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Chapter 15

           Hedidnotfinish,fortwopowerfulhandsgraspedhimbytheneckandthesametwohorriblevoicesgrowledthreateningly: "Nowwehaveyou!" 

           TheMarionette,seeingdeathdancingbeforehim,trembledsohardthatthejointsofhislegsrattledandthecoinstinkledunderhistongue. 

           "Well,"theAssassinsasked,"willyouopenyourmouthnowornot?Ah!Youdonotanswer?Verywell,thistimeyoushallopenit." 

           Takingouttwolong,sharpknives,theystrucktwoheavyblowsontheMarionette’sback. 

           Happilyforhim,Pinocchiowasmadeofveryhardwoodandtheknivesbrokeintoathousandpieces.TheAssassinslookedateachotherindismay,holdingthehandlesoftheknivesintheirhands. 

           "Iunderstand,"saidoneofthemtotheother,"thereisnothinglefttodonowbuttohanghim." 

           "Tohanghim,"repeatedtheother. 

           TheytiedPinocchio’shandsbehindhisshouldersandslippedthenoosearoundhisneck.Throwingtheropeoverthehighlimbofagiantoaktree,theypulledtillthepoorMarionettehungfarupinspace. 

           Satisfiedwiththeirwork,theysatonthegrasswaitingforPinocchiotogivehislastgasp.ButafterthreehourstheMarionette’seyeswerestillopen,hismouthstillshutandhislegskickedharderthanever. 

           Tiredofwaiting,theAssassinscalledtohimmockingly: "Good-bytilltomorrow.Whenwereturninthemorning,wehopeyou’llbepoliteenoughtoletusfindyoudeadandgoneandwithyourmouthwideopen." Withthesewordstheywent 

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