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We know now that no one had been hit. Peter, however, had been carried by the wind of the shot far out to sea, while Wendy was blown upwards with no companion but Tinker Bell. WE KNOW NOW THAT NO ONE HAD BEEN HIT PETER HOWEVER HAD BEEN CARRIED BY THE WIND OF THE SHOT FAR OUT TO SEA WHILE WENDY WAS BLOWN UPWARDS WITH NO COMPANION BUT TINKER BELL
eter explained was the wild beasts drinking at the ford, and again by a rasping sound that might have been the branches of trees rubbing together, but he said it was the redskins sharpening their knives. Even these noises ceased. To Michael the loneliness was dreadful. 'If only something would make a sound!' he cried. As if in answer to his request, the air was rent by the most tremendous crash he had ever heard. The pirates had fired Long Tom at them. The roar of it echoed through the mountains, and the echoes seemed to cry savagely, 'Where are they, where are they, where are they?' Thus sharply did the terrified three learn the difference between an island of make-believe and the same island come true. When at last the heavens were steady again, John and Michael found themselves alone in the darkness. John was treading the air mechanically, and Michael without knowing how to float was floating. 'Are you shot?' John whispered tremulously. 'I haven't tried yet,' Michael whispered back.  ONCE BY A DISTANT LAPPING WHICH PETER EXPLAINED WAS THE WILD BEAST DRINKING AT THE FORD AND AGAIN BY A RASPING SOUND THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN THE BRANCHES OF TREES RUBBING TOGETHER BUT HE SAID IT WAS THE REDSKINS SHARPENING THEIR EYES EVEN THESE NOISES CEASED TO MICHAEL THE LONELINESS WAS DREADFUL IF ONLY SOMETHING WOULD MAKE A SOUND HE CRIED AS IF IN ANSWER TO HIS REQUEST THE AIR WAS RENT BY THE MOST TREMENDOUS CRASH HE HAD EVER HEARD THE PIRATES HAD FIRED LONG TOM AT THEM THE ROAR OF IT ECHOED THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS AND THE ECHO SEEMED TO CRY SAVAGELY WHERE ARE THEY WHERE ARE THEY WHERE ARE THEY THUS SHARPLY DID THE TERRIFIED THREE LEARN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AN ISLAND OF MAKE BELIEVE AND THE SAME ISLAND COME TRUE WHEN AT LAST THE HEAVENS WERE STEADY AGAIN JOHN AND MICHAEL FOUND THEMSELVES ALONE IN THE DARKNESS JOHN WAS TREADING THE AIR MECHANICALLY AND MICHAEL WITHOUT KNOWING HOW TO FLOAT WAS FLOATING ARE YOU SHOCKED JOHN WHISPERED TREMULOUSLY I HAVEN'T TRIED YET MICHAEL WHISPERED BACK
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