g to leave t ake time, too, but at least sting it very delicately from taking test of care not to scratc eventually removing most of torn and splintered uck immovably to the pane of clear, hard varnish.

    S er. Did ten if it got ? No, said er in t, it  like t in a stone bo looked and smelled to Mary like an acid.

    t  all, rigued by  and o sely onto telling  by grinding and dissolving and distilling a mineral t t yet visited. Gradually tened and came free, and Mary   of clear bro the size of a page from a paperback book.

    Sop, until bot and smoot mirror.

    And w...

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    S op of ther.

    So sook tried to score a line across t so s it in tone, so score a line deep enougo risk snapping t. Sick under tting glass, and it worked: now swo ss.

    S togetograper it emply different cast to t t there was no sign of Shadows.

    S, c a , a curious ts normal color, but brighter and more vivid.

    At t point Atal came along to see w she was doing.

    Can you see sraf now? she said.

    No, but I can see otried to show her.

    Atal erested, but politely, not  ing Mary, and presently tired of looking ttled doo maintain imes t of pure sociability, and once or tal ed Mary to attend to urn, let Atal tidy  trunk lifted it and let it fall, stroking and massaging her scalp.

    S Atal ed t do surface smooteflon t rested on tral urned. tours matcly, of c