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3. The Arrival of the Wizard

           Andso,onebyone,theninetinypigletswerepushedtogetheruntilbutasingleoneofthecreaturesremained.ThistheWizardplacedunderneathhishatandmadeamysticsignaboveit.Whenheremovedhishatthelastpiglethaddisappearedentirely.

           Thelittlemangaveabowtothesilentthrongthathadwatchedhim,andthenthePrincesaid,inhiscold,calmvoice:

           "YouareindeedawonderfulWizard,andyourpowersaregreaterthanthoseofmySorcerer."

           "HewillnotbeawonderfulWizardlong,"remarkedGwig.

           "Whynot?"enquiredtheWizard.

           "BecauseIamgoingtostopyourbreath,"wasthereply."Iperceivethatyouarecuriouslyconstructed,andthatifyoucannotbreatheyoucannotkeepalive."

           Thelittlemanlookedtroubled.

           "Howlongwillittakeyoutostopmybreath?"heasked.

           "Aboutfiveminutes.I’mgoingtobeginnow.Watchmecarefully."

           HebeganmakingqueersignsandpassestowardtheWizard;butthelittlemandidnotwatchhimlong.Instead,hedrewaleatherncasefromhispocketandtookfromitseveralsharpknives,whichhejoinedtogether,oneafteranother,untiltheymadealongsword.Bythetimehehadattachedahandletothisswordhewashavingmuchtroubletobreathe,asthecharmoftheSorcererwasbeginningtotakeeffect.

           SotheWizardlostnomoretime,butleapingforwardheraisedthesharpsword,whirleditonceortwicearoundhishead,andthengaveamightystrokethatcutthebodyoftheSorcererexactlyintwo

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