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Into a dark passage all three went, but they soon came out into a beautiful country. INTO A DARK PASSAGE ALL THREE WENT BUT THEY SOON CAME OUT INTO A BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY
d more into an aching void. He was glad when the sunset and darkness came. His bed was no softer in the cave, as he lay down with a stone for his pillow. Yet he had no dreams like those of Jacob and the angels. When daylight came, the question in his mind was still, whether to stay and starve, or to go home and get two thrashings--one from his daddy, and another from the monks. But how about that thing inside of him, which seemed to be a live creature gnawing away, and which only something to eat would quiet? Finally, he came to a stern resolve. He started out, ready to face two whippings, rather than one death by starvation. But he did not have to go home yet, for at the cave's mouth, he met two elves, who delivered a most welcome message. "Come with us to a land full of fun, play, and good things to eat." All at once, his hunger left him and he forgot that he ever wanted to swallow anything. All fear, or desire to go home, or to risk either schooling or a thrashing, passed away also.  HAD A STOMACH WHICH SEEMED TO GROW MORE AND MORE INTO AN ACHING VOID HE WAS GLAD WHEN THE SUNSET AND DARKNESS CAME HIS BED WAS NO SOFTER IN THE CAVE AS HE LAY DOWN WITH A STONE FOR HIS PILLOW YET HE HAD NO DREAMS LIKE THOSE OF JACOB AND THE ANGELS WHEN DAYLIGHT CAME THE QUESTION IN HIS MIND WAS STILL WHETHER TO STAY AND STARVE OR GO HOME AND GET TWO THRASHINGS ONE FROM HIS DADDY AND ANOTHER FROM THE MONKS BUT HOW ABOUT THE THING INSIDE HIM WHICH SEEMED TO BE A LIVE CREATURE GNAWING AWAY AND WHICH ONLY SOMETHING TO EAT WOULD QUIET FINALLY HE CAME TO A STERN RESOLVE HE STARTED OUT READY TO FACE TWO WHIPPINGS RATHER THAN ONE DEATH BY STARVATION BUT HE DID NOT HAVE TO GO HOME YET FOR AT THE CAVE'S MOUTH HE MET TWO ELVES WHO DELIVERED A MOST WELCOME MESSAGE COME WITH US TO LAND FULL OF FUN PLAY AND GOOD THINGS TO EAT ALL AT ONCE HIS HUNGER LEFT HIM AND HE FORGOT THAT HE EVER WANTED TO SWALLOW ANYTHING ALL FEAR OR DESIRE TO GO HOME OR TO RISK EITHER SCHOOLING OR A THRASHING PASSED AWAY ALSO
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