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through¡¡the¡¡palm¡trees¡¡and¡¡all¡¡the¡¡King's¡¡men
were¡¡asleep£»¡¡the¡¡parrot¡¡slipped¡¡out¡¡through¡¡the
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ball¡¡the¡¡week¡¡before£»¡¡and¡¡Polynesia¡¡popped
in¡¡through¡¡the¡¡hole¡¡in¡¡the¡¡glass¡£
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room¡¡at¡¡the¡¡back¡¡of¡¡the¡¡palace¡£¡¡¡¡Then¡¡she¡¡tip¡
toed¡¡up¡¡the¡¡stairs¡¡till¡¡she¡¡came¡¡to¡¡the¡¡King's
bedroom¡£¡¡¡¡She¡¡opened¡¡the¡¡door¡¡gently¡¡and
peeped¡¡in¡£
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at¡¡her¡¡cousin's£»¡¡but¡¡the¡¡King¡¡was¡¡in¡¡bed¡¡fast
asleep¡£
Polynesia¡¡crept¡¡in£»¡¡very¡¡softly£»¡¡and¡¡got¡¡under
the¡¡bed¡£
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Dolittle¡¡used¡¡to¡¡cough¡£¡¡¡¡Polynesia¡¡could¡¡mimic
any¡¡one¡£
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was¡¡the¡¡Queen¡¡come¡¡back¡¡from¡¡the¡¡dance¡££©
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man¡£¡¡¡¡And¡¡the¡¡King¡¡sat¡¡up£»¡¡wide¡¡awake£»¡¡and
said£»¡¡¡¨Who's¡¡that£¿¡¨
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the¡¡way¡¡the¡¡Doctor¡¡would¡¡have¡¡said¡¡it¡£
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the¡¡King¡£¡¡¡¡¡¨How¡¡dare¡¡you¡¡get¡¡out¡¡of¡¡prison£¡
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can¡¡see¡¡you£»¡¨¡¡said¡¡the¡¡King¡£
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Dolittle£»¡¡M¡£D¡£the¡¡most¡¡wonderful¡¡man¡¡on¡¡earth£¿
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you¡£¡¡¡¡If¡¡you¡¡don't¡¡let¡¡me¡¡and¡¡my¡¡animals¡¡travel
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make¡¡people¡¡well£º¡¡and¡¡I¡¡can¡¡make¡¡people¡¡ill
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soldiers¡¡at¡¡once¡¡to¡¡open¡¡the¡¡dungeon¡¡door£»¡¡or¡¡you
shall¡¡have¡¡mumps¡¡before¡¡the¡¡morning¡¡sun¡¡has
risen¡¡on¡¡the¡¡hills¡¡of¡¡Jolliginki¡£¡¨¡¡¡¡
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very¡¡much¡¡afraid¡£
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what¡¡she¡¡had¡¡seen¡£
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tricked£»¡¡and¡¡he¡¡was¡¡dreadfully¡¡angry¡£¡¡¡¡He¡¡hurried
back¡¡to¡¡the¡¡prison¡¡at¡¡once
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his¡¡animals¡¡were¡¡gone¡£
THE¡¡SEVENTH¡¡CHAPTER
THE¡¡BRIDGE¡¡OF¡¡APES
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Doctor¡¡was¡¡in¡¡a¡¡strange¡¡land¡¡and¡¡would¡¡not
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did¡£¡¡¡¡And¡¡he¡¡led¡¡the¡¡Doctor¡¡and¡¡his¡¡pets¡¡to¡¡the
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monkeys¡¡had¡¡no¡¡history¡books¡¡of¡¡their¡¡own
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telling¡¡stories¡¡to¡¡their¡¡children¡£¡¡¡¡And¡¡Chee¡Chee
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one¡£
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and¡¡told¡¡the¡¡King¡¡that¡¡they¡¡couldn't¡¡find¡¡the
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they¡¡were¡¡still¡¡being¡¡followed¡¡by¡¡the¡¡King's¡¡men¡£
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likely¡¡have¡¡hidden¡¡them¡¡again¡£¡¡¡¡But¡¡he¡¡didn't
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be¡¡there¡£
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noise£»¡¡cheering¡¡and¡¡waving¡¡leaves¡¡and¡¡swinging
out¡¡of¡¡the¡¡branches¡¡to¡¡greet¡¡him¡£
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come¡¡at¡¡last¡£
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and¡¡they¡¡at¡¡last¡¡knew¡¡where¡¡the¡¡Doctor¡¡was£»
and¡¡hastened¡¡on¡¡to¡¡catch¡¡him¡£
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run¡£
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