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What It Said on the Golden Ticket
Itwasaverybeautifulthing,thisGoldenTicket,havingbeenmade,soitseemed,fromasheetofpuregoldhammeredoutalmosttothethinnessofpaper. Ononesideofit,printedbysomeclevermethodinjet-blackletters,wastheinvitationitself—fromMrWonka.
’Readitaloud,’saidGrandpaJoe,climbingbackintobedagainatlast.’Let’sallhearexactlywhatitsays.’
MrBucketheldthelovelyGoldenTicketupclosetohiseyes. Hishandsweretremblingslightly,andheseemedtobeovercomebythewholebusiness.Hetookseveraldeepbreaths. Thenheclearedhisthroat,andsaid, ’Allright,I’llreadit. Herewego:
Greetingstoyou,theluckyfinderofthisGoldenTicket,fromMrWillyWonka! Ishakeyouwarmlybythehand! Tremendousthingsareinstoreforyou!Manywonderfulsurprisesawaityou! Fornow,Idoinviteyoutocometomyfactoryandbemyguestforonewholeday—youandallotherswhoareluckyenoughtofindmyGoldenTickets. I,WillyWonka,willconductyouaroundthefactorymyself,showingyoueverythingthatthereistosee, andafterwards,whenitistimetoleave,youwillbeescortedhomebyaprocessionoflargetrucks. Thesetrucks,Icanpromiseyou,willbeloadedwithenoughdeliciouseatablestolastyouandyourentirehouseholdformanyyears. If,atanytimethereafter,youshouldrunoutofsupplies,youhaveonlytocomebacktothefactoryandshowthisGoldenTicket,andIshallbehappytorefillyourcupboardwithwhateveryouwant. Inthisway,youwillbeabletokeepyourselfsuppliedwithtastymorselsfortherestofyourlife. Butthisisbynomeansthemostexcitingthingthatwillhappenonthedayofyourvisit.
