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The children often spent long summer days on this lagoon, swimming or floating most of the time, playing the mermaid games in the water, and so forth. THE CHILDREN OFTEN SPEND LONG SUMMER DAYS ON THIS LAGOON SWIMMING OR FLOATING MOST OF THE TIME PLAYING THE MERMAID GAMES IN THE WATER AND SO FORTH
m to cross it; and though he waited for hours, with the other boys and Wendy looking on breathlessly from trees, not one of them dared to accept his challenge. Which of these adventures shall we choose? The best way will be to toss for it. I have tossed, and the lagoon has won. This almost makes one wish that the gulch or the cake or Tink's leaf had won. Of course I could do it again, and make it best out of three; however, perhaps fairest to stick to the lagoon. CHAPTER VIII THE MERMAIDS' LAGOON If you shut your eyes and are a lucky one, you may see at times a shapeless pool of lovely pale colours suspended in the darkness; then if you squeeze your eyes tighter, the pool begins to take shape, and the colours become so vivid that with another squeeze they must go on fire. But just before they go on fire you see the lagoon. This is the nearest you ever get to it on the mainland, just one heavenly moment; if there could be two moments you might see the surf and hear the mermaids singing.  CHAPTER EIGHT OF PETER AND WENDY BY CHAIR AND BARRY THIS LIBER FOX ACCORDING IS IN A PUBLIC DOMAIN RECORDING BOSHEUS ON THE DAT THE MERMAID'S LAGOON IF YOU SHUT YOUR EYES AND ARE A LUCKY ONE YOU MAY SEE AT TIMES A SHAPELESS POOL OF LOVELY PALE COLOURS SUSPENDED IN THE DARKNESS IF YOU SQUEEZE YOUR EYES TIGHTER THE POOL BEGINS TO TAKE SHAPE AND THE COLOURS BECOME SO VIVID THAT WITH ANOTHER SQUEEZE THEY MUST GO AND FIRE BUT JUST BEFORE THEY GO AND FIRE YOU SEE THE LAGOON THIS IS THE NEAREST YOU EVER GET TO IT ON THE MAIN LAND JUST ONE HEAVENLY MOMENT IF THERE COULD BE TWO MOMENTS YOU MIGHT SEE THE SURF AND HEAR THE MERMAID SINGING
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