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‘And then,’ said Cobwep, ‘you must go up

to the fir tree, child, the one that stands in the

very middle of the gardens, where all the paths

meet. And you must eat it.’

‘OK,’ said Princess Snowflake, ‘that’s – no,

sorry, actually, hold on a minute. What do you

mean?’

‘Just what I say,’ said Cobwep. ‘You go up to

the fir tree, you open your mouth and you eat it.’

‘Let me get this straight,’ said Princess

Snowflake. ‘You want me to eat a fir tree?’

‘Yes,’ said all the witches together.

‘An entire fir tree?’

‘Yes,’ said the witches.

‘Can you do a spell to make it easier,

Grandmother?’ said Princess Snowflake. ‘I

mean, I actually know the tree you’re talking

about, it’s – there’s no way, I mean – it’s . . .

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