Chapter 13

           Farintothenight,whiletheothercreaturesslept,Charlotteworkedonherweb.Firstsherippedoutafewoftheorblinesnearthecenter.Shelefttheradiallinesalone,astheywereneededforsupport.Assheworked,hereightlegswereagreathelptoher.Sowereherteeth.Shelovedtoweaveandshewasanexpertatit.Whenshewasfinishedrippingthingsout,herweblookedsomethinglikethis:

           Note:Similartoawagonwheelwithspokes

           Aspidercanproduceseveralkindsofthread.Sheusesadry,toughthreadforfoundationlines,andsheusesastickythreadforsnarelines-theonesthatcatchandholdinsects.

           Charlottedecidedtouseherdrythreadforwritingthenewmessage.

           "IfIwritetheword’Terrific’withstickythread,"shethought,"everybugthatcomesalongwillgetstuckinitandspoiltheeffect."

           "Nowlet’ssee,thefirstletterisT."

           Charlotteclimbedtoapointatthetopofthelefthandsideoftheweb.Swingingherspinneretsintoposition,sheattachedherthreadandthendroppeddown.Asshedropped,herspinningtubeswentintoactionandsheletoutthread.Atthebottom,sheattachedthethread.ThisformedtheuprightpartoftheletterT.Charlottewasnotsatisfied,however.Sheclimbedupandmadeanotherattachment,rightnexttothefirst.Thenshecarriedthelinedown,sothatshehadadoublelineinsteadofasingleline."ItwillshowupbetterifImakethewholethingwithdoublelines."

           Sheclimbedbackup,movedoveraboutaninchtotheleft,touchedherspinneretstotheweb,andthencarriedalineacrosstotheright,formingthetopoftheT.