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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." 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
tles, vials, alembics, retorts, test tubes, decanters, cages, boxes, jars, pots, skulls, books, snake skins, wands, waxen images, pins and needles, locks of hair, crystal balls, playing cards, dice, witch-hazel forks, tails of animals, spices, bottles of ink in several colors, clay pipes, a small brass scale, compasses, measuring cups, a piggy bank which squealed off and on in a peevish way, balls of string and ribbons, a pile of magazines called _The Warlock Weekly_, a broken ukulele, little heaps of powder, colored stones, candle ends, some potted cacti, and an enormous cash register. In the middle of 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. RE FILLED WITH AN ASTONISHING ARRAY OF OBJECTS BOTTLES VIALS ALEM BOOKS RETORTS TEST TUBES DECANTERS CAGES BOXES JARS POTS SKULLS BOOKS SNAKESKINS WANDS WAXEN IMAGES PINS AND NEEDLES LOCKS OF HAIR CRYSTAL BALLS PLAYING CARDS DICE WITCH HAZEL FORKS TALES OF ANIMALS SPICES BOTTLES OF INK IN SEVERAL COLORS CLAY PIPES SMALL BRASS SCALE COMPASSES MEASURING CUPS A PIGGY BANK WHICH SQUEALED OFF AND ON IN A PEEVISH WAY BALLS OF STRING AND RIBBONS A PILE OF MAGAZINES CALLED THE WAR LOCK WEEKLY A BROKEN EUCALELI LITTLE HEAPS OF POWDER COLOURED STONES CANDLE ENDS SOME POTTED 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
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