROM ALL EARTHLY VIEW THE WITCH SQUATTED UPON THE GROUND AND KINDLED A TINY FIRE OF DRIED HERBS WHICH SHE DREW HER BOSOM WHEN THE BLAZE SHOT UP AND BURNED CLEARLY OLD MOMBY SCATTERED A HANDFUL OF MAGICAL POWDER OVER THE FIRE WHICH STRAIGHTWAY GAVE OFF A RICH VIOLET VAPOUR FILLING ALL THE TENT WITH ITS FRAGRANCE AND FORCING THE SAW HORSE TO SNEEZE ALTHOUGH HE HAD BEEN WARNED TO KEEP QUIET THEN WHILE THE OTHERS WATCHED HER CURIOUSLY THE HAG CHANTED A RHYTHMICAL VERSE IN WORDS WHICH NO ONE UNDERSTOOD AND BENT HER LEAN BODY SEVEN TIMES BACK AND FORTH OVER THE FIRE
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