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What About Drosselmeir?
And where was Drosselmeir during all this? Why hadn’t he rushed to join the rest? Was he still enchanted? Was he still a whatever-it-is that a magician would turn into, if struck by the Magic Nut, Krakatuk? (If you remember, we never solved this question. And before we move on, this is your last chance for conjecture, last chance for you to guess as to what a magician, or clockmaker, might become if put under a magic spell. Well, what do you think?)
The clock is running – what do you think? Tick-tock. Tick- tock.
Sorry. Time’s up! We’re back at the sled where we left the enchanted Drosselmeir ... and we still don’t know what form his spell took. For there he is, looking pretty much like he’s always looked. His hair is a little wilder, his eyes are a little brighter, and his hat is a little worse for wear. But there he is, standing beside the sled.
Except for the fact that he’s patting the back of a four-foot mouse.
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