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"As soon as we see Mogodore, I'll open the pirate's sack, no fooling! " / declared Peter, looking down at the whirling red landscape. Like tiny / toys under a Christmas tree, the villages and towns spread out below, / and some country people dancing about a May pole looked no larger than / dolls.
"Swallowing's too good for him," objected Belfaygor, stroking the sword / he had taken from the castle hall. "Let me have one good swing at / him -- one good thrust, before you open that sack!"