never dreamed that any body in the world
was half so strong as their brother Antaeus)
were a good deal dismayed at this. But no
sooner was the Giant down, than up he bounced
again, with tenfold might, and such a furious
visage as was horrible to behold. He aimed
another blow at Hercules, but struck awry,
being blinded with wrath, and only hit his
poor innocent Mother Earth, who groaned and
trembled at the stroke. His pine tree went so
deep into the ground, and stuck there so fast,
that, before AntaBus could get it out, Hercules
brought down his club across his shoulders with
a mighty thwack, which made the Giant roar
as if all sorts of intolerable noises had come
screeching and rumbling out of his immeas-
urable lungs in that one cry. Away it went,
over mountains and valleys, and, for aught I
know, was heard on the other side of the
African deserts.

As for the Pygmies, their capital city was
laid in ruins by the concus&ion and vibration of
the air; and, though there was uproar enough
without their help, they all set up a shriek out
of three millions of little throats, fancying,

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