So he moved over the hill, the top of which proved to be a flat,
grass-covered plateau about fifty feet in diameter
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b 1200 The top of its head was carved into a crown and the Wizard's bullet had
struck it exactly in the left eye, which was a hard wooden knot Half of
the bullet stuck in the wood and half stuck out, so it had been the jar and
the sudden noise that had knocked the creature down, more than the fact that
it was really hurt Finding it could not be easily reached from below, on
account of its steep sides, and contained neither men nor animals, he
alighted on the hill-top and touched his feet to the earth for the first
time in twenty-four hours
The ride through the air had not tired him in the least; in fact, he felt
as fresh and vigorous as if he had been resting throughout the journey