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Chapter 3

           Ididn’tseenodi’monds,andItoldTomSawyerso.Hesaidtherewasloadsofthemthere,anyway;andhesaidtherewasA-rabsthere,too,andelephantsandthings.Isaid,whycouldn’tweseethem,then?HesaidifIwarn’tsoignorant,buthadreadabookcalledDonQuixote,Iwouldknowwithoutasking.Hesaiditwasalldonebyenchantment.Hesaidtherewashundredsofsoldiersthere,andelephantsandtreasure,andsoon,butwehadenemieswhichhecalledmagicians;andtheyhadturnedthewholethingintoaninfantSunday-school,justoutofspite.Isaid,allright;thenthethingforustodowastogoforthemagicians.TomSawyersaidIwasanumskull.

           "Why,"saidhe,"amagiciancouldcallupalotofgenies,andtheywouldhashyouuplikenothingbeforeyoucouldsayJackRobinson.Theyareastallasatreeandasbigaroundasachurch."

           "Well,"Isays,"s’posewegotsomegeniestohelpUScan’twelicktheothercrowdthen?"

           "Howyougoingtogetthem?"

           "Idon’tknow.HowdoTHEYgetthem?"

           "Why,theyrubanoldtinlamporanironring,andthenthegeniescometearingin,withthethunderandlightninga-rippingaroundandthesmokea-rolling,andeverythingthey’retoldtodotheyupanddoit.Theydon’tthinknothingofpullingashot-towerupbytheroots,andbeltingaSunday-schoolsuperintendentovertheheadwithitoranyotherman."

           "Whomakesthemteararoundso?"

           "Why,whoeverrubsthelamporthering.Theybelongtowhoeverrubsthelamporthering,andthey’vegottodowhateverhesays.

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