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           Tick.

           "Chug-a-chug-ding!Woo-woooo!"

           Ontherooftopaboylocomoted,pullinganinvisiblewhistlestring,thenfrozeintoastatue."John!JohnHuff,you!Hateyou,John!John,we’repals!Don’thateyou,no.

           Johnfelldowntheelm-treecorridorlikesomeonefallingdownanendlesssummerwell,dwindlingaway.

           Tick.JohnHuff.Tick.Sandpelletdropping.Tick.John...

           Douglasmovedhisheadflatover,crashingonthewhitewhiteterriblywhitepillow.

           TheladiesintheGreenMachinesailedbyinasoundofblacksealbarking,liftinghandsaswhiteasdoves.Theysankintothelawn’sdeepwaters,theirglovesstillwavingtohimasthegrassclosedover...

           MissFern!MissRoberta!

           Tick...tick...

           AndquicklythenfromawindowacrossthewayColonelFreeleighleanedoutwiththefaceofaclock,andbuffalodustsprangupinthestreet.ColonelFreeleighspangedandrattled,hisjawfellopen,amainspringshotoutanddangledontheairinsteadofhistongue.Hecollapsedlikeapuppetonthesill,onearmstillwaving...

           Mr.Auffmannrodebyinsomethingthatwasbrightandsomethinglikethetrolleyandthegreenelectricrunabout;andittrailedgloriouscloudsanditputoutyoureyeslikethesun."Mr.Auffmann,didyouinventit?"hecried."DidyoufinallybuildtheHappinessMachine?"

           Butthenhesawtherewasnobottomtothemachine.Mr.Auffmannranalongontheground,carryingthewholeincredibleframefromhisshoulders.