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"Art thou," cried the Giant, "the villain who killed my kinsmen? Then I will tear thee with my teeth, and grind thy bones to powder."

"You must catch me first," said Jack; and throwing off his invisible coat, he put on his shoes of swiftness, and began to run; the Giant following him like a walking castle, making the earth shake at every step.

Jack led him round and round the walls of the castle, that the company might see the monster; and to finish the work, Jack ran over the drawbridge, the Giant going after