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Ravens were flown to the next Tree and were there gossipping with other of their companions, he slily run his Sword into one of the Ravens eggs on that Side which lay downwards, and clapping his Mouth to the Place he sucked it, and made a most delicious Repast.
After a few days Tom saw with concern, that his stock of Food greatly decreafed and that when all the Eggs were gone he ⟨should⟩ be in danger of starving; and every one knows, it must be a sad thing to be starved upon the top of such a high Tree; he therefore watched every Opportunity of making his Escape; and one day, when there was but one egg left, and the Ravens were gone out for food, he put the egg in his Pocket, opposite the Sword Side, and clambering over the Nest, let himself down from branch to branch, till the Bark of the Tree became rough enough for him to lay hold of. and then clung by degrees down the body; tired and and fatigued, he at last came to a large Limb, where there was a
