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           "Areyoustillcold?"askedshe;andthenshekissedhisforehead. Ah!itwascolderthanice; itpenetratedtohisveryheart, whichwasalreadyalmostafrozenlump; itseemedtohimasifhewereabouttodie —butamomentmoreanditwasquitecongenialtohim, andhedidnotremarkthecoldthatwasaroundhim. 

           "Mysledge!Donotforgetmysledge!" Itwasthefirstthinghethoughtof. Itwastheretiedtooneofthewhitechickens,whoflewalongwithitonhisbackbehindthelargesledge. TheSnowQueenkissedKayoncemore, andthenheforgotlittleGerda,grandmother,andallwhomhehadleftathishome. 

           "Nowyouwillhavenomorekisses,"saidshe, "orelseIshouldkissyoutodeath!" 

           Kaylookedather. Shewasverybeautiful; amoreclever,oramorelovelycountenancehecouldnotfancytohimself; andshenolongerappearedoficeasbefore, whenshesatoutsidethewindow,andbeckonedtohim; inhiseyesshewasperfect,hedidnotfearheratall,andtoldherthathecouldcalculateinhisheadandwithfractions,even; thatheknewthenumberofsquaremilestherewereinthedifferentcountries,andhowmanyinhabitantstheycontained;andshesmiledwhilehespoke. Itthenseemedtohimasifwhatheknewwasnotenough, andhelookedupwardsinthelargehugeemptyspaceabovehim,andonsheflewwithhim;flewhighover,theblackclouds, whilethestormmoanedandwhistledasthoughitweresingingsomeoldtune. Ontheyflewoverwoodsandlakes,overseas,andmanylands; andbeneaththemthechillingstormrushedfast,thewolveshowled,thesnowcrackled; abovethemflewlargescreamingcrows,buthigherupappearedthemoon,quitelargeandbright;