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'It's in the prime of me life I am,' says I, 'and I'll not be changing me mind for all your cackling,' says I, 'and if certain mouths don't shut up,' says I, 'I'll cast spells that'll make certain people wish they were dead.' That set them back on their heels, you may be sure. Well, 'twas the best decision of me life. The money pours in like sorrows to a widow, and I'll be retiring within the year to live out my days like a proper queen." IT'S IN THE PRIME OF ME LIFE I AM SAYS I AND I'LL NOT BE CHANGING ME MINE FOR ALL YOUR CACKLING SAYS I AND IF CERTAIN MOUTHS DON'T SHUT UP SAYS I I'LL CAST SPELLS THAT'LL MAKE CERTAIN PEOPLE WISH THEY WERE DEAD THAT SET THEM BACK ON THEIR HEELS YOU MAY BE SURE WELL TWAS THE BEST DECISION OF ME LIFE THE MONEY POURS IN LIKE SORROWS TO A WIDOW AND I'LL BE RETIRING WITHIN THE YEAR TO LIVE OUT MY DAYS LIKE A PROPER QUEEN
 the chamber a little hideous crone in a Mother Hubbard crouched over a saucepan, stirring it with a wooden spoon. The saucepan was resting in the coals of an open fire, and smoke and steam together spread out in a murky, foul-smelling fog. The crone peered at them over the top of her spectacles and cackled, "Come in, come in, dearies. I'll be with you as soon as ever I finish this brew." The Phoenix, who had been gazing around the chamber in surprise, said, "My dear Banshee, since when have you taken up witchcraft? This is most unexpected." "Ah, 'tis the Phoenix!" exclaimed the hag, peering at them again. "Well, fancy that now! Och, you may well ask, and I'll be telling you. 'Tis a poor life being a Banshee--long hours and not so much as sixpence in it for a full night's work, and I got that sick of it! So I changed me trade. 'Sure, you'll never make a go of it,' they told me, 'and at your age,' they says, 'and once you've got your station in life,' they says, 'there's no changing it. TED CACTI AND AN ENORMOUS CASH REGISTER IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CHAMBER A LITTLE HIDEOUS CRONE IN A MOTHER HUBBARD CROUCH OVER A SAUCEPAN STIRRING IT WITH A WOODEN SPOON THE SAUCEPAN WAS RESTING IN THE COALS OF AN OPEN FIRE AND SMOKE AND STEAM TOGETHER SPREAD OUT IN A MURKY FOUL SMELLING FOG THE CRONE PEERED AT THEM OVER THE TOP OF HER SPECTACLES AND CACKLED COME IN COME IN DEARIES I'LL BE WITH YOU AS SOON AS EVER I FINISH THIS BREW THE PHOENIX WHO HAD BEEN GAZING AROUND THE CHAMBER IN SURPRISE SAID MY DEAR BANSHEE SINCE ONE HAVE YOU TAKEN UP WITCHCRAFT THIS IS MOST UNEXPECTED AH TIS THE PHOENIX EXCLAIMED THE HAG PEERING AT THEM AGAIN WELL FANCY THAT NOW ACH YOU MAY WELL ASK AND I'LL BE TELLING YOU TIS A POOR LIFE BEING A BANSHEE LONG HOURS AND NOT SO MUCH AS SIXPENCE IN IT FOR A FULL NIGHT'S WORK AND I GOT THAT SICK OF IT SO I CHANGED ME TRADE SURE YOU'LL NEVER MAKE A GO OF IT THEY TOLD ME AND AT YOUR AGE THEY SAYS AND ONCE YOU'VE GOT YOUR STATION IN LIFE THEY SAYS THERE'S NO CHANGING IT
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