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a_o little_a hook_n make_v like_o a_o clasp_v for_o she_o to_o fetch_v out_o with_o her_o nose_n without_o touch_v it_o with_o her_o hand_n she_o put_v she_o two_o foot_n on_o the_o side_n of_o the_o pit_n and_o turn_v herself_o backward_o upon_o her_o two_o hand_n which_o she_o place_v on_o the_o side_n of_o the_o hole_n where_o her_o foot_n have_v stand_v then_o she_o dive_v headlong_o into_o the_o water_n to_o search_v after_o the_o hook_n with_o her_o nose_n the_o first_o time_n she_o miss_v it_o but_o the_o pit_n be_v fill_v full_a of_o water_n again_o she_o plunge_v backward_o into_o it_o a_o second_o time_n and_o uphold_v herself_o only_o with_o the_o left_a hand_n she_o give_v a_o sign_n with_o the_o right_a hand_n that_o she_o have_v find_v what_o she_o seek_v for_o and_o she_o raise_v herself_o again_o with_o the_o clasp_v at_o her_o nose_n then_o a_o man_n take_v this_o girl_n and_o set_v she_o upon_o his_o head_n run_v at_o full_a speed_n through_o the_o place_n she_o in_o 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