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           "Soniceyoucalled,"shesaidandshookherapron -sotherecameanothercloudofflour. TommyandAnnikagotsomuchintheirthroatsthattheycouldnothelpcoughing. 

           "Whatareyoudoing?"askedTommy. 

           "Well,ifIsaythatI’msweepingthechimney,youwon’tbelieveme,you’resoclever,"saidPippi. "Factis,I’mbaking.ButI’llsoonbedone. Youcansitonthewood-boxforawhile." 

           Pippicouldworkfast,shecould. TommyandAnnikasatandwatchedhowshewentthroughthedough,howshethrewthecookiesontothecookiepans,andswungthepansintotheoven. 

           "Done!"saidPippiatlastandshuttheovendooronthelastpanswithabang. 

           "Whatarewegoingtodonow?"askedTommy. 

           "Idon’tknowwhatyouaregoingtodo,"saidPippi,"butIknowIcan’tliearoundandbelay. IamaThing-Finder,andwhenyou’reaThing-Finderyoudon’thaveaminutetospare." 

           "Whatdidyousayyouare?"askedAnnika. 

           "AThing-Finder. ""What’sthat?"askedTommy. 

           "Somebodywhohuntsforthings,naturally. Whatelsecoulditbe?"saidPippiasshesweptalltheflourleftonthefloorintoalittlepile. 

           "Thewholeworldisfullofthings,andsomebodyhastolookforthem. Andthat’sjustwhataThing-Finderdoes,"shefinished. 

           "Whatkindofthings?"askedAnnika. 

           "Oh,allkinds,"saidPippi. "Lumpsofgold,ostrichfeathers,deadrats,candysnapcrackers,littletinyscrews,andthingslikethat."