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ONCEtherewerefourchildrenwhosenameswerePeter，Susan，Edmund，andLucy，andithasbeentoldinanotherbookcalledTheLion，theWitchandtheWardrobehowtheyhadaremarkableadventure．Theyhadopenedthedoorofamagicwardrobeandfoundthemselvesinaquitedifferentworldfromours，andinthatdifferentworldtheyhadbecomeKingsandQueensinacountrycalledNarnia．WhiletheywereinNarniatheyseemedtoreignforyearsandyears;butwhentheycamebackthroughthedoorandfoundthemselvesinEnglandagain，itallseemedtohavetakennotimeatall．Atanyrate，noonenoticedthattheyhadeverbeenaway，andtheynevertoldanyoneexceptoneverywisegrown-up．
Thathadallhappenedayearago，andnowallfourofthemweresittingonaseatatarailwaystationwithtrunksandplayboxespileduproundthem．Theywere，infact，ontheirwaybacktoschool．Theyhadtravelledtogetherasfarasthisstation，whichwasajunction;andhere，inafewminutes，onetrainwouldarriveandtakethegirlsawaytooneschool，andinabouthalfanhouranothertrainwouldarriveandtheboyswouldgoofftoanotherschool．Thefirstpartofthejourney，whentheywerealltogether，alwaysseemedtobepartoftheholidays;butnowwhentheywouldbesayinggood-byeandgoingdifferentwayssosoon，everyonefeltthattheholidayswerereallyoverandeveryonefelttheirterm-timefeelingsbeginningagain，andtheywereallrathergloomyandnoonecouldthinkofanythingtosay．Lucywasgoingtoboardingschoolforthefirsttime．
Itwasanempty，sleepy，countrystationandtherewashardlyanyoneontheplatformexceptthemselves．SuddenlyLucygaveasharplittlecry，likesomeonewhohasbeenstungbyawasp．
“What’sup，Lu？”saidEdmund-andthensuddenlybrokeoffandmadeanoiselike“Ow！”
“Whatonearth-”，beganPeter，andthenhetoosuddenlychangedwhathehadbeengoingtosay．Instead，hesaid，“Susan，letgo！Whatareyoudoing？Whereareyoudraggingmeto？”
“I’mnottouchingyou，”saidSusan．“Someoneispullingme．Oh-oh-oh-stopit！”
Everyonenoticedthatalltheothers’faceshadgoneverywhite．
“Ifeltjustthesame，”saidEdmundinabreathlessvoice．“AsifIwerebeingdraggedalong．Amostfrightfulpulling-ugh！it’sbeginningagain．”
“Metoo，”saidLucy．“Oh，Ican’tbearit．”
“Looksharp！”shoutedEdmund．“Allcatchhandsandkeeptogether．Thisismagic-Icantellbythefeeling．Quick！”
“Yes，”saidSusan．“Holdhands．Oh，Idowishitwouldstop-oh！”
Nextmomenttheluggage，theseat，theplatform，andthestationhadcompletelyvanished．Thefourchildren，holdinghandsandpanting，foundthemselvesstandinginawoodyplace-suchawoodyplacethatbrancheswerestickingintothemandtherewashardlyroomtomove．Theyallrubbedtheireyesandtookadeepbreath。
“Oh，Peter！”exclaimedLucy．“DoyouthinkwecanpossiblyhavegotbacktoNarnia？”
“Itmightbeanywhere，”saidPeter．“Ican’tseeayardinallthesetrees．Let’strytogetintotheopen-ifthereisanyopen．”
Withsomedifficulty，andwithsomestingsfromnettlesandpricksfromthorns，theystruggledoutofthethicket．Thentheyhadanothersurprise．Everythingbecamemuchbrighter，andafterafewstepstheyfoundthemselvesattheedgeofthewood，lookingdownonasandybeach．Afewyardsawayaverycalmseawasfallingonthesandwithsuchtinyripplesthatitmadehardlyanysound．Therewasnolandinsightandnocloudsinthesky．Thesunwasaboutwhereitoughttobeatteno’clockinthemorning，andtheseawasadazzlingblue．Theystoodsniffinginthesea-smell．
“ByJove！”saidPeter．“Thisisgoodenough．”
Fiveminuteslatereveryonewasbarefootedandwadinginthecoolclearwater．
“ThisisbetterthanbeinginastuffytrainonthewaybacktoLatinandFrenchandAlgebra！”saidEdmund．Andthenforquitealongtimetherewasnomoretalking，onlysplashingandlookingforshrimpsandcrabs．
“Allthesame，”saidSusanpresently，“Isupposewe’llhavetomakesomeplans．Weshallwantsomethingtoeatbeforelong．”
“We’vegotthesandwichesMothergaveusforthejourney，”saidEdmund．“AtleastI’vegotmine．”
“Notme，”saidLucy．“Minewereinmylittlebag．”
“Soweremine，”saidSusan．
