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Chapter 34

           WhenherecoveredhissensestheMarionettecouldnotrememberwherehewas. Aroundhimallwasdarkness,adarknesssodeepandsoblackthatforamomenthethoughthehadputhisheadintoaninkwell. Helistenedforafewmomentsandheardnothing.Onceinawhileacoldwindblewonhisface. Atfirsthecouldnotunderstandwherethatwindwascomingfrom,butafterawhileheunderstoodthatitcamefromthelungsofthemonster. IforgottotellyouthattheSharkwassufferingfromasthma,sothatwheneverhebreathedastormseemedtoblow. 

           Pinocchioatfirsttriedtobebrave,butassoonashebecameconvincedthathewasreallyandtrulyintheShark’sstomach,heburstintosobsandtears. "Help!Help!"hecried."Oh,poorme!Won’tsomeonecometosaveme?" 

           "Whoistheretohelpyou,unhappyboy?"saidaroughvoice,likeaguitaroutoftune. 

           "Whoistalking?"askedPinocchio,frozenwithterror. 

           "ItisI,apoorTunnyswallowedbytheSharkatthesametimeasyou.Andwhatkindofafishareyou?" 

           "Ihavenothingtodowithfishes.IamaMarionette." 

           "Ifyouarenotafish,whydidyouletthismonsterswallowyou?" 

           "Ididn’tlethim.Hechasedmeandswallowedmewithoutevena`byyourleave’!Andnowwhatarewetodohereinthedark?" 

           "WaituntiltheSharkhasdigestedusboth,Isuppose." 

           "ButIdon’twanttobedigested,"shoutedPinocchio,startingtosob. 

           "NeitherdoI,"saidtheTunny,"butIamwiseenoughtothinkthatifoneisbornafish,itismoredignifiedtodieunderthewaterthaninthefryingpan." 

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