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           Andatthattheprivateleveledhisspearanddashedfuriouslyuponthefoe.

           ThecaptainoftheNomeswassosurprisedbythissuddenonslaughtthatheforgottocommandhiswarriorstofight,sothatthetenmeninthefirstrow,whostoodinfrontoftheprivate’sspear,felloverlikesomanytoysoldiers.Thespearcouldnotgothroughtheirsteelarmor,however,sothewarriorsscrambledtotheirfeetagain,andbythattimetheprivatehadknockedoveranotherrowofthem.

           Thenthecaptainbroughtdownhisbattle-axewithsuchastrongblowthattheprivate’sspearwasshatteredandknockedfromhisgrasp,andhewashelplesstofightanylonger.

           TheNomeKinghadlefthisthroneandpressedthroughhiswarriorstothefrontranks,sohecouldseewhatwasgoingon;butashefacedOzmaandherfriendstheScarecrow,asifarousedtoactionbythevaloroftheprivate,drewoneofBillina’seggsfromhisrightjacketpocketandhurleditstraightatthelittlemonarch’shead.

           Itstruckhimsquarelyinhislefteye,wheretheeggsmashedandscattered,aseggswill,andcoveredhisfaceandhairandbeardwithitsstickycontents.

           "Help,help!"screamedtheKing,clawingwithhisfingersattheegg,inastruggletoremoveit.

           "Anegg!anegg!Runforyourlives!"shoutedthecaptainoftheNomes,inavoiceofhorror.

           AndhowtheyDIDrun!Thewarriorsfairlytumbledoveroneanotherintheireffortstoescapethefatalpoisonofthatawfulegg,andthosewhocouldnotrushdownthewindingstairfelloffthebalconyintothegreatcavernbeneath,knockingoverthosewhostoodbelowthem