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Just as the glass broke he saw a banner covered with golden dragons fluttering still, and then as he drew back to hurl the poker there came to him the scent of mysterious spices, and there was nothing there, not even the daylight, for behind the fragments of the wonderful window was nothing but that small cupboard in which he kept his tea things. JUST AS THE GLASS BROKE HE SAW A BANNER COVERED WITH GOLDEN DRAGONS FLUTTERING STILL AND THEN AS HE DREW BACK TO HURL THE POKER THERE CAME TO HIM THE SCENT OF MYSTERIOUS SPICES AND THERE WAS NOTHING THERE NOT EVEN THE DAYLIGHT FOR BEHIND THE FRAGMENTS OF THE WONDERFUL WINDOW WAS NOTHING BUT THAT SMALL CUPBOARD IN WHICH HE KEPT HIS TEA THINGS
y in their towers, and then a white flag went down with all its golden dragons; he did not see at first that all the archers were dead. The crowd was pouring towards him, towards the precipitous wall from which he looked; men with a white flag covered with golden dragons were moving backwards slowly, men with another flag were pressing them, a flag on which there was one huge red bear. Another banner went down upon a tower. Then he saw it all: the golden dragons were being beaten--his little golden dragons. The men of the bear were coming under the window; what ever he threw from that height would fall with terrific force: fire-irons, coal, his clock, whatever he had--he would fight for his little golden dragons yet. A flame broke out from one of the towers and licked the feet of a reclining archer; he did not stir. And now the alien standard was out of sight directly underneath. Mr. Sladden broke the panes of the wonderful window and wrenched away with a poker the lead that held them. CLINING AS USUAL LAZILY IN THEIR TOWERS AND THEN A WHITE FLAG WENT DOWN WITH ALL ITS GOLDEN DRAGONS HE DID NOT SEE AT FIRST THAT ALL THE ARCHERS WERE DEAD THE CROWD WAS POURING TOWARDS HIM TOWARDS THE PRECIPITOUS WALL FROM WHICH HE LOOKED MEN WITH A WHITE FLAG COVERED WITH GOLDEN DRAGONS WERE MOVING BACKWARD SLOWLY MEN WITH ANOTHER FLAG WERE PRESSING THEM A FLAG ON WHICH THERE WAS ONE HUGE RED BEAR ANOTHER BANNER WENT DOWN UPON A TOWER THEN HE SAW IT ALL THE GOLDEN DRAGONS WERE BEING BEATEN HIS LITTLE GOLDEN DRAGONS THE MEN OF THE BEAR WERE COMING UNDER THE WINDOW WHATEVER HE THREW FROM THAT HEIGHT WOULD FALL WITH TERRIFIC FORCE FIRE IRONS COAL HIS CLOCK WHATEVER HE HAD HE WOULD FIGHT FOR HIS LITTLE GOLDEN DRAGONS YET A FLAME BROKE OUT FROM ONE OF THE TOWERS AND LICKED THE FEET OF A RECLINING ARCHER HE DID NOT STIR AND NOW THE ALIEN STANDARD WAS OUT OF SIGHT DIRECTLY UNDERNEATH MISTER SLADDIN BROKE THE PANES OF THE WONDERFUL WINDOW AND WRENCHED AWAY WITH A POKER THE LEAD THAT HELD THEM
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