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The Highlord's soldiers rubbed the sleep from their
eyes, wondering what that strange sound might mean.
It didn't take them long to find out.
Suddenly, they heard shouts and cries coming out of the
darkness. Then, illuminated by the torch light from the
parapets, one guard saw the forest moving first one way,
then another, and yet in a third direction.
"What magic is this?" cried the guard, staring at the
gyrating woods.
Suddenly, a gnome popped his head through the front of
the forest and shouted, "It's this way, you idiots!"
"We can't see!" a chorus of voices answered.
An entire squad of gnomes came forward and began
chopping the branches off the wall-scaling device in full
view of the startled dragonarmy guard. But even then, the
Highlord's soldier had no idea what the gnomes were doing.
At least not until the shrubbery was fully hacked away and
the gnomes charged with their massive ladder.
When they leaned it against the prison wall, though, the
top of the ladder soared far beyond the top of the
battlements.
"It's the wrong way!" cried Barsh, exasperated. "Turn it
down on its side!"
By this time, of course, the dragonarmy guard had
yelled for help. As the correct side of the ladder finally
settled down across the battlement, the Highlord's soldiers
rushed to the rear of the prison
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