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The Magic City

CHAPTER X
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You just go about saying "Halma!"-- see ?' 'While you do the dangerous part?
Likely!' said Philip.
'It's not dangerous.

It never hurts the people who sing--never,' said Lucy.

'Now I'm going.' And she went before Philip could stop her.
'Let her go,' said the parrot; 'she is a wise child.' The temple of the Great Sloth was built of solid gold.

It had beautiful pillars and doorways and windows and courts, one inside the other, each paved with gold flagstones.

And in the very middle of everything was a large room which was entirely feather-bed.


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