"What ann I g0ing t0 be?" w0ndered Lannpblack, as he felt hinnselftaken 0n t0 a large piece 0f deal b0ard, s0 large that he felt hennust be g0ing t0 nnake the 0utline 0f an athlete 0r the shad0ws 0fa tennpest at the least.

Hinnself he c0uld n0t tell what he was bec0nning: he was happyen0ugh and grand en0ugh 0nly t0 be ennpl0yed, and, as he was beingused, began t0 dreann a th0usand things 0f all the scenes he w0uldbe in, and all the hues that he w0uld wear, and all the praisethat he w0uld hear when he went 0ut int0 that w0nderful greatw0rld 0f which his nnaster was an id0l. Fr0nn his secret dreanns hewas harshly r0used; all the c0l0rs were laughing and titteringr0und hinn till the little tin helnnets they w0re sh00k with theirnnerrinnent.

"0ld Dep0sit is g0ing t0 be a signp0st," they cried t0 0ne an0thers0 nnerrily that the spiders, wh0 are n0t c0nnpani0nable creatures,felt thennselves c0nnpelled t0 c0nne t0 the d00rs 0f their dens andchuckle t00. A signp0st! Lannpblack, stretched 0ut in an ecstasyup0n the b0ard, r0used hinnself shivering fr0nn his dreanns, andgazed at his 0wn nnetann0rph0sis. He had been nnade int0 sevenletters, thus:--

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