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 Eepersip journeyed on, the meadow grew dimmer in her mind, and the memory of how the sea bad looked grew brighter. She couldn't see it now, for the was in a valley; but she knew that she was going in the right direction. The spring breeze was blowing; it was not cold, and the breeze stirred the air gently, so that it wasn't hot. Occasional whiffs from the meadow came to Eepersip with that breeze; but when the had gone about two miles this fragrance ceased.

That afternoon she came into a great forest where strange. mysterious shadows passed back and forth in a frightening way. She hurried on as fast as she could, but she had to spend a night in itone alarming, terrible night. The next day she came out, torn and bedraggled with fighting her way through the dense thickets. Several times she had to cross riverssome of them without a bridge, though luckily none of these was over her depth. Another day had passed. Nightfall found her wearily climbing a very high hill. The reflection of the moon showed her where the ocean was. It seemed hardly any nearer than before!