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Chapter 14

           Encouragedbythisfirstvictory,hefreedhimselffromtheclawsofhisassailersand,leapingoverthebushesalongtheroad,ranswiftlyacrossthefields. Hispursuerswereafterhimatonce,liketwodogschasingahare. 

           Afterrunningsevenmilesorso,Pinocchiowaswell-nighexhausted.Seeinghimselflost,heclimbedupagiantpinetreeandsattheretoseewhathecouldsee. TheAssassinstriedtoclimbalso,buttheyslippedandfell. 

           Farfromgivingupthechase,thisonlyspurredthemon.Theygatheredabundleofwood,pileditupatthefootofthepine,andsetfiretoit.Inatwinklingthetreebegantosputterandburnlikeacandleblownbythewind. Pinocchiosawtheflamesclimbhigherandhigher.NotwishingtoendhisdaysasaroastedMarionette,hejumpedquicklytothegroundandoffhewent,theAssassinsclosetohim,asbefore. 

           Dawnwasbreakingwhen,withoutanywarningwhatsoever,Pinocchiofoundhispathbarredbyadeeppoolfullofwaterthecolorofmuddycoffee. 

           Whatwastheretodo?Witha"One,two,three!"hejumpedclearacrossit. TheAssassinsjumpedalso,butnothavingmeasuredtheirdistancewell--splash!!!--theyfellrightintothemiddleofthepool. Pinocchiowhoheardthesplashandfeltit,too,criedout,laughing,butneverstoppinginhisrace: 

           "Apleasantbathtoyou,signori!" 

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