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from the swinging light to the laden table by the wall, and then jerk back to the light again, and he gave out incessantly his high, horrible call:

“Oh, my Ga-od! Oh, my Ga-od! Oh, Ga-od! Oh, my Ga-od!”

Presently Tom lifted his head with a jerk and, after staring around the garage with glazed eyes, addressed a mumbled incoherent remark to the policeman.

“ M - a - v ⁠—” the policeman was saying, “⁠— o ⁠—”

“No, r ⁠—” corrected the man, “ M - a - v - r - o ⁠—”

“Listen to me!” muttered Tom fiercely.

“ r ⁠—” said the policeman, “ o ⁠—”

“ g ⁠—”

“ g ⁠—”

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