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The Sea Fairies

CHAPTER 7
12/19

"I nearly died on the earth; it was so stupid, dry and airy.

But the circus was great.

They held the performance right in front of the aquarium where we lived, and Tommy and I learned all the tricks of the tumblers.

Hi! Come on, fellows, and show the earth people what you can do!" At this the crabs began performing their antics again, but they did the same things over and over, so Cap'n Bill and Trot soon tired, as Merla said they would, and decided they had seen enough of the crab circus.

So they proceeded to swim farther up the rocky canyon, and near its upper end they came to a lot of conch shells lying upon the sandy bottom.


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