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Yukio chops the broom in two with the axe.

But the two half-brooms change into two new brooms. And they
bring more water to the tub.

'Help!' Yukio cries. He chops the two brooms into four ... eight ...
sixteen ... thirty-two. Now there are sixty-f our. And the laundry room

is full of water.

Just then, the sorcerer arrives. 'What's happening?' he cries. Yukio
tells him at once. The old man quickly says a spell. "Yaa, Yaa,
Kafulafuta..The water and brooms disappear.

'I'm sorry, Grandfather,' Yukio says. 'Call me "Teacher",' the sorcerer

smiles at him. 'Because you're ready to learn magic now, I see!'

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