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/-/One bright morning=U--03 late (in March, )little Margery

put on*D2 her hood and her Highland plaid shawl, and went*-

trudging=GAV04 (across the beach. )/-/It was*N1 the first time

[JRshe had been trusted*P out alone, ][ARfor Margery was*N1 a

little girl; ]/C/nothing (about her )was*A1 large, (except her

round gray eyes, )[JRwhich had yet scarcely opened*- (upon half a

dozen springs and summers. )]/-/There was*N1 a pale mist (on the

far-off sea and sky, )/C/and up (around the sun )were*-1P white

clouds edged=P--080 (with the hues )(of pinks and violets. )/-

/The sunshine and the mild air made*D1 Margery's very heart

feel=IDO051 warm, /C/and she let*D1 the soft wind blow=IDO081

aside her Highland shawl, [ARas she looked*- (across the waters

)(at the sun, )and wondered!*- ]/c/For, somehow, the sun had

never looked*- before [ARas it did*- to-day;-- ]/C/it seemed

like*N1 a great golden flower bursting=SDO150 (out of its pearl-

lined calyx,-- )a flower=A--05 (without a stem. )/c/Or was*N1

there a strong stem away (behind it )(in the sky, )[JRthat

reached*- down (below the sea, )(to a root, )[ARnobody could

guess*- where? ]]/-/Margery did not stop*- to puzzle=IAV091

herself (about the answer )(to her question, )[ARfor now the tide

was coming*- in, ]/C/and the waves, little (at first, )but

growing=P--051 larger every moment,=U--02 were crowding*- up

(along the sand and pebbles, )laughing,=P--01 winking,=P--01 and

whispering,=P--02 [ARas they tumbled*- (over each other, )(like

thousands )(of children hurrying=SOP05 home=U--01 (from

somewhere, )each=A--08 (with its own precious little secret )to

tell.=IAJ020 ]/-/Where did the waves come*- from? !!!!!!!!