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           "Whybesorry?Whycomplain?"saidPippi. "Youcomedownheretoo,andthenwecanplaythatwearepiningawayinadungeon." 

           "Neverinthisworld!"saidAnnika, andtobeonthesafesidesheclimbedrightdownoutofthetree. 

           "Annika,Icanseeyouthroughthecrack,"criedPippi. "Don’tsteponthecoffeepot; it’sanoldwell-manneredcoffeepotthatneverdidanyoneanyharm. Itcan’thelpitthatitdoesn’thaveaspoutanylonger. 

           Annikawentuptothetreetrunk,andthroughalittlecrackshesawtheverytipofPippi’sfinger. Thiscomfortedheragooddeal,butshewasstillworried. 

           "Pippi,can’tyoureallygetup?"sheasked. 

           Pippi’sfingerdisappeared,andinlessthanaminuteherfacepoppedoutoftheholeupinthetree. 

           "MaybeIcanifItryveryhard,"shesaidandpartedthefoliagewithherhands. 

           "Ifit’saseasyasallthattogetup,"saidTommy,whowasstillupinthetree, "thenIwanttocomedownandpineawayalittletoo." 

           "Wait,"saidPippi,"Ithinkwellgetaladder. 

           Shecrawledoutoftheholeandhurrieddownthetree. Thensheranafteraladder,pusheditupthetree,andletitdownintothehole. 

           Tommywaswildtogodown. Itwasdifficulttoclimbtothehole,becauseitwassohighup, butTommywasbrave.Andhewasn’tafraidtoclimbdownintothedarkhollowinthetrunk. Annikawatchedhimdisappearandwonderedifshewouldeverseehimagain. Shepeekedinthroughthecrack. 

           "Annika,"cameTommy’svoice. "Youcan’timaginehowwonderfulitishere.Youmustcomeintoo. Itisn’ttheleastbitdangerouswhenyouhavealaddertoclimbon.