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his back and his legs; his shoulders heaved with the terrific effort he made—but the bar still held to the floor of the hut as though a part of the big beams themselves.
"Now!" cried Tom, "I shall show you how a white man's magic makes him stronger than the biggest giant."
Once more he made a hidden sign to Ned, and then, stooping over, Tom crooked his little ringer in the handle of the iron bar and lifted it as easily as if it was a feather.
