["Transport\tCapsule\tin\tTrouble\t\u2014\tAttack\tNo.\t1 While\tShuckworth,\tShanks\tand\tShowler\twere\tbeing\tchased\tout\tof\tthe\tSpace Hotel\tby\tthe\tKnids,\tMr\tWonka's\tGreat\tGlass\tElevator\twas\torbiting\tthe\tEarth\tat tremendous\tspeed.\tMr\tWonka\thad\tall\this\tbooster-rockets\tfiring\tand\tthe\tElevator was\treaching\tspeeds\tof\tthirty-four\tthousand\tmiles\tan\thour\tinstead\tof\tthe\tnormal seventeen\tthousand.\tThey\twere\ttrying,\tyou\tsee,\tto\tget\taway\tfrom\tthat\thuge\tangry Vermicious\tKnid\twith\tthe\tpurple\tbehind.\tMr\tWonka\twasn't\tafraid\tof\tit,\tbut Grandma\tJosephine\twas\tpetrified.\tEvery\ttime\tshe\tlooked\tat\tit,\tshe\tlet\tout\ta piercing\tscream\tand\tclapped\ther\thands\tover\ther\teyes.\tBut\tof\tcourse\tthirty-four thousand\tmiles\tan\thour\tis\tdawdling\tto\ta\tKnid.\tHealthy\tyoung\tKnids\tthink nothing\tof\ttravelling\ta\tmillion\tmiles\tbetween\tlunch\tand\tsupper,\tand\tthen\tanother million\tbefore\tbreakfast\tthe\tnext\tday.\tHow\telse\tcould\tthey\ttravel\tbetween\tthe planet\tVermes\tand\tother\tstars?\tMr\tWonka\tshould\thave\tknown\tthis\tand\tsaved\this rocket-power,\tbut\the\tkept\tright\ton\tgoing\tand\tthe\tgiant\tKnid\tkept\tright\ton cruising\teffortlessly\talongside,\tglaring\tinto\tthe\tElevator\twith\tits\twicked\tred\teye. 'You\tpeople\thave\tbruised\tmy\tbackside,'\tthe\tKnid\tseemed\tto\tbe\tsaying,\t'and\tin\tthe end\tI'm\tgoing\tto\tget\tyou\tfor\tthat.' They\thad\tbeen\tstreaking\taround\tthe\tEarth\tlike\tthis\tfor\tabout\tforty-five\tminutes when\tCharlie,\twho\twas\tfloating\tcomfortably\tbeside\tGrandpa\tJoe\tnear\tthe ceiling,\tsaid\tsuddenly,\t'There's\tsomething\tahead!\tCan\tyou\tsee\tit,\tGrandpa? Straight\tin\tfront\tof\tus!' 'I\tcan,\tCharlie,\tI\tcan\t.\t.\t.\tGood\theavens,\tit's\tthe\tSpace\tHotel!' 'It\tcan't\tbe,\tGrandpa.\tWe\tleft\tit\tmiles\tbehind\tus\tlong\tago.' 'Ah-ha,'\tsaid\tMr\tWonka.\t'We've\tbeen\tgoing\tso\tfast\twe've\tgone\tall\tthe\tway\taround the\tEarth\tand\tcaught\tup\twith\tit\tagain!\tA\tsplendid\teffort!' 'And\tthere's\tthe\tTransport\tCapsule!\tCan\tyou\tsee\tit,\tGrandpa?\tIt's\tjust\tbehind\tthe Space\tHotel!' 'There's\tsomething\telse\tthere,\ttoo,\tCharlie,\tif\tI'm\tnot\tmistaken!' 'I\tknow\twhat\tthose\tare!'\tscreamed\tGrandma\tJosephine.\t'They're\tVermicious Knids!\tTurn\tback\tat\tonce!'","'Reverse!'\tyelled\tGrandma\tGeorgina.\t'Go\tthe\tother\tway!' 'Dear\tlady,'\tsaid\tMr\tWonka.\t'This\tisn't\ta\tcar\ton\tthe\tmotorway.\tWhen\tyou\tare\tin orbit,\tyou\tcannot\tstop\tand\tyou\tcannot\tgo\tbackwards.' 'I\tdon't\tcare\tabout\tthat!'\tshouted\tGrandma\tJosephine.\t'Put\ton\tthe\tbrakes!\tStop! Back-pedal!\tThe\tKnids'll\tget\tus!' 'Now\tlet's\tfor\theaven's\tsake\tstop\tthis\tnonsense\tonce\tand\tfor\tall,'\tMr\tWonka\tsaid sternly.\t'You\tknow\tvery\twell\tmy\tElevator\tis\tcompletely\tKnidproof.\tYou\thave nothing\tto\tfear.' They\twere\tcloser\tnow\tand\tthey\tcould\tsee\tthe\tKnids\tpouring\tout\tfrom\tthe\ttail\tof the\tSpace\tHotel\tand\tswarming\tlike\twasps\taround\tthe\tTransport\tCapsule. 'They're\tattacking\tit!'\tcried\tCharlie.\t'They're\tafter\tthe\tTransport\tCapsule!' It\twas\ta\tfearsome\tsight.\tThe\thuge\tgreen\tegg-shaped\tKnids\twere\tgrouping themselves\tinto\tsquadrons\twith\tabout\ttwenty\tKnids\tto\ta\tsquadron.\tThen\teach squadron\tformed\titself\tinto\ta\tline\tabreast,\twith\tone\tyard\tbetween\tKnids.\tThen, one\tafter\tanother,\tthe\tsquadrons\tbegan\tattacking\tthe\tTransport\tCapsule.\tThey attacked\tin\treverse\twith\ttheir\tpointed\trear-ends\tin\tfront\tand\tthey\tcame\tin\tat\ta fantastic\tspeed. WHAM!\tOne\tsquadron\tattacked,\tbounced\toff\tand\twheeled\taway. CRASH!\tAnother\tsquadron\tsmashed\tagainst\tthe\tside\tof\tthe\tTransport\tCapsule. 'Get\tus\tout\tof\there,\tyou\tmadman!'\tscreamed\tGrandma\tJosephine.\t'What\tare\tyou waiting\tfor?' 'They'll\tbe\tcoming\tafter\tus\tnext!'\tyelled\tGrandma\tGeorgina.\t'For\theaven's\tsake, man,\tturn\tback!' 'I\tdoubt\tvery\tmuch\tif\tthat\tcapsule\tof\ttheirs\tis\tKnidproof,'\tsaid\tMr\tWonka. 'Then\twe\tmust\thelp\tthem!'\tcried\tCharlie.\t'We've\tgot\tto\tdo\tsomething!\tThere\tare\ta hundred\tand\tfifty\tpeople\tinside\tthat\tthing!' Down\ton\tthe\tEarth,\tin\tthe\tWhite\tHouse\tstudy,\tthe\tPresident\tand\this\tadvisers","were\tlistening\tin\thorror\tto\tthe\tvoices\tof\tthe\tastronauts\tover\tthe\tradio. 'They're\tcoming\tat\tus\tin\tdroves!'\tShuckworth\twas\tshouting.\t'They're\tbashing\tus to\tbits!' 'But\twho?'\tyelled\tthe\tPresident.\t'You\thaven't\teven\ttold\tus\twho's\tattacking\tyou!' 'These\tdirty\tgreat\tgreenish-brown\tbrutes\twith\tred\teyes!'\tshouted\tShanks,\tbutting in.\t'They're\tshaped\tlike\tenormous\teggs\tand\tthey're\tcoming\tat\tus\tbackwards!' 'Backwards?'\tcried\tthe\tPresident.\t'Why\tbackwards?' 'Because\ttheir\tbottoms\tare\teven\tmore\tpointy\tthan\ttheir\ttops!'\tshouted Shuckworth.\t'Look\tout!\tHere\tcomes\tanother\tlot!'\tBANG!\t'We\twon't\tbe\table\tto stand\tthis\tmuch\tlonger,\tMr\tPresident!\tThe\twaitresses\tare\tscreaming\tand\tthe chambermaids\tare\tall\thysterical\tand\tthe\tbell-boys\tare\tbeing\tsick\tand\tthe\thall porters\tare\tsaying\ttheir\tprayers\tso\twhat\tshall\twe\tdo,\tMr\tPresident,\tsir,\twhat\ton earth\tshall\twe\tdo?' 'Fire\tyour\trockets,\tyou\tidiot,\tand\tmake\ta\tre-entry!'\tshouted\tthe\tPresident.\t'Come back\tto\tEarth\timmediately!' 'That's\timpossible!'\tcried\tShowler.\t'They've\tbusted\tour\trockets!\tThey've\tsmashed them\tto\tsmithereens!' 'We're\tcooked,\tMr\tPresident!'\tshouted\tShanks.\t'We're\tdone\tfor!\tBecause\teven\tif they\tdon't\tsucceed\tin\tdestroying\tthe\tcapsule,\twe'll\thave\tto\tstay\tup\there\tin\torbit for\tthe\trest\tof\tour\tlives!\tWe\tcan't\tmake\ta\tre-entry\twithout\trockets!' The\tPresident\twas\tsweating\tand\tthe\tsweat\tran\tall\tthe\tway\tdown\tthe\tback\tof\this neck\tand\tinside\this\tcollar. 'Any\tmoment\tnow,\tMr\tPresident,'\tShanks\twent\ton,\t'we're\tgoing\tto\tlose\tcontact with\tyou\taltogether!\tThere's\tanother\tlot\tcoming\tat\tus\tfrom\tthe\tleft\tand\tthey're aiming\tstraight\tfor\tour\tradio\taerial!\tHere\tthey\tcome!\tI\tdon't\tthink\twe'll\tbe\table\tto .\t.\t.'\tThe\tvoice\tcut.\tThe\tradio\twent\tdead. 'Shanks!'\tcried\tthe\tPresident.\t'Where\tare\tyou,\tShanks?\t.\t.\t.\tShuckworth!\tShanks! Showler!\t.\t.\t.\tShowlworth!\tShucks!\tShankler!\t.\t.\t.\tShankworth!\tShow!\tShuckler! Why\tdon't\tyou\tanswer\tme?!'","Up\tin\tthe\tGreat\tGlass\tElevator\twhere\tthey\thad\tno\tradio\tand\tcould\thear\tnothing of\tthese\tconversations,\tCharlie\twas\tsaying,\t'Surely\ttheir\tonly\thope\tis\tto\tmake\ta re-entry\tand\tdive\tback\tto\tEarth\tquickly!' 'Yes,'\tsaid\tMr\tWonka.\t'But\tin\torder\tto\tre-enter\tthe\tEarth's\tatmosphere\tthey've\tgot to\tkick\tthemselves\tout\tof\torbit.\tThey've\tgot\tto\tchange\tcourse\tand\thead downwards\tand\tto\tdo\tthat\tthey\tneed\trockets!\tBut\ttheir\trocket\ttubes\tare\tall\tdented and\tbent!\tYou\tcan\tsee\tthat\tfrom\there!\tThey're\tcrippled!' 'Why\tcan't\twe\ttow\tthem\tdown?'\tCharlie\tasked. Mr\tWonka\tjumped.\tEven\tthough\the\twas\tfloating,\the\tsomehow\tjumped.\tHe\twas so\texcited\the\tshot\tupwards\tand\thit\this\thead\ton\tthe\tceiling.\tThen\the\tspun\tround three\ttimes\tin\tthe\tair\tand\tcried,\t'Charlie!\tYou've\tgot\tit!\tThat's\tit!\tWe'll\ttow\tthem out\tof\torbit!\tTo\tthe\tbuttons,\tquick!' 'What\tdo\twe\ttow\tthem\twith?'\tasked\tGrandpa\tJoe.\t'Our\tneckties?' 'Don't\tyou\tworry\tabout\ta\tlittle\tthing\tlike\tthat!'\tcried\tMr\tWonka.\t'My\tGreat\tGlass Elevator\tis\tready\tfor\tanything!\tIn\twe\tgo!\tInto\tthe\tbreach,\tdear\tfriends,\tinto\tthe breach!' 'Stop\thim!'\tscreamed\tGrandma\tJosephine. 'You\tbe\tquiet,\tJosie,'\tsaid\tGrandpa\tJoe.\t'There's\tsomeone\tover\tthere\tneeds\ta helping\thand\tand\tit's\tour\tjob\tto\tgive\tit.\tIf\tyou're\tfrightened,\tyou'd\tbetter\tjust close\tyour\teyes\ttight\tand\tstick\tyour\tfingers\tin\tyour\tears.'","The\tBattle\tof\tthe\tKnids 'Grandpa\tJoe,\tsir!'\tshouted\tMr\tWonka.\t'Kindly\tjet\tyourself\tover\tto\tthe\tfar\tcorner of\tthe\tElevator\tthere\tand\tturn\tthat\thandle!\tIt\tlowers\tthe\trope!' 'A\trope's\tno\tgood,\tMr\tWonka!\tThe\tKnids\twill\tbite\tthrough\ta\trope\tin\tone\tsecond!' 'It's\ta\tsteel\trope,'\tsaid\tMr\tWonka.\t'It's\tmade\tof\tre-inscorched\tsteel.\tIf\tthey\ttry\tto bite\tthrough\tthat\ttheir\tteeth\twill\tsplinter\tlike\tspillikins!\tTo\tyour\tbuttons,\tCharlie! You've\tgot\tto\thelp\tme\tmanoeuvre!\tWe're\tgoing\tright\tover\tthe\ttop\tof\tthe Transport\tCapsule\tand\tthen\twe'll\ttry\tto\thook\ton\tto\tit\tsomewhere\tand\tget\ta\tfirm hold!' Like\ta\tbattleship\tgoing\tinto\taction,\tthe\tGreat\tGlass\tElevator\twith\tbooster\trockets firing\tmoved\tsmoothly\tin\tover\tthe\ttop\tof\tthe\tenormous\tTransport\tCapsule.\tThe Knids\timmediately\tstopped\tattacking\tthe\tCapsule\tand\twent\tfor\tthe\tElevator. Squadron\tafter\tsquadron\tof\tgiant\tVermicious\tKnids\tflung\tthemselves\tfuriously against\tMr\tWonka's\tmarvellous\tmachine!\tWHAM!\tCRASH!\tBANG!\tThe\tnoise was\tthunderous\tand\tterrible.\tThe\tElevator\twas\ttossed\tabout\tthe\tsky\tlike\ta\tleaf, and\tinside\tit,\tGrandma\tJosephine,\tGrandma\tGeorgina\tand\tGrandpa\tGeorge, floating\tin\ttheir\tnightshirts,\twere\tall\tyowling\tand\tscreeching\tand\tflapping\ttheir arms\tand\tcalling\tfor\thelp.\tMrs\tBucket\thad\twrapped\ther\tarms\taround\tMr\tBucket and\twas\tclasping\thim\tso\ttightly\tthat\tone\tof\this\tshirt\tbuttons\tpunctured\this\tskin. Charlie\tand\tMr\tWonka,\tas\tcool\tas\ttwo\tcubes\tof\tice,\twere\tup\tnear\tthe\tceiling working\tthe\tbooster-rocket\tcontrols,\tand\tGrandpa\tJoe,\tshouting\twar-cries\tand throwing\tcurses\tat\tthe\tKnids,\twas\tdown\tbelow\tturning\tthe\thandle\tthat\tunwound the\tsteel\trope.\tAt\tthe\tsame\ttime,\the\twas\twatching\tthe\trope\tthrough\tthe\tglass floor\tof\tthe\tElevator. 'Starboard\ta\tbit,\tCharlie!'\tshouted\tGrandpa\tJoe.\t'We're\tright\ton\ttop\tof\ther\tnow!\t.\t. .\tForward\ta\tcouple\tof\tyards,\tMr\tWonka!\t.\t.\t.\tI'm\ttrying\tto\tget\tthe\thook\thooked around\tthat\tstumpy\tthing\tsticking\tout\tin\tfront\tthere!\t.\t.\t.\tHold\tit!\t.\t.\t.\tI've\tgot\tit\t.\t. .\tThat's\tit!\t.\t.\t.\tForward\ta\tlittle\tnow\tand\tsee\tif\tit\tholds!\t.\t.\t.\tMore!\t.\t.\t.\tMore!\t.\t.\t.' The\tbig\tsteel\trope\ttightened.\tIt\theld!\tAnd\tnow,\twonder\tof\twonders,\twith\ther booster-rockets\tblazing,\tthe\tElevator\tbegan\tto\ttow\tthe\thuge\tTransport\tCapsule forward\tand\taway! 'Full\tspeed\tahead!'\tshouted\tGrandpa\tJoe.\t'She's\tgoing\tto\thold!\tShe's\tholding!","She's\tholding\tfine!' 'All\tboosters\tfiring!'\tcried\tMr\tWonka,\tand\tthe\tElevator\tleaped\tahead.\tStill\tthe rope\theld.\tMr\tWonka\tjetted\thimself\tdown\tto\tGrandpa\tJoe\tand\tshook\thim\twarmly by\tthe\thand.\t'Well\tdone,\tsir,'\the\tsaid.\t'You\tdid\ta\tbrilliant\tjob\tunder\theavy\tfire!' Charlie\tlooked\tback\tat\tthe\tTransport\tCapsule\tsome\tthirty\tyards\tbehind\tthem\ton the\tend\tof\tthe\ttow-line.\tIt\thad\tlittle\twindows\tup\tfront,\tand\tin\tthe\twindows\the could\tclearly\tsee\tthe\tflabbergasted\tfaces\tof\tShuckworth,\tShanks\tand\tShowler. Charlie\twaved\tto\tthem\tand\tgave\tthem\tthe\tthumbs-up\tsignal.\tThey\tdidn't\twave back.\tThey\tsimply\tgaped.\tThey\tcouldn't\tbelieve\twhat\twas\thappening. Grandpa\tJoe\tblew\thimself\tupward\tand\thovered\tbeside\tCharlie,\tbubbling\twith excitement.\t'Charlie,\tmy\tboy,'\the\tsaid.\t'We've\tbeen\tthrough\ta\tfew\tfunny\tthings together\tlately,\tbut\tnever\tanything\tlike\tthis!' 'Grandpa,\twhere\tare\tthe\tKnids?\tThey've\tsuddenly\tvanished!' Everyone\tlooked\tround.\tThe\tonly\tKnid\tin\tsight\twas\ttheir\told\tfriend\twith\tthe purple\tbehind,\tstill\tcruising\talongside\tin\tits\tusual\tplace,\tstill\tglaring\tinto\tthe Elevator. 'Just\ta\tminute!'\tcried\tGrandma\tJosephine.\t'What's\tthat\tI\tsee\tover\tthere?'\tAgain they\tlooked,\tand\tthis\ttime,\tsure\tenough,\taway\tin\tthe\tdistance,\tin\tthe\tdeep\tblue sky\tof\touter\tspace,\tthey\tsaw\ta\tmassive\tcloud\tof\tVermicious\tKnids\twheeling\tand circling\tlike\ta\tfleet\tof\tbombers. 'If\tyou\tthink\twe're\tout\tof\tthe\twoods\tyet,\tyou're\tcrazy!'\tshouted\tGrandma Georgina. 'I\tfear\tno\tKnids!'\tsaid\tMr\tWonka.\t'We've\tgot\tthem\tbeaten\tnow!' 'Poppyrot\tand\tpigwash!'\tsaid\tGrandma\tJosephine.\t'Any\tmoment\tnow\tthey'll\tbe\tat us\tagain!\tLook\tat\tthem!\tThey're\tcoming\tin!\tThey're\tcoming\tcloser!' This\twas\ttrue.\tThe\thuge\tfleet\tof\tKnids\thad\tmoved\tin\tat\tincredible\tspeed\tand\twas now\tflying\tlevel\twith\tthe\tGreat\tGlass\tElevator,\ta\tcouple\tof\thundred\tyards\taway on\tthe\tright-hand\tside.\tThe\tone\twith\tthe\tbump\ton\tits\trear-end\twas\tmuch\tcloser, only\ttwenty\tyards\taway\ton\tthe\tsame\tside.","'It's\tchanging\tshape!'\tcried\tCharlie.\t'That\tnearest\tone!\tWhat's\tit\tgoing\tto\tdo?\tIt's getting\tlonger\tand\tlonger!'\tAnd\tindeed\tit\twas.\tThe\tmammoth\tegg-shaped\tbody was\tslowly\tstretching\titself\tout\tlike\tchewing-gum,\tbecoming\tlonger\tand\tlonger and\tthinner\tand\tthinner,\tuntil\tin\tthe\tend\tit\tlooked\texactly\tlike\ta\tlong\tslimy-green serpent\tas\tthick\tas\ta\tthick\ttree\tand\tas\tlong\tas\ta\tfootball\tpitch.\tAt\tthe\tfront\tend were\tthe\teyes,\tbig\tand\twhite\twith\tred\tcentres,\tat\tthe\tback\ta\tkind\tof\ttapering\ttail and\tat\tthe\tvery\tend\tof\tthe\ttail\twas\tthe\tenormous\tround\tswollen\tbump\tit\thad\tgot when\tit\tcrashed\tagainst\tthe\tglass. The\tpeople\tfloating\tinside\tthe\tElevator\twatched\tand\twaited.\tThen\tthey\tsaw\tthe long\trope-like\tKnid\tturning\tand\tcoming\tstraight\tbut\tquite\tslowly\ttoward\tthe Great\tGlass\tElevator.\tNow\tit\tbegan\tactually\twrapping\tits\tropy\tbody\taround\tthe Elevator\titself.\tOnce\taround\tit\twent\t.\t.\t.\tthen\ttwice\taround,\tand\tvery\thorrifying\tit was\tto\tbe\tinside\tand\tto\tsee\tthe\tsoft\tgreen\tbody\tsquishing\tagainst\tthe\toutside\tof the\tglass\tno\tmore\tthan\ta\tfew\tinches\taway. 'It's\ttying\tus\tup\tlike\ta\tparcel!'\tyelled\tGrandma\tJosephine. 'Bunkum!'\tsaid\tMr\tWonka. 'It's\tgoing\tto\tcrush\tus\tin\tits\tcoils!'\twailed\tGrandma\tGeorgina. 'Never!'\tsaid\tMr\tWonka. Charlie\tglanced\tquickly\tback\tat\tthe\tTransport\tCapsule.\tThe\tsheet-white\tfaces\tof Shuckworth,\tShanks\tand\tShowler\twere\tpressed\tagainst\tthe\tglass\tof\tthe\tlittle windows,\tterror-struck,\tstupefied,\tstunned,\ttheir\tmouths\topen,\ttheir\texpressions frozen\tlike\tfish\tfingers.\tOnce\tagain,\tCharlie\tgave\tthem\tthe\tthumbs-up\tsignal. Showler\tacknowledged\tit\twith\ta\tsickly\tgrin,\tbut\tthat\twas\tall. 'Oh,\toh,\toh!'\tscreamed\tGrandma\tJosephine.\t'Get\tthat\tbeastly\tsquishy\tthing\taway from\there!' Having\tcurled\tits\tbody\ttwice\taround\tthe\tElevator,\tthe\tKnid\tnow\tproceeded\tto\ttie a\tknot\twith\tits\ttwo\tends,\ta\tgood\tstrong\tknot,\tleft\tover\tright,\tthen\tright\tover\tleft. When\tit\thad\tpulled\tthe\tknot\ttight,\tthere\tremained\tabout\tfive\tyards\tof\tone\tend hanging\tloose.\tThis\twas\tthe\tend\twith\tthe\teyes\ton\tit.\tBut\tit\tdidn't\thang\tloose\tfor long.\tIt\tquickly\tcurled\titself\tinto\tthe\tshape\tof\ta\thuge\thook\tand\tthe\thook\tstuck straight\tout\tsideways\tfrom\tthe\tElevator\tas\tthough\twaiting\tfor\tsomething\telse\tto hook\titself\ton\tto\tit.","While\tall\tthis\twas\tgoing\ton,\tnobody\thad\tnoticed\twhat\tthe\tother\tKnids\twere\tup to.\t'Mr\tWonka!'\tCharlie\tcried.\t'Look\tat\tthe\tothers!\tWhat\tare\tthey\tdoing?' What\tindeed? These,\ttoo,\thad\tall\tchanged\tshape\tand\thad\tbecome\tlonger,\tbut\tnot\tnearly\tso\tlong or\tso\tthin\tas\tthe\tfirst\tone.\tEach\tof\tthem\thad\tturned\titself\tinto\ta\tkind\tof\tthick\trod and\tthe\trod\twas\tcurled\taround\tat\tboth\tends\t\u2014\tat\tthe\ttail\tend\tand\tat\tthe\thead\tend \u2014\tso\tthat\tit\tmade\ta\tdouble-ended\thook.\tAnd\tnow\tall\tthe\thooks\twere\tlinking\tup into\tone\tlong\tchain\t.\t.\t.\tone\tthousand\tKnids\t.\t.\t.\tall\tjoining\ttogether\tand\tcurving around\tin\tthe\tsky\tto\tmake\ta\tchain\tof\tKnids\thalf\ta\tmile\tlong\tor\tmore!\tAnd\tthe Knid\tat\tthe\tvery\tfront\tof\tthe\tchain\t(whose\tfront\thook\twas\tnot,\tof\tcourse,\thooked up\tto\tanything)\twas\tleading\tthem\tin\ta\twide\tcircle\tand\tsweeping\tin\ttoward\tthe Great\tGlass\tElevator. 'Hey!'\tshouted\tGrandpa\tJoe.\t'They're\tgoing\tto\thook\tup\twith\tthis\tbrute\twho's\ttied himself\taround\tus!' 'And\ttow\tus\taway!'\tcried\tCharlie. 'To\tthe\tplanet\tVermes,'\tgasped\tGrandma\tJosephine.\t'Eighteen\tthousand\tfour hundred\tand\ttwenty-seven\tmillion\tmiles\tfrom\there!' 'They\tcan't\tdo\tthat!'\tcried\tMr\tWonka.\t'We're\tdoing\tthe\ttowing\taround\there!' 'They're\tgoing\tto\tlink\tup,\tMr\tWonka!'\tCharlie\tsaid.\t'They\treally\tare!\tCan't\twe stop\tthem?\tThey're\tgoing\tto\ttow\tus\taway\tand\tthey're\tgoing\tto\ttow\tthe\tpeople we're\ttowing\taway\tas\twell!' 'Do\tsomething,\tyou\told\tfool!'\tshrieked\tGrandma\tGeorgina.\t'Don't\tjust\tfloat\tabout looking\tat\tthem!' 'I\tmust\tadmit,'\tsaid\tMr\tWonka,\t'that\tfor\tthe\tfirst\ttime\tin\tmy\tlife\tI\tfind\tmyself\tat\ta bit\tof\ta\tloss.' They\tall\tstared\tin\thorror\tthrough\tthe\tglass\tat\tthe\tlong\tchain\tof\tVermicious\tKnids. The\tleader\tof\tthe\tchain\twas\tcoming\tcloser\tand\tcloser.\tThe\thook,\twith\ttwo\tbig angry\teyes\ton\tit,\twas\tout\tand\tready.\tIn\tthirty\tseconds\tit\twould\tlink\tup\twith\tthe hook\tof\tthe\tKnid\twrapped\taround\tthe\tElevator.","'I\twant\tto\tgo\thome!'\twailed\tGrandma\tJosephine.\t'Why\tcan't\twe\tall\tgo\thome?' 'Great\tthundering\ttomcats!'\tcried\tMr\tWonka.\t'Home\tis\tright!\tWhat\ton\tearth\tam\tI thinking\tof!\tCome\ton,\tCharlie!\tQuick!\tRe-entry!\tYou\ttake\tthe\tyellow\tbutton! Press\tit\tfor\tall\tyou're\tworth!\tI'll\thandle\tthis\tlot!'\tCharlie\tand\tMr\tWonka\tliterally flew\tto\tthe\tbuttons.\t'Hold\tyour\thats!'\tshouted\tMr\tWonka.\t'Grab\tyour\tgizzards! We're\tgoing\tdown!' Rockets\tstarted\tfiring\tout\tof\tthe\tElevator\tfrom\tall\tsides.\tIt\ttilted\tand\tgave\ta sickening\tlurch\tand\tthen\tplunged\tdownward\tinto\tthe\tEarth's\tatmosphere\tat\ta simply\tcolossal\tspeed.\t'Retro-rockets!'\tbellowed\tMr\tWonka.\t'I\tmustn't\tforget\tto fire\tthe\tretro-rockets!'\tHe\tflew\tover\tto\tanother\tseries\tof\tbuttons\tand\tstarted playing\ton\tthem\tlike\ta\tpiano. The\tElevator\twas\tnow\tstreaking\tdownward\thead\tfirst,\tupside\tdown,\tand\tall\tthe passengers\tfound\tthemselves\tfloating\tupside\tdown\tas\twell.\t'Help!'\tscreamed Grandma\tGeorgina.\t'All\tthe\tblood's\tgoing\tto\tmy\thead!' 'Then\tturn\tyourself\tthe\tother\tway\tup,'\tsaid\tMr\tWonka.\t'That's\teasy\tenough,\tisn't it?' Everyone\tblew\tand\tpuffed\tand\tturned\tsomersaults\tin\tthe\tair\tuntil\tat\tlast\tthey were\tall\tthe\tright\tway\tup.\t'How's\tthe\ttow-rope\tholding,\tGrandpa?'\tMr\tWonka called\tout. 'They're\tstill\twith\tus,\tMr\tWonka,\tsir!\tThe\trope's\tholding\tfine!' It\twas\tan\tamazing\tsight\t\u2014\tthe\tGlass\tElevator\tstreaking\tdown\ttoward\tthe\tEarth with\tthe\thuge\tTransport\tCapsule\tin\ttow\tbehind\tit.\tBut\tthe\tlong\tchain\tof\tKnids was\tcoming\tafter\tthem,\tfollowing\tthem\tdown,\tkeeping\tpace\twith\tthem\teasily, and\tnow\tthe\thook\tof\tthe\tleading\tKnid\tin\tthe\tchain\twas\tactually\treaching\tout\tand grasping\tfor\tthe\thook\tmade\tby\tthe\tKnid\ton\tthe\tElevator! 'We're\ttoo\tlate!'\tscreamed\tGrandma\tGeorgina.\t'They're\tgoing\tto\tlink\tup\tand\thaul us\tback!' 'I\tthink\tnot,'\tsaid\tMr\tWonka.\t'Don't\tyou\tremember\twhat\thappens\twhen\ta\tKnid enters\tthe\tEarth's\tatmosphere\tat\thigh\tspeed?\tHe\tgets\tred-hot.\tHe\tburns\taway\tin\ta long\tfiery\ttrail.\tHe\tbecomes\ta\tshooting\tKnid.\tSoon\tthese\tdirty\tbeasts\twill\tstart popping\tlike\tpopcorn!'","As\tthey\tstreaked\ton\tdownward,\tsparks\tbegan\tto\tfly\toff\tthe\tsides\tof\tthe\tElevator. The\tglass\tglowed\tpink,\tthen\tred,\tthen\tscarlet.\tSparks\talso\tbegan\tto\tfly\ton\tthe long\tchain\tof\tKnids,\tand\tthe\tleading\tKnid\tin\tthe\tchain\tstarted\tto\tshine\tlike\ta\tred- hot\tpoker.\tSo\tdid\tall\tthe\tothers.\tSo\tdid\tthe\tgreat\tslimy\tbrute\tcoiled\taround\tthe Elevator\titself.\tThis\tone,\tin\tfact,\twas\ttrying\tfrantically\tto\tuncoil\titself\tand\tget away,\tbut\tit\twas\thaving\ttrouble\tuntying\tthe\tknot,\tand\tin\tanother\tten\tseconds\tit began\tto\tsizzle.\tInside\tthe\tElevator\tthey\tcould\tactually\thear\tit\tsizzling.\tIt\tmade\ta noise\tlike\tbacon\tfrying.\tAnd\texactly\tthe\tsame\tsort\tof\tthing\twas\thappening\tto\tthe other\tone\tthousand\tKnids\tin\tthe\tchain.\tThe\ttremendous\theat\twas\tsimply\tsizzling them\tup.\tThey\twere\tred-hot,\tevery\tone\tof\tthem.\tThen\tsuddenly,\tthey\tbecame white-hot\tand\tthey\tgave\tout\ta\tdazzling\twhite\tlight. 'They're\tshooting\tKnids!'\tcried\tCharlie. 'What\ta\tsplendid\tsight,'\tsaid\tMr\tWonka.\t'It's\tbetter\tthan\tfireworks.' In\ta\tfew\tseconds\tmore,\tthe\tKnids\thad\tblown\taway\tin\ta\tcloud\tof\tashes\tand\tit\twas all\tover.\t'We've\tdone\tit!'\tcried\tMr\tWonka.\t'They've\tbeen\troasted\tto\ta\tcrisp! They've\tbeen\tfrizzled\tto\ta\tfritter!\tWe're\tsaved!' 'What\tdo\tyou\tmean\tsaved?'\tsaid\tGrandma\tJosephine.\t'We'll\tall\tbe\tfrizzled ourselves\tif\tthis\tgoes\ton\tany\tlonger!\tWe'll\tbe\tbarbecued\tlike\tbeefsteaks!\tLook\tat that\tglass!\tIt's\thotter\tthan\ta\tfizzgig!' 'Have\tno\tfears,\tdear\tlady,'\tanswered\tMr\tWonka.\t'My\tElevator\tis\tair-conditioned, ventilated,\taerated\tand\tautomated\tin\tevery\tpossible\tway.\tWe're\tgoing\tto\tbe\tall right\tnow.' 'I\thaven't\tthe\tfaintest\tidea\twhat's\tbeen\tgoing\ton,'\tsaid\tMrs\tBucket,\tmaking\tone\tof her\trare\tspeeches.\t'But\twhatever\tit\tis,\tI\tdon't\tlike\tit.' 'Aren't\tyou\tenjoying\tit,\tMother?'\tCharlie\tasked\ther. 'No,'\tshe\tsaid.\t'I'm\tnot.\tNor\tis\tyour\tfather.' 'What\ta\tgreat\tsight\tit\tis!'\tsaid\tMr\tWonka.\t'Just\tlook\tat\tthe\tEarth\tdown\tthere, Charlie,\tgetting\tbigger\tand\tbigger!' 'And\tus\tgoing\tto\tmeet\tit\tat\ttwo\tthousand\tmiles\tan\thour!'\tgroaned\tGrandma Georgina.\t'How\tare\tyou\tgoing\tto\tslow\tdown,\tfor\theaven's\tsake?\tYou\tdidn't\tthink","of\tthat,\tdid\tyou!' 'He's\tgot\tparachutes,'\tCharlie\ttold\ther.\t'I'll\tbet\the's\tgot\tgreat\tbig\tparachutes\tthat open\tjust\tbefore\twe\thit.' 'Parachutes!'\tsaid\tMr\tWonka\twith\tcontempt.\t'Parachutes\tare\tonly\tfor\tastronauts and\tsissies!\tAnd\tanyway,\twe\tdon't\twant\tto\tslow\tdown.\tWe\twant\tto\tspeed\tup.\tI've told\tyou\talready\twe've\tgot\tto\tbe\tgoing\tat\tan\tabsolutely\ttremendous\tspeed\twhen we\thit.\tOtherwise\twe'll\tnever\tpunch\tour\tway\tin\tthrough\tthe\troof\tof\tthe Chocolate\tFactory.' 'How\tabout\tthe\tTransport\tCapsule?'\tCharlie\tasked\tanxiously. 'We'll\tbe\tletting\tthem\tgo\tin\ta\tfew\tseconds\tnow,'\tMr\tWonka\tanswered.\t'They\tdo have\tparachutes,\tthree\tof\tthem,\tto\tslow\tthem\tdown\ton\tthe\tlast\tbit.' 'How\tdo\tyou\tknow\twe\twon't\tland\tin\tthe\tPacific\tOcean?'\tsaid\tGrandma Josephine. 'I\tdon't,'\tsaid\tMr\tWonka.\t'But\twe\tall\tknow\thow\tto\tswim,\tdo\twe\tnot?' 'This\tman,'\tshouted\tGrandma\tJosephine,\t'is\tcrazy\tas\ta\tcrumpet!' 'He's\tcracked\tas\ta\tcrayfish!'\tcried\tGrandma\tGeorgina. Down\tand\tdown\tplunged\tthe\tGreat\tGlass\tElevator.\tNearer\tand\tnearer\tcame\tthe Earth\tbelow.\tOceans\tand\tcontinents\trushed\tup\tto\tmeet\tthem,\tgetting\tbigger\tevery second\t.\t.\t. 'Grandpa\tJoe,\tsir!\tThrow\tout\tthe\trope!\tLet\tit\tgo!'\tordered\tMr\tWonka.\t'They'll\tbe all\tright\tnow\tso\tlong\tas\ttheir\tparachutes\tare\tworking.' 'Rope\tgone!'\tcalled\tout\tGrandpa\tJoe,\tand\tthe\thuge\tTransport\tCapsule,\ton\tits\town now,\tbegan\tto\tswing\taway\tto\tone\tside.\tCharlie\twaved\tto\tthe\tthree\tastronauts\tin the\tfront\twindow.\tNone\tof\tthem\twaved\tback.\tThey\twere\tstill\tsitting\tthere\tin\ta kind\tof\tshocked\tdaze,\tgaping\tat\tthe\told\tladies\tand\tthe\told\tmen\tand\tthe\tsmall\tboy floating\tabout\tin\tthe\tGlass\tElevator. 'It\twon't\tbe\tlong\tnow,'\tsaid\tMr\tWonka,\treaching\tfor\ta\trow\tof\ttiny\tpale\tblue buttons\tin\tone\tcorner.\t'We\tshall\tsoon\tknow\twhether\twe\tare\talive\tor\tdead.\tKeep","very\tquiet\tplease\tfor\tthis\tfinal\tbit.\tI\thave\tto\tconcentrate\tawfully\thard,\totherwise we'll\tcome\tdown\tin\tthe\twrong\tplace.' They\tplunged\tinto\ta\tthick\tbank\tof\tcloud\tand\tfor\tten\tseconds\tthey\tcould\tsee nothing.\tWhen\tthey\tcame\tout\tof\tthe\tcloud,\tthe\tTransport\tCapsule\thad disappeared,\tand\tthe\tEarth\twas\tvery\tclose,\tand\tthere\twas\tonly\ta\tgreat\tspread\tof land\tbeneath\tthem\twith\tmountains\tand\tforests\t.\t.\t.\tthen\tfields\tand\ttrees\t.\t.\t.\tthen\ta small\ttown. 'There\tit\tis!'\tshouted\tMr\tWonka.\t'My\tChocolate\tFactory!\tMy\tbeloved\tChocolate Factory!' 'You\tmean\tCharlie's\tChocolate\tFactory,'\tsaid\tGrandpa\tJoe. 'That's\tright!'\tsaid\tMr\tWonka,\taddressing\tCharlie.\t'I'd\tclean\tforgotten!\tI\tdo apologize\tto\tyou,\tmy\tdear\tboy!\tOf\tcourse\tit's\tyours!\tAnd\there\twe\tgo!' Through\tthe\tglass\tfloor\tof\tthe\tElevator,\tCharlie\tcaught\ta\tquick\tglimpse\tof\tthe huge\tred\troof\tand\tthe\ttall\tchimneys\tof\tthe\tgiant\tfactory.\tThey\twere\tplunging straight\tdown\ton\tto\tit. 'Hold\tyour\tbreath!'\tshouted\tMr\tWonka.\t'Hold\tyour\tnose!\tFasten\tyour\tseat-belts and\tsay\tyour\tprayers!\tWe're\tgoing\tthrough\tthe\troof!'","Back\tto\tthe\tChocolate\tFactory And\tthen\tthe\tnoise\tof\tsplintering\twood\tand\tbroken\tglass\tand\tabsolute\tdarkness and\tthe\tmost\tawful\tcrunching\tsounds\tas\tthe\tElevator\trushed\ton\tand\ton,\tsmashing everything\tbefore\tit. All\tat\tonce,\tthe\tcrashing\tnoises\tstopped\tand\tthe\tride\tbecame\tsmoother\tand\tthe Elevator\tseemed\tto\tbe\ttravelling\ton\tguides\tor\trails,\ttwisting\tand\tturning\tlike\ta roller-coaster.\tAnd\twhen\tthe\tlights\tcame\ton,\tCharlie\tsuddenly\trealized\tthat\tfor the\tlast\tfew\tseconds\the\thadn't\tbeen\tfloating\tat\tall.\tHe\thad\tbeen\tstanding normally\ton\tthe\tfloor.\tMr\tWonka\twas\ton\tthe\tfloor,\ttoo,\tand\tso\twas\tGrandpa\tJoe and\tMr\tand\tMrs\tBucket\tand\talso\tthe\tbig\tbed.\tAs\tfor\tGrandma\tJosephine, Grandma\tGeorgina\tand\tGrandpa\tGeorge,\tthey\tmust\thave\tfallen\tright\tback\ton\tto the\tbed\tbecause\tthey\twere\tnow\tall\tthree\ton\ttop\tof\tit\tand\tscrabbling\tto\tget\tunder the\tblanket. 'We're\tthrough!'\tyelled\tMr\tWonka.\t'We've\tdone\tit!\tWe're\tin!'\tGrandpa\tJoe grabbed\thim\tby\tthe\thand\tand\tsaid,\t'Well\tdone,\tsir!\tHow\tsplendid!\tWhat\ta magnificent\tjob!' 'Where\tin\tthe\tworld\tare\twe\tnow?'\tsaid\tMrs\tBucket. 'We're\tback,\tMother!'\tCharlie\tcried.\t'We're\tin\tthe\tChocolate\tFactory!' 'I'm\tvery\tglad\tto\thear\tit,'\tsaid\tMrs\tBucket.\t'But\tdidn't\twe\tcome\trather\ta\tlong\tway round?' 'We\thad\tto,'\tsaid\tMr\tWonka,\t'to\tavoid\tthe\ttraffic.' 'I\thave\tnever\tmet\ta\tman,'\tsaid\tGrandma\tGeorgina,\t'who\ttalks\tso\tmuch\tabsolute nonsense!' 'A\tlittle\tnonsense\tnow\tand\tthen,\tis\trelished\tby\tthe\twisest\tmen,'\tMr\tWonka\tsaid. 'Why\tdon't\tyou\tpay\tsome\tattention\tto\twhere\tthis\tcrazy\tElevator's\tgoing!'\tshouted Grandma\tJosephine.\t'And\tstop\tfootling\tabout!' 'A\tlittle\tfootling\tround\tabout,\twill\tstop\tyou\tgoing\tup\tthe\tspout,'\tsaid\tMr\tWonka.","'What\tdid\tI\ttell\tyou!'\tcried\tGrandma\tGeorgina.\t'He's\tround\tthe\ttwist!\tHe's bogged\tas\ta\tbeetle!\tHe's\tdotty\tas\ta\tdingbat!\tHe's\tgot\trats\tin\tthe\troof!\tI\twant\tto\tgo home!' 'Too\tlate,'\tsaid\tMr\tWonka.\t'We're\tthere!'\tThe\tElevator\tstopped.\tThe\tdoors\topened and\tCharlie\tfound\thimself\tlooking\tout\tonce\tagain\tat\tthe\tgreat\tChocolate\tRoom with\tthe\tchocolate\triver\tand\tthe\tchocolate\twaterfall,\twhere\teverything\twas eatable\t\u2014\tthe\ttrees,\tthe\tleaves,\tthe\tgrass,\tthe\tpebbles\tand\teven\tthe\trocks.\tAnd there\tto\tmeet\tthem\twere\thundreds\tand\thundreds\tof\ttiny\tOompa-Loompas,\tall waving\tand\tcheering.\tIt\twas\ta\tsight\tthat\ttook\tone's\tbreath\taway.\tEven\tGrandma Georgina\twas\tstunned\tinto\tsilence\tfor\ta\tfew\tseconds.\tBut\tnot\tfor\tlong.\t'Who\tin the\tworld\tare\tall\tthose\tpeculiar\tlittle\tmen?'\tshe\tsaid. 'They're\tOompa-Loompas,'\tCharlie\ttold\ther.\t'They're\twonderful.\tYou'll\tlove them.' 'Ssshh!'\tsaid\tGrandpa\tJoe.\t'Listen,\tCharlie!\tThe\tdrums\tare\tstarting\tup!\tThey're going\tto\tsing.' \t 'Alleluia!'\tsang\tthe\tOompa-Loompas. 'Oh\talleluia\tand\thooray! Our\tWilly\tWonka's\tback\ttoday! We\tthought\tyou'd\tnever\tmake\tit\thome! We\tthought\tyou'd\tleft\tus\tall\talone! We\tknew\tthat\tyou\twould\thave\tto\tface Some\tfrightful\tcreatures\tup\tin\tspace. We\teven\tthought\twe\theard\tthe\tcrunch Of\tsomeone\teating\tyou\tfor\tlunch\t.\t.\t.'","'All\tright!'\tshouted\tMr\tWonka,\tlaughing\tand\traising\tboth\thands.\t'Thank\tyou\tfor your\twelcome!\tWill\tsome\tof\tyou\tplease\thelp\tto\tget\tthis\tbed\tout\tof\there!' Fifty\tOompa-Loompas\tran\tforward\tand\tpushed\tthe\tbed\twith\tthe\tthree\told\tones\tin it\tout\tof\tthe\tElevator.\tMr\tand\tMrs\tBucket,\tboth\tlooking\tcompletely overwhelmed\tby\tit\tall,\tfollowed\tthe\tbed\tout.\tThen\tcame\tGrandpa\tJoe,\tCharlie and\tMr\tWonka. 'Now,'\tsaid\tMr\tWonka,\taddressing\tGrandpa\tGeorge,\tGrandma\tGeorgina\tand Grandma\tJosephine.\t'Up\tyou\thop\tout\tof\tthat\tbed\tand\tlet's\tget\tcracking.\tI'm\tsure you'll\tall\twant\tto\tlend\ta\thand\trunning\tthe\tfactory.' 'Who,\tus?'\tsaid\tGrandma\tJosephine. 'Yes,\tyou,'\tsaid\tMr\tWonka. 'You\tmust\tbe\tjoking,'\tsaid\tGrandma\tGeorgina. 'I\tnever\tjoke,'\tsaid\tMr\tWonka. 'Now\tjust\tyou\tlisten\tto\tme,\tsir!'\tsaid\told\tGrandpa\tGeorge,\tsitting\tup\tstraight\tin bed.\t'You've\tgot\tus\tinto\tquite\tenough\ttubbles\tand\ttrumbles\tfor\tone\tday!' 'I've\tgot\tyou\tout\tof\tthem,\ttoo,'\tsaid\tMr\tWonka\tproudly.\t'And\tI'm\tgoing\tto\tget\tyou out\tof\tthat\tbed\tas\twell,\tyou\tsee\tif\tI\tdon't!'","How\tWonka-Vite\tWas\tInvented 'I\thaven't\tbeen\tout\tof\tthis\tbed\tin\ttwenty\tyears\tand\tI'm\tnot\tgetting\tout\tnow\tfor anybody!'\tsaid\tGrandma\tJosephine\tfirmly. 'Nor\tme,'\tsaid\tGrandma\tGeorgina. 'You\twere\tout\tof\tit\tjust\tnow,\tevery\tone\tof\tyou,'\tsaid\tMr\tWonka. 'That\twas\tfloating,'\tsaid\tGrandpa\tGeorge.\t'We\tcouldn't\thelp\tit.' 'We\tnever\tput\tour\tfeet\ton\tthe\tfloor,'\tsaid\tGrandma\tJosephine. 'Try\tit,'\tsaid\tMr\tWonka.\t'You\tmight\tsurprise\tyourself.' 'Go\ton,\tJosie,'\tsaid\tGrandpa\tJoe.\t'Give\tit\ta\ttry.\tI\tdid.\tIt\twas\teasy.' 'We're\tperfectly\tcomfortable\twhere\twe\tare,\tthank\tyou\tvery\tmuch,'\tsaid\tGrandma Josephine. Mr\tWonka\tsighed\tand\tshook\this\thead\tvery\tslowly\tand\tvery\tsadly.\t'Oh\twell,'\the said,\t'so\tthat's\tthat.'\tHe\tlaid\this\thead\ton\tone\tside\tand\tgazed\tthoughtfully\tat\tthe three\told\tpeople\tin\tthe\tbed,\tand\tCharlie,\twatching\thim\tclosely,\tsaw\tthose\tbright little\teyes\tof\this\tbeginning\tto\tspark\tand\ttwinkle\tonce\tagain. Ha-ha,\tthought\tCharlie.\tWhat's\tcoming\tnow? 'I\tsuppose,'\tsaid\tMr\tWonka,\tplacing\tthe\ttip\tof\tone\tfinger\ton\tthe\tpoint\tof\this\tnose and\tpressing\tgently,\t'I\tsuppose\t.\t.\t.\tbecause\tthis\tis\ta\tvery\tspecial\tcase\t.\t.\t.\tI suppose\tI\tcould\tspare\tyou\tjust\ta\ttiny\tlittle\tbit\tof\t.\t.\t.'\tHe\tstopped\tand\tshook\this head. 'A\ttiny\tlittle\tbit\tof\twhat?'\tsaid\tGrandma\tJosephine\tsharply. 'No,'\tsaid\tMr\tWonka.\t'It's\tpointless.\tYou\tseem\tto\thave\tdecided\tto\tstay\tin\tthat\tbed whatever\thappens.\tAnd\tanyway,\tthe\tstuff\tis\tmuch\ttoo\tprecious\tto\twaste.\tI'm sorry\tI\tmentioned\tit.'\tHe\tstarted\tto\twalk\taway. 'Hey!'\tshouted\tGrandma\tGeorgina.\t'You\tcan't\tbegin\tsomething\tand\tnot\tgo\ton","with\tit!\tWhat\tis\ttoo\tprecious\tto\twaste?' Mr\tWonka\tstopped.\tSlowly\the\tturned\taround.\tHe\tlooked\tlong\tand\thard\tat\tthe three\told\tpeople\tin\tthe\tbed.\tThey\tlooked\tback\tat\thim,\twaiting.\tHe\tkept\tsilent\ta little\tlonger,\tallowing\ttheir\tcuriosity\tto\tgrow.\tThe\tOompa-Loompas\tstood absolutely\tstill\tbehind\thim,\twatching. 'What\tis\tthis\tthing\tyou're\ttalking\tabout?'\tsaid\tGrandma\tGeorgina. 'Get\ton\twith\tit,\tfor\theaven's\tsake!'\tsaid\tGrandma\tJosephine. 'Very\twell,'\tMr\tWonka\tsaid\tat\tlast.\t'I'll\ttell\tyou.\tAnd\tlisten\tcarefully\tbecause\tthis could\tchange\tyour\twhole\tlives.\tIt\tcould\teven\tchange\tyou.' 'I\tdon't\twant\tto\tbe\tchanged!'\tshouted\tGrandma\tGeorgina. 'May\tI\tgo\ton,\tmadam?\tThank\tyou.\tNot\tlong\tago,\tI\twas\tfooling\tabout\tin\tmy Inventing\tRoom,\tstirring\tstuff\taround\tand\tmixing\tthings\tup\tthe\tway\tI\tdo\tevery afternoon\tat\tfour\to'clock,\twhen\tsuddenly\tI\tfound\tI\thad\tmade\tsomething\tthat seemed\tvery\tunusual.\tThis\tthing\tI\thad\tmade\tkept\tchanging\tcolour\tas\tI\tlooked\tat it,\tand\tnow\tand\tagain\tit\tgave\ta\tlittle\tjump,\tit\tactually\tjumped\tup\tin\tthe\tair,\tas though\tit\twere\talive.\t\\\"What\thave\twe\there?\\\"\tI\tcried,\tand\tI\trushed\tit\tquickly\tto\tthe Testing\tRoom\tand\tgave\tsome\tto\tthe\tOompa-Loompa\twho\twas\ton\tduty\tthere\tat the\ttime.\tThe\tresult\twas\timmediate!\tIt\twas\tflabbergasting!\tIt\twas\tunbelievable! It\twas\talso\trather\tunfortunate.' 'What\thappened?'\tsaid\tGrandma\tGeorgina,\tsitting\tup. 'What\tindeed,'\tsaid\tMr\tWonka. 'Answer\ther\tquestion,'\tsaid\tGrandma\tJosephine.\t'What\thappened\tto\tthe\tOompa- Loompa?' 'Ah,'\tsaid\tMr\tWonka,\t'yes\t.\t.\t.\twell\t.\t.\t.\tthere's\tno\tpoint\tin\tcrying\tover\tspilled milk,\tis\tthere?\tI\trealized,\tyou\tsee,\tthat\tI\thad\tstumbled\tupon\ta\tnew\tand tremendously\tpowerful\tvitamin,\tand\tI\talso\tknew\tthat\tif\tonly\tI\tcould\tmake\tit\tsafe, if\tonly\tI\tcould\tstop\tit\tdoing\tto\tothers\twhat\tit\tdid\tto\tthat\tOompa-Loompa\t.\t.\t.' 'What\tdid\tit\tdo\tto\tthat\tOompa-Loompa?'\tsaid\tGrandma\tGeorgina\tsternly.","'The\tolder\tI\tget,\tthe\tdeafer\tI\tbecome,'\tsaid\tMr\tWonka.\t'Do\tplease\traise\tyour voice\ta\ttrifle\tnext\ttime.\tThank\tyou\tso\tmuch.\tNow\tthen.\tI\tsimply\thad\tto\tfind\ta way\tof\tmaking\tthis\tstuff\tsafe,\tso\tthat\tpeople\tcould\ttake\tit\twithout\t.\t.\t.\ter\t.\t.\t.' 'Without\twhat?'\tsnapped\tGrandma\tGeorgina. 'Without\ta\tleg\tto\tstand\ton,'\tsaid\tMr\tWonka.\t'So\tI\trolled\tup\tmy\tsleeves\tand\tset\tto work\tonce\tmore\tin\tthe\tInventing\tRoom.\tI\tmixed\tand\tI\tmixed.\tI\tmust\thave\ttried just\tabout\tevery\tmixture\tunder\tthe\tmoon.\tBy\tthe\tway,\tthere\tis\ta\tlittle\thole\tin\tone wall\tof\tthe\tInventing\tRoom\twhich\tconnects\tdirectly\twith\tthe\tTesting\tRoom\tnext door,\tso\tI\twas\table\tall\tthe\ttime\tto\tkeep\tpassing\tstuff\tthrough\tfor\ttesting\tto whichever\tbrave\tvolunteer\thappened\tto\tbe\ton\tduty.\tWell,\tthe\tfirst\tfew\tweeks were\tpretty\tdepressing\tand\twe\twon't\ttalk\tabout\tthem.\tLet\tme\ttell\tyou\tinstead what\thappened\ton\tthe\tone\thundred\tand\tthirty-second\tday\tof\tmy\tlabours.\tThat morning,\tI\thad\tchanged\tthe\tmixture\tdrastically,\tand\tthis\ttime\tthe\tlittle\tpill\tI produced\tat\tthe\tend\tof\tit\tall\twas\tnot\tnearly\tso\tactive\tor\talive\tas\tthe\tothers\thad been.\tIt\tkept\tchanging\tcolour,\tyes,\tbut\tonly\tfrom\tlemon-yellow\tto\tblue,\tthen back\tto\tyellow\tagain.\tAnd\twhen\tI\tplaced\tit\ton\tthe\tpalm\tof\tmy\thand,\tit\tdidn't jump\tabout\tlike\ta\tgrasshopper.\tIt\tonly\tquivered,\tand\tthen\tever\tso\tslightly. 'I\tran\tto\tthe\thole\tin\tthe\twall\tthat\tled\tto\tthe\tTesting\tRoom.\tA\tvery\told\tOompa- Loompa\twas\ton\tduty\tthere\tthat\tmorning.\tHe\twas\ta\tbald,\twrinkled,\ttoothless\told fellow.\tHe\twas\tin\ta\twheel-chair.\tHe\thad\tbeen\tin\tthe\twheel-chair\tfor\tat\tleast fifteen\tyears. '\\\"This\tis\ttest\tnumber\tone\thundred\tand\tthirty-two!\\\"\tI\tsaid,\tchalking\tit\tup\ton\tthe board. 'I\thanded\thim\tthe\tpill.\tHe\tlooked\tat\tit\tnervously.\tI\tcouldn't\tblame\thim\tfor\tbeing\ta bit\tjittery\tafter\twhat\thad\thappened\tto\tthe\tother\tone\thundred\tand\tthirty-one volunteers.' 'What\thad\thappened\tto\tthem?'\tshouted\tGrandma\tGeorgina.\t'Why\tdon't\tyou answer\tthe\tquestion\tinstead\tof\tskidding\taround\tit\ton\ttwo\twheels?' 'Who\tknows\tthe\tway\tout\tof\ta\trose?'\tsaid\tMr\tWonka.\t'So\tthis\tbrave\told\tOompa- Loompa\ttook\tthe\tpill\tand,\twith\tthe\thelp\tof\ta\tlittle\twater,\the\tgulped\tit\tdown.\tAnd then,\tsuddenly,\tthe\tmost\tamazing\tthing\thappened.\tBefore\tmy\tvery\teyes,\tqueer little\tchanges\tbegan\ttaking\tplace\tin\tthe\tway\the\tlooked.\tA\tmoment\tearlier,\the\thad been\tpractically\tbald,\twith\tjust\ta\tfringe\tof\tsnowy\twhite\thair\taround\tthe\tsides\tand","the\tback\tof\this\thead.\tBut\tnow\tthe\tfringe\tof\twhite\thair\twas\tturning\tgold\tand\tall over\tthe\ttop\tof\this\thead\tnew\tgold\thair\twas\tbeginning\tto\tsprout,\tlike\tgrass.\tIn\tless than\thalf\ta\tminute,\the\thad\tgrown\ta\tsplendid\tnew\tcrop\tof\tlong\tgolden\thair.\tAt\tthe same\ttime,\tmany\tof\tthe\twrinkles\tstarted\tdisappearing\tfrom\this\tface,\tnot\tall\tof them,\tbut\tabout\thalf,\tenough\tto\tmake\thim\tlook\ta\tgood\tdeal\tyounger,\tand\tall\tof this\tmust\thave\tgiven\thim\ta\tnice\ttickly\tfeeling\tbecause\the\tstarted\tgrinning\tat\tme, then\tlaughing,\tand\tas\tsoon\tas\the\topened\this\tmouth,\tI\tsaw\tthe\tstrangest\tsight\tof all.\tTeeth\twere\tgrowing\tup\tout\tfrom\tthose\told\ttoothless\tgums,\tgood\twhite\tteeth, and\tthey\twere\tcoming\tup\tso\tfast\tI\tcould\tactually\tsee\tthem\tgetting\tbigger\tand bigger. 'I\twas\ttoo\tflabbergasted\tto\tspeak.\tI\tjust\tstood\tthere\twith\tmy\thead\tpoking\tthrough the\thole\tin\tthe\twall,\tstaring\tat\tthe\tlittle\tOompa-Loompa.\tI\tsaw\thim\tslowly\tlifting himself\tout\tof\this\twheel-chair.\tHe\ttested\this\tlegs\ton\tthe\tground.\tHe\tstood\tup.\tHe walked\ta\tfew\tpaces.\tThen\the\tlooked\tup\tat\tme\tand\this\tface\twas\tbright.\tHis\teyes were\thuge\tand\tbright\tas\ttwo\tstars. '\\\"Look\tat\tme,\\\"\the\tsaid\tsoftly.\t\\\"I'm\twalking!\tIt's\ta\tmiracle!\\\" '\\\"It's\tWonka-Vite!\\\"\tI\tsaid.\t\\\"The\tgreat\trejuvenator.\tIt\tmakes\tyou\tyoung\tagain. How\told\tdo\tyou\tfeel\tnow?\\\" 'He\tthought\tcarefully\tabout\tthis\tquestion,\tthen\the\tsaid,\t\\\"I\tfeel\talmost\texactly how\tI\tfelt\twhen\tI\twas\tfifty\tyears\told.\\\" '\\\"How\told\twere\tyou\tjust\tnow,\tbefore\tyou\ttook\tthe\tWonka-Vite?\\\"\tI\tasked\thim. '\\\"Seventy\tlast\tbirthday,\\\"\the\tanswered. '\\\"That\tmeans,\\\"\tI\tsaid,\t\\\"it\thas\tmade\tyou\ttwenty\tyears\tyounger.\\\" '\\\"It\thas,\tit\thas!\\\"\the\tcried,\tdelighted.\t\\\"I\tfeel\tas\tfrisky\tas\ta\tfroghopper!\\\" '\\\"Not\tfrisky\tenough,\\\"\tI\ttold\thim.\t\\\"Fifty\tis\tstill\tpretty\told.\tLet\tus\tsee\tif\tI\tcan't\thelp you\ta\tbit\tmore.\tStay\tright\twhere\tyou\tare.\tI'll\tbe\tback\tin\ta\ttwink.\\\" 'I\tran\tto\tmy\twork-bench\tand\tbegan\tto\tmake\tone\tmore\tpill\tof\tWonka-Vite,\tusing exactly\tthe\tsame\tmixture\tas\tbefore. '\\\"Swallow\tthis,\\\"\tI\tsaid,\tpassing\tthe\tsecond\tpill\tthrough\tthe\thatch.\tThere\twas\tno","hesitating\tthis\ttime.\tEagerly,\the\tpopped\tit\tinto\this\tmouth\tand\tchased\tit\tdown with\ta\tdrink\tof\twater.\tAnd\tbehold,\twithin\thalf\ta\tminute,\tanother\ttwenty\tyears had\tfallen\taway\tfrom\this\tface\tand\tbody\tand\the\twas\tnow\ta\tslim\tand\tsprightly young\tOompa-Loompa\tof\tthirty.\tHe\tgave\ta\twhoop\tof\tjoy\tand\tstarted\tdancing around\tthe\troom,\tleaping\thigh\tin\tthe\tair\tand\tcoming\tdown\ton\this\ttoes.\t\\\"Are\tyou happy?\\\"\tI\tasked\thim. '\\\"I'm\tecstatic!\\\"\the\tcried,\tjumping\tup\tand\tdown.\t\\\"I'm\thappy\tas\ta\thorse\tin\ta\thay- field!\\\"\tHe\tran\tout\tof\tthe\tTesting\tRoom\tto\tshow\thimself\toff\tto\this\tfamily\tand friends. 'Thus\twas\tWonka-Vite\tinvented!'\tsaid\tMr\tWonka.\t'And\tthus\twas\tit\tmade\tsafe\tfor all\tto\tuse!' 'Why\tdon't\tyou\tuse\tit\tyourself,\tthen?'\tsaid\tGrandma\tGeorgina.\t'You\ttold\tCharlie you\twere\tgetting\ttoo\told\tto\trun\tthe\tfactory,\tso\twhy\tdon't\tyou\tjust\ttake\ta\tcouple\tof pills\tand\tget\tforty\tyears\tyounger?\tTell\tme\tthat?' 'Anyone\tcan\task\tquestions,'\tsaid\tMr\tWonka.\t'It's\tthe\tanswers\tthat\tcount.\tNow then,\tif\tthe\tthree\tof\tyou\tin\tthe\tbed\twould\tcare\tto\ttry\ta\tdose\t.\t.\t.' 'Just\tone\tminute!'\tsaid\tGrandma\tJosephine,\tsitting\tup\tstraight.\t'First\tI'd\tlike\tto take\ta\tlook\tat\tthis\tseventy-year-old\tOompa-Loompa\twho\tis\tnow\tback\tto\tthirty!' Mr\tWonka\tflicked\this\tfingers.\tA\ttiny\tOompa-Loompa,\tlooking\tyoung\tand\tperky, ran\tforward\tout\tof\tthe\tcrowd\tand\tdid\ta\tmarvellous\tlittle\tdance\tin\tfront\tof\tthe three\told\tpeople\tin\tthe\tbig\tbed.\t'Two\tweeks\tago,\the\twas\tseventy\tyears\told\tand\tin a\twheel-chair!'\tMr\tWonka\tsaid\tproudly.\t'And\tlook\tat\thim\tnow!' 'The\tdrums,\tCharlie!'\tsaid\tGrandpa\tJoe.\t'Listen!\tThey're\tstarting\tup\tagain!' Far\taway\tdown\ton\tthe\tbank\tof\tthe\tchocolate\triver,\tCharlie\tcould\tsee\tthe\tOompa- Loompa\tband\tstriking\tup\tonce\tmore.\tThere\twere\ttwenty\tOompa-Loompas\tin\tthe band,\teach\twith\tan\tenormous\tdrum\ttwice\tas\ttall\tas\thimself,\tand\tthey\twere beating\ta\tslow\tmysterious\trhythm\tthat\tsoon\thad\tall\tthe\tother\thundreds\tof Oompa-Loompas\tswinging\tand\tswaying\tfrom\tside\tto\tside\tin\ta\tkind\tof\ttrance. They\tthen\tbegan\tto\tchant:\t'If\tyou\tare\told\tand\thave\tthe\tshakes, If\tall\tyour\tbones\tare\tfull\tof\taches,","If\tyou\tcan\thardly\twalk\tat\tall, If\tliving\tdrives\tyou\tup\tthe\twall, If\tyou're\ta\tgrump\tand\tfull\tof\tspite, If\tyou're\ta\thuman\tparasite, THEN\tWHAT\tYOU\tNEED\tIS\tWONKA-VITE! Your\teyes\twill\tshine,\tyour\thair\twill\tgrow, Your\tface\tand\tskin\twill\tstart\tto\tglow, Your\trotten\tteeth\twill\tall\tdrop\tout And\tin\ttheir\tplace\tnew\tteeth\twill\tsprout. Those\trolls\tof\tfat\taround\tyour\thips Will\tvanish,\tand\tyour\twrinkled\tlips Will\tget\tso\tsoft\tand\trosy-pink That\tall\tthe\tboys\twill\tsmile\tand\twink And\twhisper\tsecretly\tthat\tthis Is\tjust\tthe\tgirl\tthey\twant\tto\tkiss! But\twait!\tFor\tthat\tis\tnot\tthe\tmost Important\tthing\tof\twhich\tto\tboast. Good\tlooks\tyou'll\thave,\twe've\ttold\tyou\tso, But\tlooks\taren't\teverything,\tyou\tknow. Each\tpill,\tas\twell,\tto\tyou\twill\tgive AN\tEXTRA\tTWENTY\tYEARS\tTO\tLIVE!","So\tcome,\told\tfriends,\tand\tdo\twhat's\tright! Let's\tmake\tyour\tlives\tas\tbright\tas\tbright! Let's\ttake\ta\tdose\tof\tthis\tdelight! This\theavenly\tmagic\tdynamite! You\tcan't\tgo\twrong,\tyou\tmust\tgo\tright! IT'S\tWILLY\tWONKA'S\tWONKA-VITE!'","Recipe\tfor\tWonka-Vite 'Here\tit\tis!'\tcried\tMr\tWonka,\tstanding\tat\tthe\tend\tof\tthe\tbed\tand\tholding\thigh\tin one\thand\ta\tlittle\tbottle.\t'The\tmost\tvaluable\tbottle\tof\tpills\tin\tthe\tworld!\tAnd\tthat, by\tthe\tway,'\the\tsaid,\tgiving\tGrandma\tGeorgina\ta\tsaucy\tglance,\t'is\twhy\tI\thaven't taken\tany\tmyself.\tThey\tare\tfar\ttoo\tvaluable\tto\twaste\ton\tme.' He\theld\tthe\tbottle\tout\tover\tthe\tbed.\tThe\tthree\told\tones\tsat\tup\tand\tstretched\ttheir scrawny\tnecks,\ttrying\tto\tcatch\ta\tglimpse\tof\tthe\tpills\tinside.\tCharlie\tand\tGrandpa Joe\talso\tcame\tforward\tto\tlook.\tSo\tdid\tMr\tand\tMrs\tBucket.\tThe\tlabel\tsaid: WONKA-VITE Each\tpill\twill\tmake\tyou\tYOUNGER\tby\texactly\t20 years\tCAUTION! Do\tnot\ttake\tmore\tthan\tthe\tamount\trecommended by\tMr.\tWonka \t They\tcould\tall\tsee\tthe\tpills\tthrough\tthe\tglass.\tThey\twere\tbrilliant\tyellow, shimmering\tand\tquivering\tinside\tthe\tbottle.\tVibrating\tis\tperhaps\ta\tbetter\tword. They\twere\tvibrating\tso\trapidly\tthat\teach\tpill\tbecame\ta\tblur\tand\tyou\tcouldn't\tsee its\tshape.\tYou\tcould\tonly\tsee\tits\tcolour.\tYou\tgot\tthe\timpression\tthat\tthere\twas something\tvery\tsmall\tbut\tincredibly\tpowerful,\tsomething\tnot\tquite\tof\tthis\tworld, locked\tup\tinside\tthem\tand\tfighting\tto\tget\tout. 'They're\twriggling,'\tsaid\tGrandma\tGeorgina.\t'I\tdon't\tlike\tthings\tthat\twriggle. How\tdo\twe\tknow\tthey\twon't\tgo\ton\twriggling\tinside\tus\tafter\twe've\tswallowed them?\tLike\tthose\tMexican\tjumping\tbeans\tof\tCharlie's\tI\tswallowed\ta\tcouple\tof years\tback.\tYou\tremember\tthat,\tCharlie?' 'I\ttold\tyou\tnot\tto\teat\tthem,\tGrandma.'","'They\twent\ton\tjumping\tabout\tinside\tme\tfor\ta\tmonth,'\tsaid\tGrandma\tGeorgina.\t'I couldn't\tsit\tstill!' 'If\tI'm\tgoing\tto\teat\tone\tof\tthose\tpills,\tI\tjolly\twell\twant\tto\tknow\twhat's\tin\tit\tfirst,' said\tGrandma\tJosephine. 'I\tdon't\tblame\tyou,'\tsaid\tMr\tWonka.\t'But\tthe\trecipe\tis\textremely\tcomplicated. Wait\ta\tminute\t.\t.\t.\tI've\tgot\tit\twritten\tdown\tsomewhere\t.\t.\t.'\tHe\tstarted\tdigging around\tin\tthe\tpockets\tof\this\tcoat-tails.\t'I\tknow\tit's\there\tsomewhere,'\the\tsaid.\t'I can't\thave\tlost\tit.\tI\tkeep\tall\tmy\tmost\tvaluable\tand\timportant\tthings\tin\tthese pockets.\tThe\ttrouble\tis,\tthere's\tsuch\ta\tlot\tof\tthem\t.\t.\t.'\tHe\tstarted\temptying\tthe pockets\tand\tplacing\tthe\tcontents\ton\tthe\tbed\t\u2014\ta\thomemade\tcatapult\t.\t.\t.\ta\tyo-yo .\t.\t.\ta\ttrick\tfried-egg\tmade\tof\trubber\t.\t.\t.\ta\tslice\tof\tsalami\t.\t.\t.\ta\ttooth\twith\ta\tfilling in\tit\t.\t.\t.\ta\tstinkbomb\t.\t.\t.\ta\tpacket\tof\titching-powder\t.\t.\t.\t'It\tmust\tbe\there,\tit\tmust be,\tit\tmust,'\the\tkept\tmuttering.\t'I\tput\tit\taway\tso\tcarefully\t.\t.\t.\tAh!\tHere\tit\tis!'\tHe unfolded\ta\tcrumpled\tpiece\tof\tpaper,\tsmoothed\tit\tout,\theld\tit\tup\tand\tbegan\tto\tread as\tfollows:\tRECIPE\tFOR\tMAKING\tWONKA-VITE \t Take\ta\tblock\tof\tfinest\tchocolate\tweighing\tone\tton\t(or\ttwenty\tsackfuls\tof\tbroken chocolate,\twhichever\tis\tthe\teasier).\tPlace\tchocolate\tin\tvery\tlarge\tcauldron\tand melt\tover\tred-hot\tfurnace.\tWhen\tmelted,\tlower\tthe\theat\tslightly\tso\tas\tnot\tto\tburn the\tchocolate,\tbut\tkeep\tit\tboiling.\tNow\tadd\tthe\tfollowing,\tin\tprecisely\tthe\torder given,\tstirring\twell\tall\tthe\ttime\tand\tallowing\teach\titem\tto\tdissolve\tbefore\tadding the\tnext: \t THE\tHOOF\tOF\tA\tMANTICORE THE\tTRUNK\t(AND\tTHE\tSUITCASE)\tOF\tAN\tELEPHANT THE\tYOLKS\tOF\tTHREE\tEGGS\tFROM\tA\tWHIFFLE-BIRD A\tWART\tFROM\tA\tWART-HOG THE\tHORN\tOF\tA\tCOW\t(IT\tMUST\tBE\tA\tLOUD\tHORN)\tTHE\tFRONT\tTAIL OF\tA\tCOCKATRICE","SIX\tOUNCES\tOF\tSPRUNGE\tFROM\tA\tYOUNG\tSLIMESCRAPER TWO\tHAIRS\t(AND\tONE\tRABBIT)\tFROM\tTHE\tHEAD\tOF\tA HIPPOCAMPUS THE\tBEAK\tOF\tA\tRED-BREASTED\tWILBATROSS A\tCORN\tFROM\tTHE\tTOE\tOF\tA\tUNICORN THE\tFOUR\tTENTACLES\tOF\tA\tQUADROPUS THE\tHIP\t(AND\tTHE\tPO\tAND\tTHE\tPOT)\tOF\tA\tHIPPOPOTAMUS THE\tSNOUT\tOF\tA\tPROGHOPPER A\tMOLE\tFROM\tA\tMOLE THE\tHIDE\t(AND\tTHE\tSEEK)\tOF\tA\tSPOTTED\tWHANGDOODLE THE\tWHITES\tOF\tTWELVE\tEGGS\tFROM\tA\tTREE-SQUEAK THE\tTHREE\tFEET\tOF\tA\tSNOZZWANGER\t(IF\tYOU\tCAN'T\tGET\tTHREE FEET,\tONE\tYARD\tWILL\tDO)\tTHE\tSQUARE-ROOT\tOF\tA\tSOUTH AMERICAN\tABACUS THE\tFANGS\tOF\tA\tVIPER\t(IT\tMUST\tBE\tA\tVINDSCREEN\tVIPER)\tTHE CHEST\t(AND\tTHE\tDRAWERS)\tOF\tA\tWILD\tGROUT \t When\tall\tthe\tabove\tare\tthoroughly\tdissolved,\tboil\tfor\ta\tfurther\ttwenty-seven days\tbut\tdo\tnot\tstir.\tAt\tthe\tend\tof\tthis\ttime,\tall\tliquid\twill\thave\tevaporated\tand there\twill\tbe\tleft\tin\tthe\tbottom\tof\tthe\tcauldron\tonly\ta\thard\tbrown\tlump\tabout\tthe size\tof\ta\tfootball.\tBreak\tthis\topen\twith\ta\thammer\tand\tin\tthe\tvery\tcentre\tof\tit\tyou will\tfind\ta\tsmall\tround\tpill.\tThis\tpill\tis\tWONKA-VITE.","Good-bye\tGeorgina When\tMr\tWonka\thad\tfinished\treading\tthe\trecipe,\the\tcarefully\tfolded\tthe\tpaper and\tput\tit\tback\tinto\this\tpocket.\t'A\tvery,\tvery\tcomplicated\tmixture,'\the\tsaid.\t'So can\tyou\twonder\tit\ttook\tme\tso\tlong\tto\tget\tit\tjust\tright?'\tHe\theld\tthe\tbottle\tup\thigh and\tgave\tit\ta\tlittle\tshake\tand\tthe\tpills\trattled\tloudly\tinside\tit,\tlike\tglass\tbeads. 'Now,\tsir,'\the\tsaid,\toffering\tthe\tbottle\tfirst\tto\tGrandpa\tGeorge.\t'Will\tyou\ttake\tone pill\tor\ttwo?' 'Will\tyou\tsolemnly\tswear,'\tsaid\tGrandpa\tGeorge,\t'that\tit\twill\tdo\twhat\tyou\tsay\tit will\tand\tnothing\telse?' Mr\tWonka\tplaced\this\tfree\thand\ton\this\theart.\t'I\tswear\tit,'\the\tsaid. Charlie\tedged\tforward.\tGrandpa\tJoe\tcame\twith\thim.\tThe\ttwo\tof\tthem\talways stayed\tclose\ttogether.\t'Please\texcuse\tme\tfor\tasking,'\tCharlie\tsaid,\t'but\tare\tyou really\tabsolutely\tsure\tyou've\tgot\tit\tquite\tright?' 'Whatever\tmakes\tyou\task\ta\tfunny\tquestion\tlike\tthat?'\tsaid\tMr\tWonka. 'I\twas\tthinking\tof\tthe\tgum\tyou\tgave\tto\tViolet\tBeauregarde,'\tCharlie\tsaid. 'So\tthat's\twhat's\tbothering\tyou!'\tcried\tMr\tWonka.\t'But\tdon't\tyou\tunderstand,\tmy dear\tboy,\tthat\tI\tnever\tdid\tgive\tthat\tgum\tto\tViolet?\tShe\tsnatched\tit\twithout permission.\tAnd\tI\tshouted,\t\\\"Stop!\tDon't!\tSpit\tit\tout!\\\"\tBut\tthe\tsilly\tgirl\ttook\tno notice\tof\tme.\tNow\tWonka-Vite\tis\taltogether\tdifferent.\tI\tam\toffering\tthese\tpills\tto your\tgrandparents.\tI\tam\trecommending\tthem.\tAnd\twhen\ttaken\taccording\tto\tmy instructions,\tthey\tare\tas\tsafe\tas\tsugar-candy!' 'Of\tcourse\tthey\tare!'\tcried\tMr\tBucket.\t'What\tare\tyou\twaiting\tfor,\tall\tof\tyou!'\tAn extraordinary\tchange\thad\tcome\tover\tMr\tBucket\tsince\the\thad\tentered\tthe Chocolate\tRoom.\tNormally\the\twas\ta\tpretty\ttimid\tsort\tof\tperson.\tA\tlifetime devoted\tto\tscrewing\tcaps\ton\tto\tthe\ttops\tof\ttoothpaste\ttubes\tin\ta\ttoothpaste factory\thad\tturned\thim\tinto\ta\trather\tshy\tand\tquiet\tman.\tBut\tthe\tsight\tof\tthe marvellous\tChocolate\tFactory\thad\tmade\this\tspirits\tsoar.\tWhat\tis\tmore,\tthis business\tof\tthe\tpills\tseemed\tto\thave\tgiven\thim\ta\tterrific\tkick.\t'Listen!'\the\tcried, going\tup\tto\tthe\tedge\tof\tthe\tbed.\t'Mr\tWonka's\toffering\tyou\ta\tnew\tlife!\tGrab\tit while\tyou\tcan!'","'It's\ta\tdelicious\tsensation,'\tMr\tWonka\tsaid.\t'And\tit's\tvery\tquick.\tYou\tlose\ta\tyear\ta second.\tExactly\tone\tyear\tfalls\taway\tfrom\tyou\tevery\tsecond\tthat\tgoes\tby!'\tHe stepped\tforward\tand\tplaced\tthe\tbottle\tof\tpills\tgently\tin\tthe\tmiddle\tof\tthe\tbed.\t'So here\tyou\tare,\tmy\tdears,'\the\tsaid.\t'Help\tyourselves!' 'Come\ton!'\tcried\tall\tthe\tOompa-Loompas\ttogether. \t 'Come\ton,\told\tfriends,\tand\tdo\twhat's\tright! Come\tmake\tyour\tlives\tas\tbright\tas\tbright! Just\ttake\ta\tdose\tof\tthis\tdelight! This\theavenly\tmagic\tdynamite! You\tcan't\tgo\twrong,\tyou\tmust\tgo\tright! IT'S\tWILLY\tWONKA'S\tWONKA-VITE!' \t This\twas\ttoo\tmuch\tfor\tthe\told\tpeople\tin\tthe\tbed.\tAll\tthree\tof\tthem\tmade\ta\tdive for\tthe\tbottle.\tSix\tscrawny\thands\tshot\tout\tand\tstarted\tscrabbling\tto\tget\thold\tof\tit. Grandma\tGeorgina\tgot\tit.\tShe\tgave\ta\tgrunt\tof\ttriumph\tand\tunscrewed\tthe\tcap and\ttipped\tall\tthe\tlittle\tbrilliant\tyellow\tpills\ton\tto\tthe\tblanket\ton\ther\tlap.\tShe cupped\ther\thands\taround\tthem\tso\tthe\tothers\tcouldn't\treach\tout\tand\tsnatch\tthem. 'All\tright!'\tshe\tshouted\texcitedly,\tcounting\tthem\tquickly.\t'There's\ttwelve\tpills here!\tThat's\tsix\tfor\tme\tand\tthree\teach\tfor\tyou!' 'Hey!\tThat's\tnot\tfair!'\tshrilled\tGrandma\tJosephine.\t'It's\tfour\tfor\teach\tof\tus!' 'Four\teach\tis\tright!'\tcried\tGrandpa\tGeorge.\t'Come\ton,\tGeorgina!\tHand\tover\tmy share!' Mr\tWonka\tshrugged\this\tshoulders\tand\tturned\this\tback\ton\tthem.\tHe\thated squabbles.\tHe\thated\tit\twhen\tpeople\tgot\tgrabby\tand\tselfish.\tLet\tthem\tfight\tit\tout among\tthemselves,\the\tthought,\tand\the\twalked\taway.\tHe\twalked\tslowly\tdown toward\tthe\tchocolate\twaterfall.\tIt\twas\tan\tunhappy\ttruth,\the\ttold\thimself,\tthat","nearly\tall\tpeople\tin\tthe\tworld\tbehave\tbadly\twhen\tthere\tis\tsomething\treally\tbig\tat stake.\tMoney\tis\tthe\tthing\tthey\tfight\tover\tmost.\tBut\tthese\tpills\twere\tbigger\tthan money.\tThey\tcould\tdo\tthings\tfor\tyou\tno\tamount\tof\tmoney\tcould\tever\tdo.\tThey were\tworth\tat\tleast\ta\tmillion\tdollars\ta\tpill.\tHe\tknew\tplenty\tof\tvery\trich\tmen\twho would\tgladly\tpay\tthat\tmuch\tin\torder\tto\tbecome\ttwenty\tyears\tyounger.\tHe reached\tthe\triverbank\tbelow\tthe\twaterfall\tand\the\tstood\tthere\tgazing\tat\tthe\tgreat gush\tand\tsplash\tof\tmelted\tchocolate\tpouring\tdown.\tHe\thad\thoped\tthe\tnoise\tof the\twaterfall\twould\tdrown\tthe\targuing\tvoices\tof\tthe\told\tgrandparents\tin\tthe\tbed, but\tit\tdidn't.\tEven\twith\this\tback\tto\tthem,\the\tstill\tcouldn't\thelp\thearing\tmost\tof what\tthey\twere\tsaying. 'I\tgot\tthem\tfirst!'\tGrandma\tGeorgina\twas\tshouting.\t'So\tthey're\tmine\tto\tshare\tout!' 'Oh\tno\tthey're\tnot!'\tshrilled\tGrandma\tJosephine.\t'He\tdidn't\tgive\tthem\tto\tyou!\tHe gave\tthem\tto\tall\tthree\tof\tus!' 'I\twant\tmy\tshare\tand\tno\tone's\tgoing\tto\tstop\tme\tgetting\tit!'\tyelled\tGrandpa George.\t'Come\ton,\twoman!\tHand\tthem\tover!' Then\tcame\tthe\tvoice\tof\tGrandpa\tJoe,\tcutting\tin\tsternly\tthrough\tthe\trabble.\t'Stop this\tat\tonce!'\the\tordered.\t'All\tthree\tof\tyou!\tYou're\tbehaving\tlike\tsavages!' 'You\tkeep\tout\tof\tthis,\tJoe,\tand\tmind\tyour\town\tbusiness!'\tsaid\tGrandma Josephine. 'Now\tyou\tbe\tcareful,\tJosie,'\tGrandpa\tJoe\twent\ton.\t'Four\tis\ttoo\tmany\tfor\tone person\tanyway.' 'That's\tright,'\tCharlie\tsaid.\t'Please,\tGrandma,\twhy\tdon't\tyou\tjust\ttake\tone\tor\ttwo each\tlike\tMr\tWonka\tsaid,\tand\tthat'll\tleave\tsome\tfor\tGrandpa\tJoe\tand\tMother\tand Father.' 'Yes!'\tcried\tMr\tBucket.\t'I'd\tlove\tone!' 'Oh,\twouldn't\tit\tbe\twonderful,'\tsaid\tMrs\tBucket,\t'to\tbe\ttwenty\tyears\tyounger\tand not\thave\taching\tfeet\tany\tmore!\tCouldn't\tyou\tspare\tjust\tone\tfor\teach\tof\tus, Mother?' 'I'm\tafraid\tnot,'\tsaid\tGrandma\tGeorgina.\t'These\tpills\tare\tspecially\treserved\tfor\tus three\tin\tthe\tbed.\tMr\tWonka\tsaid\tso!'","'I\twant\tmy\tshare!'\tshouted\tGrandpa\tGeorge.\t'Come\ton,\tGeorgina!\tDish\tthem out!' 'Hey,\tlet\tme\tgo,\tyou\tbrute!'\tcried\tGrandma\tGeorgina.\t'You're\thurting\tme!\tOw!\t.\t. .\tALL\tRIGHT!\tAll\tright!\tI'll\tshare\tthem\tout\tif\tyou'll\tstop\ttwisting\tmy\tarm\t.\t.\t. That's\tbetter\t.\t.\t.\tHere's\tfour\tfor\tJosephine\t.\t.\t.\tand\tfour\tfor\tGeorge\t.\t.\t.\tand\tfour for\tme.' 'Good,'\tsaid\tGrandpa\tGeorge.\t'Now\twho's\tgot\tsome\twater?' Without\tlooking\taround,\tMr\tWonka\tknew\tthat\tthree\tOompa-Loompas\twould\tbe running\tto\tthe\tbed\twith\tthree\tglasses\tof\twater.\tOompa-Loompas\twere\talways ready\tto\thelp.\tThere\twas\ta\tbrief\tpause,\tand\tthen:\t'Well,\there\tgoes!'\tcried\tGrandpa George. 'Young\tand\tbeautiful,\tthat's\twhat\tI'll\tbe!'\tshouted\tGrandma\tJosephine. 'Farewell,\told\tage!'\tcried\tGrandma\tGeorgina.\t'All\ttogether\tnow!\tDown\tthe hatch!' Then\tthere\twas\tsilence.\tMr\tWonka\twas\titching\tto\tturn\taround\tand\tlook,\tbut\the forced\thimself\tto\twait.\tOut\tof\tthe\tcorner\tof\tone\teye\the\tcould\tsee\ta\tgroup\tof Oompa-Loompas,\tall\tmotionless,\ttheir\teyes\tfixed\tintently\tin\tthe\tdirection\tof\tthe big\tbed\tover\tby\tthe\tElevator.\tThen\tCharlie's\tvoice\tbroke\tthe\tsilence.\t'Wow!'\the was\tshouting.\t'Just\tlook\tat\tthat!\tIt's\t.\t.\t.\tit's\tincredible!' 'I\tcan't\tbelieve\tit!'\tGrandpa\tJoe\twas\tyelling.\t'They're\tgetting\tyounger\tand younger!\tThey\treally\tare!\tJust\tlook\tat\tGrandpa\tGeorge's\thair!' 'And\this\tteeth!'\tcried\tCharlie.\t'Hey,\tGrandpa!\tYou're\tgetting\tlovely\twhite\tteeth all\tover\tagain!' 'Mother!'\tshouted\tMrs\tBucket\tto\tGrandma\tGeorgina.\t'Oh,\tMother!\tYou're beautiful!\tYou're\tso\tyoung!\tAnd\tjust\tlook\tat\tDad!'\tshe\twent\ton,\tpointing\tat Grandpa\tGeorge.\t'Isn't\the\thandsome!' 'What's\tit\tfeel\tlike,\tJosie?'\tasked\tGrandpa\tJoe\texcitedly.\t'Tell\tus\twhat\tit\tfeels\tlike to\tbe\tback\tto\tthirty\tagain!\t.\t.\t.\tWait\ta\tminute!\tYou\tlook\tyounger\tthan\tthirty!\tYou can't\tbe\ta\tday\tmore\tthan\ttwenty\tnow!\t.\t.\t.\tBut\tthat's\tenough,\tisn't\tit!\t.\t.\t.\tI\tshould stop\tthere\tif\tI\twere\tyou!\tTwenty's\tquite\tyoung\tenough!\t.\t.\t.'","Mr\tWonka\tshook\this\thead\tsadly\tand\tpassed\ta\thand\tover\this\teyes.\tHad\tyou\tbeen standing\tvery\tclose\tto\thim\tyou\twould\thave\theard\thim\tmurmuring\tsoftly\tunder his\tbreath,\t'Oh,\tdeary\tdeary\tme,\there\twe\tgo\tagain\t.\t.\t.' 'Mother!'\tcried\tMrs\tBucket,\tand\tnow\tthere\twas\ta\tshrill\tnote\tof\talarm\tin\ther voice.\t'Why\tdon't\tyou\tstop,\tMother!\tYou're\tgoing\ttoo\tfar!\tYou're\tway\tunder twenty!\tYou\tcan't\tbe\tmore\tthan\tfifteen!\t.\t.\t.\tYou're\t.\t.\t.\tyou're\t.\t.\t.\tyou're\tten\t.\t.\t. you're\tgetting\tsmaller,\tMother!' 'Josie!'\tshouted\tGrandpa\tJoe.\t'Hey,\tJosie!\tDon't\tdo\tit,\tJosie!\tYou're\tshrinking! You're\ta\tlittle\tgirl!\tStop\ther,\tsomebody!\tQuick!' 'They're\tall\tgoing\ttoo\tfar!'\tcried\tCharlie. 'They\ttook\ttoo\tmuch,'\tsaid\tMr\tBucket. 'Mother's\tshrinking\tfaster\tthan\tany\tof\tthem!'\twailed\tMrs\tBucket.\t'Mother!\tCan't you\thear\tme,\tMother?\tCan't\tyou\tstop?' 'My\theavens,\tisn't\tit\tquick!'\tsaid\tMr\tBucket,\twho\tseemed\tto\tbe\tthe\tonly\tone enjoying\tit.\t'It\treally\tis\ta\tyear\ta\tsecond!' 'But\tthey've\thardly\tgot\tany\tmore\tyears\tleft!'\twailed\tGrandpa\tJoe. 'Mother's\tno\tmore\tthan\tfour\tnow!'\tMrs\tBucket\tcried\tout.\t'She's\tthree\t.\t.\t.\ttwo\t.\t.\t. one\t.\t.\t.\tGracious\tme!\tWhat's\thappening\tto\ther!\tWhere's\tshe\tgone?\tMother? Georgina!\tWhere\tare\tyou?\tMr\tWonka!\tCome\tquickly!\tCome\there,\tMr\tWonka! Something\tfrightful's\thappened!\tSomething's\tgone\twrong!\tMy\told\tmother's disappeared!' Mr\tWonka\tsighed\tand\tturned\taround\tand\twalked\tslowly\tand\tquite\tcalmly\tback toward\tthe\tbed. 'Where's\tmy\tmother?'\tbawled\tMrs\tBucket. 'Look\tat\tJosephine!'\tcried\tGrandpa\tJoe.\t'Just\tlook\tat\ther!\tI\task\tyou!' Mr\tWonka\tlooked\tfirst\tat\tGrandma\tJosephine.\tShe\twas\tsitting\tin\tthe\tmiddle\tof the\thuge\tbed,\tbawling\ther\thead\toff.\t'Wa!\tWa!\tWa!'\tshe\tsaid.\t'Wa!\tWa!\tWa!\tWa! Wa!'","'She's\ta\tscreaming\tbaby!'\tcried\tGrandpa\tJoe.\t'I've\tgot\ta\tscreaming\tbaby\tfor\ta wife!' 'The\tother\tone's\tGrandpa\tGeorge!'\tMr\tBucket\tsaid,\tsmiling\thappily.\t'The\tslightly bigger\tone\tthere\tcrawling\taround.\tHe's\tmy\twife's\tfather.' 'That's\tright!\tHe's\tmy\tfather!'\twailed\tMrs\tBucket.\t'And\twhere's\tGeorgina,\tmy\told mother?\tShe's\tvanished!\tShe's\tnowhere,\tMr\tWonka!\tShe's\tabsolutely\tnowhere!\tI saw\ther\tgetting\tsmaller\tand\tsmaller\tand\tin\tthe\tend\tshe\tgot\tso\tsmall\tshe\tjust disappeared\tinto\tthin\tair!\tWhat\tI\twant\tto\tknow\tis\twhere's\tshe\tgone\tto!\tAnd\thow in\tthe\tworld\tare\twe\tgoing\tto\tget\ther\tback!' 'Ladies\tand\tgentlemen!'\tsaid\tMr\tWonka,\tcoming\tup\tclose\tand\traising\tboth\thands for\tsilence.\t'Please,\tI\tbeg\tyou,\tdo\tnot\truffle\tyourselves!\tThere's\tnothing\tto\tworry about\t.\t.\t.' 'You\tcall\tit\tnothing!'\tcried\tpoor\tMrs\tBucket.\t'When\tmy\told\tmother's\tgone\tdown the\tdrain\tand\tmy\tfather's\ta\thowling\tbaby\t.\t.\t.' 'A\tlovely\tbaby,'\tsaid\tMr\tWonka. 'I\tquite\tagree,'\tsaid\tMr\tBucket. 'What\tabout\tmy\tJosie?'\tcried\tGrandpa\tJoe. 'What\tabout\ther?'\tsaid\tMr\tWonka. 'Well\t.\t.\t.' 'A\tgreat\timprovement,\tsir,'\tsaid\tMr\tWonka,\t'don't\tyou\tagree?' 'Oh,\tyes!'\tsaid\tGrandpa\tJoe.\t'I\tmean\tNO!\tWhat\tam\tI\tsaying?\tShe's\ta\thowling baby!' 'But\tin\tperfect\thealth,'\tsaid\tMr\tWonka.\t'May\tI\task\tyou,\tsir,\thow\tmany\tpills\tshe took?' 'Four,'\tsaid\tGrandpa\tJoe\tglumly.\t'They\tall\ttook\tfour.' Mr\tWonka\tmade\ta\twheezing\tnoise\tin\this\tthroat\tand\ta\tlook\tof\tgreat\tsorrow\tcame","over\this\tface.\t'Why\toh\twhy\tcan't\tpeople\tbe\tmore\tsensible?'\the\tsaid\tsadly.\t'Why don't\tthey\tlisten\tto\tme\twhen\tI\ttell\tthem\tsomething?\tI\texplained\tvery\tcarefully beforehand\tthat\teach\tpill\tmakes\tthe\ttaker\texactly\ttwenty\tyears\tyounger.\tSo\tif Grandma\tJosephine\ttook\tfour\tof\tthem,\tshe\tautomatically\tbecame\tyounger\tby four\ttimes\ttwenty,\twhich\tis\t.\t.\t.\twait\ta\tminute\tnow\t.\t.\t.\tfour\ttwos\tare\teight\t.\t.\t.\tadd a\tnought\t.\t.\t.\tthat's\teighty\t.\t.\t.\tso\tshe\tautomatically\tbecame\tyounger\tby\teighty years.\tHow\told,\tsir,\twas\tyour\twife,\tif\tI\tmay\task,\tbefore\tthis\thappened?' 'She\twas\teighty\tlast\tbirthday,'\tGrandpa\tJoe\tanswered.\t'She\twas\teighty\tand\tthree months.' 'There\tyou\tare,\tthen!'\tcried\tMr\tWonka,\tflashing\ta\thappy\tsmile.\t'The\tWonka-Vite worked\tperfectly!\tShe\tis\tnow\tprecisely\tthree\tmonths\told!\tAnd\ta\tplumper\trosier infant\tI've\tnever\tset\teyes\ton!' 'Nor\tme,'\tsaid\tMr\tBucket.\t'She'd\twin\ta\tprize\tin\tany\tbaby\tcompetition.' 'First\tprize,'\tsaid\tMr\tWonka. 'Cheer\tup,\tGrandpa,'\tsaid\tCharlie,\ttaking\tthe\told\tman's\thand\tin\this.\t'Don't\tbe\tsad. She's\ta\tbeautiful\tbaby.' 'Madam,'\tsaid\tMr\tWonka,\tturning\tto\tMrs\tBucket.\t'How\told,\tmay\tI\task,\twas Grandpa\tGeorge,\tyour\tfather?' 'Eighty-one,'\twailed\tMrs\tBucket.\t'He\twas\teighty-one\texactly.' 'Which\tmakes\thim\ta\tgreat\tbig\tbouncing\tone-year-old\tboy\tnow,'\tsaid\tMr\tWonka happily. 'How\tsplendid!'\tsaid\tMr\tBucket\tto\this\twife.\t'You'll\tbe\tthe\tfirst\tperson\tin\tthe world\tto\tchange\ther\tfather's\tnappies!' 'He\tcan\tchange\this\town\trotten\tnappies!'\tsaid\tMrs\tBucket.\t'What\tI\twant\tto\tknow is\twhere's\tmy\tmother?\tWhere's\tGrandma\tGeorgina?' 'Ah-ha,'\tsaid\tMr\tWonka.\t'Oh-ho\t.\t.\t.\tYes,\tindeed\t.\t.\t.\tWhere\toh\twhere\thas Georgina\tgone?\tHow\told,\tplease,\twas\tthe\tlady\tin\tquestion?' 'Seventy-eight,'\tMrs\tBucket\ttold\thim.","'Well,\tof\tcourse!'\tlaughed\tMr\tWonka.\t'That\texplains\tit!' 'What\texplains\twhat?'\tsnapped\tMrs\tBucket. 'My\tdear\tmadam,'\tsaid\tMr\tWonka.\t'If\tshe\twas\tonly\tseventy-eight\tand\tshe\ttook enough\tWonka-Vite\tto\tmake\ther\teighty\tyears\tyounger,\tthen\tnaturally\tshe's vanished.\tShe's\tbitten\toff\tmore\tthan\tshe\tcould\tchew!\tShe's\ttaken\toff\tmore\tyears than\tshe\thad!' 'Explain\tyourself,'\tsaid\tMrs\tBucket. 'Simple\tarithmetic,'\tsaid\tMr\tWonka.\t'Subtract\teighty\tfrom\tseventy-eight\tand what\tdo\tyou\tget?' 'Minus\ttwo!'\tsaid\tCharlie. 'Hooray!'\tsaid\tMr\tBucket.\t'My\tmother-in-law's\tminus\ttwo\tyears\told!' 'Impossible!'\tsaid\tMrs\tBucket. 'It's\ttrue,'\tsaid\tMr\tWonka. 'And\twhere\tis\tshe\tnow,\tmay\tI\task?'\tsaid\tMrs\tBucket. 'That's\ta\tgood\tquestion,'\tsaid\tMr\tWonka.\t'A\tvery\tgood\tquestion.\tYes,\tindeed. Where\tis\tshe\tnow?' 'You\tdon't\thave\tthe\tfoggiest\tidea,\tdo\tyou?' 'Of\tcourse\tI\tdo,'\tsaid\tMr\tWonka.\t'I\tknow\texactly\twhere\tshe\tis.' 'Then\ttell\tme!' 'You\tmust\ttry\tto\tunderstand,'\tsaid\tMr\tWonka,\t'that\tif\tshe\tis\tnow\tminus\ttwo,\tshe's got\tto\tadd\ttwo\tmore\tyears\tbefore\tshe\tcan\tstart\tagain\tfrom\tnought.\tShe's\tgot\tto wait\tit\tout.' 'Where\tdoes\tshe\twait?'\tsaid\tMrs\tBucket. 'In\tthe\tWaiting\tRoom,\tof\tcourse,'\tsaid\tMr\tWonka.","BOOM!-BOOM!\tsaid\tthe\tdrums\tof\tthe\tOompa-Loompa\tband.\tBOOM-BOOM! BOOM-BOOM!\tAnd\tall\tthe\tOompa-Loompas,\tall\tthe\thundreds\tof\tthem\tstanding there\tin\tthe\tChocolate\tRoom\tbegan\tto\tsway\tand\thop\tand\tdance\tto\tthe\trhythm\tof the\tmusic.\t'Attention,\tplease!'\tthey\tsang. \t 'Attention,\tplease!\tAttention,\tplease! Don't\tdare\tto\ttalk!\tDon't\tdare\tto\tsneeze! Don't\tdoze\tor\tdaydream!\tStay\tawake! Your\thealth,\tyour\tvery\tlife's\tat\tstake! Ho-ho,\tyou\tsay,\tthey\tcan't\tmean\tme. Ha-ha,\twe\tanswer,\twait\tand\tsee. \t Did\tany\tof\tyou\tever\tmeet A\tchild\tcalled\tGoldie\tPinklesweet? Who\ton\ther\tseventh\tbirthday\twent To\tstay\twith\tGranny\tdown\tin\tKent. At\tlunchtime\ton\tthe\tsecond\tday Of\tdearest\tlittle\tGoldie's\tstay, Granny\tannounced,\t\\\"I'm\tgoing\tdown To\tdo\tsome\tshopping\tin\tthe\ttown.\\\" (D'you\tknow\twhy\tGranny\tdidn't\ttell The\tchild\tto\tcome\talong\tas\twell?","She's\tgoing\tto\tthe\tnearest\tinn To\tbuy\therself\ta\tdouble\tgin.) \t So\tout\tshe\tcreeps.\tShe\tshuts\tthe\tdoor. And\tGoldie,\tafter\tmaking\tsure That\tshe\tis\treally\tby\therself, Goes\tquickly\tto\tthe\tmedicine\tshelf, And\tthere,\ther\tlittle\tgreedy\teyes See\tpills\tof\tevery\tshape\tand\tsize, Such\tfascinating\tcolours\ttoo\t\u2014 Some\tgreen,\tsome\tpink,\tsome\tbrown,\tsome\tblue. \\\"All\tright,\\\"\tshe\tsays,\t\\\"let's\ttry\tthe\tbrown.\\\" She\ttakes\tone\tpill\tand\tgulps\tit\tdown. \\\"Yum-yum!\\\"\tshe\tcries.\t\\\"Hooray!\tWhat\tfun! They're\tchocolate-coated,\tevery\tone!\\\" She\tgobbles\tfive,\tshe\tgobbles\tten, She\tstops\ther\tgobbling\tonly\twhen The\tlast\tpill's\tgone.\tThere\tare\tno\tmore. Slowly\tshe\trises\tfrom\tthe\tfloor. She\tstops.\tShe\thiccups.\tDear,\toh\tdear, She\tstarts\tto\tfeel\ta\ttrifle\tqueer.","You\tsee,\thow\tcould\tyoung\tGoldie\tknow, For\tnobody\thad\ttold\ther\tso, That\tGrandmama,\ther\told\trelation, Suffered\tfrom\tfrightful\tconstipation. This\tmeant\tthat\tevery\tnight\tshe'd\tgive Herself\ta\tpowerful\tlaxative, And\tall\tthe\tmedicines\tthat\tshe'd\tbought Were\tnaturally\tof\tthis\tsort. The\tpink\tand\tred\tand\tblue\tand\tgreen Were\tall\textremely\tstrong\tand\tmean. But\tfar\tmore\tfierce\tand\tmeaner\tstill, Was\tGranny's\tlittle\tchocolate\tpill. Its\tblast\teffect\twas\tquite\tuncanny. It\tused\tto\tshake\tup\teven\tGranny. In\tpoint\tof\tfact\tshe\tdid\tnot\tdare To\tuse\tthem\tmore\tthan\ttwice\ta\tyear. So\tcan\tyou\twonder\tlittle\tGoldie Began\tto\tfeel\ta\twee\tbit\tmouldy? \t Inside\ther\ttummy,\tsomething\tstirred.","A\tfunny\tgurgling\tsound\twas\theard, And\tthen,\toh\tdear,\tfrom\tdeep\twithin, The\tghastly\trumbling\tsounds\tbegin! They\trumbilate\tand\troar\tand\tboom! They\tbounce\tand\techo\tround\tthe\troom! The\tfloorboards\tshake\tand\tfrom\tthe\twall Some\tbits\tof\tpaint\tand\tplaster\tfall. Explosions,\twhistles,\tawful\tbangs Were\tfollowed\tby\tthe\tloudest\tclangs. (A\tman\tnext\tdoor\twas\theard\tto\tsay, \\\"A\tthunderstorm\tis\ton\tthe\tway.\\\") But\ton\tand\ton\tthe\trumbling\tgoes. A\twindow\tcracks,\ta\tlamp-bulb\tblows. Young\tGoldie\tclutched\therself\tand\tcried, \\\"There's\tsomething\twrong\twith\tmy\tinside!\\\" This\twas,\twe\tvery\tgreatly\tfear, The\tunderstatement\tof\tthe\tyear. For\twouldn't\tany\tchild\tfeel\tcrummy, With\tloud\texplosions\tin\ther\ttummy? \t Granny,\tat\thalf\tpast\ttwo,\tcame\tin,","Weaving\ta\tlittle\tfrom\tthe\tgin, But\teven\tso\tshe\tquickly\tsaw The\tempty\tbottle\ton\tthe\tfloor. \\\"My\tprecious\tlaxatives!\\\"\tshe\tcried. \\\"I\tdon't\tfeel\twell,\\\"\tthe\tgirl\treplied. Angrily\tGrandma\tshook\ther\thead. \\\"I'm\treally\tnot\tsurprised,\\\"\tshe\tsaid. \\\"Why\tcan't\tyou\tleave\tmy\tpills\talone?\\\" With\tthat,\tshe\tgrabbed\tthe\ttelephone And\tshouted,\t\\\"Listen,\tsend\tus\tquick An\tambulance!\tA\tchild\tis\tsick! It's\tnumber\tfifty,\tFontwell\tRoad! Come\tfast!\tI\tthink\tshe\tmight\texplode!\\\" \t We're\tsure\tyou\tdo\tnot\twish\tto\thear About\tthe\thospital\tand\twhere They\tdid\ta\tlot\tof\thorrid\tthings With\tstomach-pumps\tand\trubber\trings. Let's\tanswer\twhat\tyou\twant\tto\tknow: Did\tGoldie\tlive\tor\tdid\tshe\tgo? The\tdoctors\tgathered\tround\ther\tbed.","\\\"There's\treally\tnot\tmuch\thope,\\\"\tthey\tsaid. \\\"She's\tgoing,\tgoing,\tgone!\\\"\tthey\tcried. \\\"She's\thad\ther\tchips!\tShe's\tdead!\tShe's\tdead!\\\" \\\"I'm\tnot\tso\tsure,\\\"\tthe\tchild\treplied. And\tall\tat\tonce\tshe\topened\twide Her\tgreat\tbig\tbluish\teyes\tand\tsighed, And\tgave\tthe\tanxious\tdocs\ta\twink, And\tsaid,\t\\\"I'll\tbe\tokay,\tI\tthink.\\\" \t So\tGoldie\tlived\tand\tback\tshe\twent At\tfirst\tto\tGranny's\tplace\tin\tKent. Her\tfather\tcame\tthe\tsecond\tday And\tfetched\ther\tin\ta\tChevrolet, And\tdrove\ther\tto\ttheir\thome\tin\tDover. But\tGoldie's\ttroubles\twere\tnot\tover. You\tsee,\tif\tsomeone\ttakes\tenough Of\tany\thighly\tdangerous\tstuff, One\twill\tinvariably\tfind Some\ttraces\tof\tit\tleft\tbehind. It\tpains\tus\tgreatly\tto\trelate That\tGoldie\tsuffered\tfrom\tthis\tfate.","She'd\ttaken\tsuch\ta\tmassive\tfill Of\tthis\tunpleasant\tkind\tof\tpill, It\tgot\tinto\ther\tblood\tand\tbones, It\tmessed\tup\tall\ther\tchromosomes, It\tmade\ther\tconstantly\tupset, And\tshe\tcould\tnever\treally\tget The\tbeastly\tstuff\tto\tgo\taway. And\tso\tthe\tgirl\twas\tforced\tto\tstay For\tseven\thours\tevery\tday Within\tthe\teverlasting\tgloom Of\twhat\twe\tcall\tThe\tLadies\tRoom. And\tafter\tall,\tthe\tW.C. Is\tnot\tthe\tgayest\tplace\tto\tbe. So\tnow,\tbefore\tit\tis\ttoo\tlate, Take\theed\tof\tGoldie's\tdreadful\tfate. And\tseriously,\tall\tjokes\tapart, Do\tpromise\tus\tacross\tyour\theart That\tyou\twill\tnever\thelp\tyourself To\tmedicine\tfrom\tthe\tmedicine\tshelf.'","Vita-Wonk\tand\tMinusland 'It's\tup\tto\tyou,\tCharlie\tmy\tboy,'\tsaid\tMr\tWonka.\t'It's\tyour\tfactory.\tShall\twe\tlet your\tGrandma\tGeorgina\twait\tit\tout\tfor\tthe\tnext\ttwo\tyears\tor\tshall\twe\ttry\tto\tbring her\tback\tright\tnow?' 'You\tdon't\treally\tmean\tyou\tmight\tbe\table\tto\tbring\ther\tback?'\tcried\tCharlie. 'There's\tno\tharm\tin\ttrying,\tis\tthere\t.\t.\t.\tif\tthat's\tthe\tway\tyou\twant\tit?' 'Oh\tyes!\tOf\tcourse\tI\tdo!\tFor\tMother's\tsake\tespecially!\tCan't\tyou\tsee\thow\tsad\tshe is!' Mrs\tBucket\twas\tsitting\ton\tthe\tedge\tof\tthe\tbig\tbed,\tdabbing\ther\teyes\twith\ta hanky.\t'My\tpoor\told\tmum,'\tshe\tkept\tsaying.\t'She's\tminus\ttwo\tand\tI\twon't\tsee\ther again\tfor\tmonths\tand\tmonths\tand\tmonths\t\u2014\tif\tever\tat\tall!'\tBehind\ther,\tGrandpa Joe,\twith\tthe\thelp\tof\tan\tOompa-Loompa,\twas\tfeeding\this\tthree-month-old\twife, Grandma\tJosephine,\tfrom\ta\tbottle.\tAlongside\tthem,\tMr\tBucket\twas\tspooning something\tcalled\t'Wonka's\tSqudgemallow\tBaby\tFood'\tinto\tone-year-old Grandpa\tGeorge's\tmouth\tbut\tmostly\tall\tover\this\tchin\tand\tchest.\t'Big\tdeal!'\the was\tmuttering\tangrily.\t'What\ta\tlousy\trotten\trotten\tthis\tis!\tThey\ttell\tme\tI'm\tgoing to\tthe\tChocolate\tFactory\tto\thave\ta\tgood\ttime\tand\tI\tfinish\tup\tbeing\ta\tmother\tto my\tfather-in-law.' 'Everything's\tunder\tcontrol,\tCharlie,'\tsaid\tMr\tWonka,\tsurveying\tthe\tscene. 'They're\tdoing\tfine.\tThey\tdon't\tneed\tus\there.\tCome\talong!\tWe're\toff\tto\thunt\tfor Grandma!'\tHe\tcaught\tCharlie\tby\tthe\tarm\tand\twent\tdancing\ttowards\tthe\topen door\tof\tthe\tGreat\tGlass\tElevator.\t'Hurry\tup,\tmy\tdear\tboy,\thurry\tup!'\the\tcried. 'We've\tgot\tto\thustle\tif\twe're\tgoing\tto\tget\tthere\tbefore!' 'Before\twhat,\tMr\tWonka?' 'Before\tshe\tgets\tsubtracted\tof\tcourse!\tAll\tMinuses\tare\tsubtracted!\tDon't\tyou know\tany\tarithmetic\tat\tall?' They\twere\tin\tthe\tElevator\tnow\tand\tMr\tWonka\twas\tsearching\tamong\tthe hundreds\tof\tbuttons\tfor\tthe\tone\the\twanted.","'Here\twe\tare!'\the\tsaid,\tplacing\this\tfinger\tdelicately\tupon\ta\ttiny\tivory\tbutton\ton which\tit\tsaid\t'MINUSLAND'. The\tdoors\tslid\tshut.\tAnd\tthen,\twith\ta\tfearful\twhistling\twhirring\tsound\tthe\tgreat machine\tleaped\taway\tto\tthe\tright.\tCharlie\tgrabbed\tMr\tWonka's\tlegs\tand\theld\ton for\tdear\tlife.\tMr\tWonka\tpulled\ta\tjump-seat\tout\tof\tthe\twall\tand\tsaid,\t'Sit\tdown Charlie,\tquick,\tand\tstrap\tyourself\tin\ttight!\tThis\tjourney's\tgoing\tto\tbe\trough\tand choppy!'\tThere\twere\tstraps\ton\teither\tside\tof\tthe\tseat\tand\tCharlie\tbuckled\thimself firmly\tin.\tMr\tWonka\tpulled\tout\ta\tsecond\tseat\tfor\thimself\tand\tdid\tthe\tsame. 'We\tare\tgoing\ta\tlong\tway\tdown,'\the\tsaid.\t'Oh,\tsuch\ta\tlong\tway\tdown\twe\tare going.' The\tElevator\twas\tgathering\tspeed.\tIt\ttwisted\tand\tswerved.\tIt\tswung\tsharply\tto the\tleft,\tthen\tit\twent\tright,\tthen\tleft\tagain,\tand\tit\twas\theading\tdownward\tall\tthe time\t\u2014\tdown\tand\tdown\tand\tdown.\t'I\tonly\thope,'\tsaid\tMr\tWonka,\t'the\tOompa- Loompas\taren't\tusing\tthe\tother\tElevator\ttoday.' 'What\tother\tElevator?'\tasked\tCharlie. 'The\tone\tthat\tgoes\tthe\topposite\tway\ton\tthe\tsame\ttrack\tas\tthis.' 'Holy\tsnakes,\tMr\tWonka!\tYou\tmean\twe\tmight\thave\ta\tcollision?' 'I've\talways\tbeen\tlucky\tso\tfar,\tmy\tboy\t.\t.\t.\tHey!\tTake\ta\tlook\tout\tthere!\tQuick!' Through\tthe\twindow,\tCharlie\tcaught\ta\tglimpse\tof\twhat\tseemed\tlike\tan\tenormous quarry\twith\ta\tsteep\tcraggy-brown\trock-face,\tand\tall\tover\tthe\trock-face\tthere were\thundreds\tof\tOompa-Loompas\tworking\twith\tpicks\tand\tpneumatic\tdrills. 'Rock-candy,'\tsaid\tMr\tWonka.\t'That's\tthe\trichest\tdeposit\tof\trock-candy\tin\tthe world.' The\tElevator\tsped\ton.\t'We're\tgoing\tdeeper,\tCharlie.\tDeeper\tand\tdeeper.\tWe're about\ttwo\thundred\tthousand\tfeet\tdown\talready.'\tStrange\tsights\twere\tflashing\tby outside,\tbut\tthe\tElevator\twas\ttravelling\tat\tsuch\ta\tterrific\tspeed\tthat\tonly occasionally\twas\tCharlie\table\tto\trecognize\tanything\tat\tall.\tOnce,\the\tthought\the saw\tin\tthe\tdistance\ta\tcluster\tof\ttiny\thouses\tshaped\tlike\tupside-down\tcups,\tand there\twere\tstreets\tin\tbetween\tthe\thouses\tand\tOompa-Loompas\twalking\tin\tthe streets.\tAnother\ttime,\tas\tthey\twere\tpassing\tsome\tsort\tof\ta\tvast\tred\tplain\tdotted","with\tthings\tthat\tlooked\tlike\toil\tderricks,\the\tsaw\ta\tgreat\tspout\tof\tbrown\tliquid spurting\tout\tof\tthe\tground\thigh\tinto\tthe\tair.\t'A\tgusher!'\tcried\tMr\tWonka,\tclapping his\thands.\t'A\twhacking\tgreat\tgusher!\tHow\tsplendid!\tJust\twhen\twe\tneeded\tit!' 'A\twhat?'\tsaid\tCharlie. 'We've\tstruck\tchocolate\tagain,\tmy\tboy.\tThat'll\tbe\ta\trich\tnew\tfield.\tOh,\twhat\ta beautiful\tgusher!\tJust\tlook\tat\tit\tgo!' On\tthey\troared,\theading\tdownward\tmore\tsteeply\tthan\tever\tnow,\tand\thundreds, literally\thundreds\tof\tastonishing\tsights\tkept\tflashing\tby\toutside.\tThere\twere giant\tcog-wheels\tturning\tand\tmixers\tmixing\tand\tbubbles\tbubbling\tand\tvast orchards\tof\ttoffee-apple\ttrees\tand\tlakes\tthe\tsize\tof\tfootball\tgrounds\tfilled\twith blue\tand\tgold\tand\tgreen\tliquid,\tand\teverywhere\tthere\twere\tOompa-Loompas! 'You\trealize,'\tsaid\tMr\tWonka,\t'that\twhat\tyou\tsaw\tearlier\ton\twhen\tyou\twent\tround the\tfactory\twith\tall\tthose\tnaughty\tlittle\tchildren\twas\tonly\ta\ttiny\tcorner\tof\tthe establishment.\tIt\tgoes\tdown\tfor\tmiles\tand\tmiles.\tAnd\tas\tsoon\tas\tpossible\tI\tshall show\tyou\tall\tthe\tway\taround\tslowly\tand\tproperly.\tBut\tthat\twill\ttake\tthree\tweeks. Right\tnow\twe\thave\tother\tthings\tto\tthink\tabout\tand\tI\thave\timportant\tthings\tto\ttell you.\tListen\tcarefully\tto\tme,\tCharlie.\tI\tmust\ttalk\tfast,\tfor\twe'll\tbe\tthere\tin\ta couple\tof\tminutes. 'I\tsuppose\tyou\tguessed,'\tMr\tWonka\twent\ton,\t'what\thappened\tto\tall\tthose\tOompa- Loompas\tin\tthe\tTesting\tRoom\twhen\tI\twas\texperimenting\twith\tWonka-Vite.\tOf course\tyou\tdid.\tThey\tdisappeared\tand\tbecame\tMinuses\tjust\tlike\tyour\tGrandma Georgina.\tThe\trecipe\twas\tmiles\ttoo\tstrong.\tOne\tof\tthem\tactually\tbecame\tMinus eighty-seven!\tImagine\tthat!' 'You\tmean\the's\tgot\tto\twait\teighty-seven\tyears\tbefore\the\tcan\tcome\tback?'\tCharlie asked. 'That's\twhat\tkept\tbugging\tme,\tmy\tboy.\tAfter\tall,\tone\tcan't\tallow\tone's\tbest friends\tto\twait\taround\tas\tmiserable\tMinuses\tfor\teighty-seven\tyears\t.\t.\t.' 'And\tget\tsubtracted\tas\twell,'\tsaid\tCharlie.\t'That\twould\tbe\tfrightful.' 'Of\tcourse\tit\twould,\tCharlie.\tSo\twhat\tdid\tI\tdo?\t\\\"Willy\tWonka,\\\"\tI\tsaid\tto\tmyself, \\\"if\tyou\tcan\tinvent\tWonka-Vite\tto\tmake\tpeople\tyounger,\tthen\tsurely\tto\tgoodness you\tcan\talso\tinvent\tsomething\telse\tto\tmake\tpeople\tolder!\\\"'","'Ah-ha!'\tcried\tCharlie.\t'I\tsee\twhat\tyou're\tgetting\tat.\tThen\tyou\tcould\tturn\tthe Minuses\tquickly\tback\tinto\tPluses\tand\tbring\tthem\thome\tagain.' 'Precisely,\tmy\tdear\tboy,\tprecisely\t\u2014\talways\tsupposing,\tof\tcourse,\tthat\tI\tcould find\tout\twhere\tthe\tMinuses\thad\tgone\tto!' The\tElevator\tplunged\ton,\tdiving\tsteeply\ttoward\tthe\tcentre\tof\tthe\tEarth.\tAll\twas blackness\toutside\tnow.\tThere\twas\tnothing\tto\tbe\tseen. 'So\tonce\tagain,'\tMr\tWonka\twent\ton,\t'I\trolled\tup\tmy\tsleeves\tand\tset\tto\twork. Once\tagain\tI\tsqueezed\tmy\tbrain,\tsearching\tfor\tthe\tnew\trecipe\t.\t.\t.\tI\thad\tto\tcreate age\t.\t.\t.\tto\tmake\tpeople\told\t.\t.\t.\told,\tolder,\toldest\t.\t.\t.\t\\\"Ha-ha!\\\"\tI\tcried,\tfor\tnow the\tideas\twere\tbeginning\tto\tcome.\t\\\"What\tis\tthe\toldest\tliving\tthing\tin\tthe\tworld? What\tlives\tlonger\tthan\tanything\telse?\\\"' 'A\ttree,'\tCharlie\tsaid. 'Right\tyou\tare,\tCharlie!\tBut\twhat\tkind\tof\ta\ttree?\tNot\tthe\tDouglas\tFir.\tNot\tthe Oak.\tNot\tthe\tCedar.\tNo\tno,\tmy\tboy.\tIt\tis\ta\ttree\tcalled\tthe\tBristlecone\tPine\tthat grows\tupon\tthe\tslopes\tof\tWheeler\tPeak\tin\tNevada,\tU.S.A.\tYou\tcan\tfind Bristlecone\tPines\ton\tWheeler\tPeak\ttoday\tthat\tare\tover\tfour\tthousand\tyears\told! This\tis\tfact,\tCharlie.\tAsk\tany\tdendrochronologist\tyou\tlike\t(and\tlook\tthat\tword up\tin\tthe\tdictionary\twhen\tyou\tget\thome,\twill\tyou,\tplease?).\tSo\tthat\tstarted\tme off.\tI\tjumped\tinto\tthe\tGreat\tGlass\tElevator\tand\trushed\tall\tover\tthe\tworld collecting\tspecial\titems\tfrom\tthe\toldest\tliving\tthings\t.\t.\t. \t A\tPINT\tOF\tSAP\tFROM\tA\t4000-YEAR-OLD\tBRISTLECONE\tPINE THE\tTOE-NAIL\tCLIPPINGS\tFROM\tA\t168-YEAR-OLD\tRUSSIAN FARMER\tCALLED\tPETROVITCH\tGREGOROVITCH AN\tEGG\tLAID\tBY\tA\t200-YEAR-OLD\tTORTOISE\tBELONGING\tTO\tTHE KING\tOF\tTONGA THE\tTAIL\tOF\tA\t51-YEAR-OLD\tHORSE\tIN\tARABIA THE\tWHISKERS\tOF\tA\t36-YEAR-OLD\tCAT\tCALLED\tCRUMPETS","AN\tOLD\tFLEA\tWHICH\tHAD\tLIVED\tON\tCRUMPETS\tFOR\t36\tYEARS THE\tTAIL\tOF\tA\t207-YEAR-OLD\tGIANT\tRAT\tFROM\tTIBET THE\tBLACK\tTEETH\tOF\tA\t97-YEAR\tOLD\tGRIMALKIN\tLIVING\tIN\tA CAVE\tON\tMOUNT\tPOPOCATEPETL THE\tKNUCKLEBONES\tOF\tA\t700-YEAR-OLD\tCATTALOO\tFROM\tPERU\t. .\t. \t .\t.\t.\tAll\tover\tthe\tworld,\tCharlie,\tI\ttracked\tdown\tvery\told\tand\tancient\tanimals\tand took\tan\timportant\tlittle\tbit\tof\tsomething\tfrom\teach\tone\tof\tthem\t\u2014\ta\thair\tor\tan eyebrow\tor\tsometimes\tit\twas\tno\tmore\tthan\tan\tounce\tor\ttwo\tof\tthe\tjam\tscraped from\tbetween\tits\ttoes\twhile\tit\twas\tsleeping.\tI\ttracked\tdown\tTHE\tWHISTLE- PIG,\tTHE\tBOBOLINK,\tTHE\tSKROCK,\tTHE\tPOLLY-FROG,\tTHE\tGIANT CURLICUE,\tTHE\tSTINGING\tSLUG\tAND\tTHE\tVENOMOUS\tSQUERKLE who\tcan\tspit\tpoison\tright\tinto\tyour\teye\tfrom\tfifty\tyards\taway.\tBut\tthere's\tno time\tto\ttell\tyou\tabout\tthem\tall\tnow,\tCharlie.\tLet\tme\tjust\tsay\tquickly\tthat\tin\tthe end,\tafter\tlots\tof\tboiling\tand\tbubbling\tand\tmixing\tand\ttesting\tin\tmy\tInventing Room,\tI\tproduced\tone\ttiny\tcupful\tof\toily\tblack\tliquid\tand\tgave\tfour\tdrops\tof\tit to\ta\tbrave\ttwenty-year-old\tOompa-Loompa\tvolunteer\tto\tsee\twhat\thappened.' 'What\tdid\thappen?'\tCharlie\tasked. 'It\twas\tfantastic!'\tcried\tMr\tWonka.\t'The\tmoment\the\tswallowed\tit,\the\tbegan wrinkling\tand\tshrivelling\tup\tall\tover\tand\this\thair\tstarted\tdropping\toff\tand\this teeth\tstarted\tfalling\tout\tand,\tbefore\tI\tknew\tit,\the\thad\tsuddenly\tbecome\tan\told fellow\tof\tseventy-five!\tAnd\tthus,\tmy\tdear\tCharlie,\twas\tVita-Wonk\tinvented!' 'Did\tyou\trescue\tall\tthe\tOompa-Loompa\tMinuses,\tMr\tWonka?' 'Every\tsingle\tone\tof\tthem,\tmy\tboy!\tOne\thundred\tand\tthirty-one\tall\ttold!\tMind you,\tit\twasn't\tquite\tas\teasy\tas\tall\tthat.\tThere\twere\tlots\tof\tsnags\tand complications\talong\tthe\tway.\t.\t.\t.\tGood\theavens!\tWe're\tnearly\tthere!\tI\tmust\tstop talking\tnow\tand\twatch\twhere\twe're\tgoing.' Charlie\trealized\tthat\tthe\tElevator\twas\tno\tlonger\trushing\tand\troaring.\tIt\twas hardly\tmoving\tat\tall\tnow.\tIt\tseemed\tto\tbe\tdrifting.\t'Undo\tyour\tstraps,'\tMr\tWonka","said.\t'We\tmust\tget\tready\tfor\taction.'\tCharlie\tundid\this\tstraps\tand\tstood\tup\tand peered\tout.\tIt\twas\tan\teerie\tsight.\tThey\twere\tdrifting\tin\ta\theavy\tgrey\tmist\tand\tthe mist\twas\tswirling\tand\tswishing\taround\tthem\tas\tthough\tdriven\tby\twinds\tfrom many\tsides.\tIn\tthe\tdistance,\tthe\tmist\twas\tdarker\tand\talmost\tblack\tand\tit\tseemed to\tbe\tswirling\tmore\tfiercely\tthan\tever\tover\tthere.\tMr\tWonka\tslid\topen\tthe\tdoors. 'Stand\tback!'\the\tsaid.\t'Don't\tfall\tout,\tCharlie,\twhatever\tyou\tdo!' The\tmist\tcame\tinto\tthe\tElevator.\tIt\thad\tthe\tfusty\treeky\tsmell\tof\tan\told underground\tdungeon.\tThe\tsilence\twas\toverpowering.\tThere\twas\tno\tsound\tat\tall, no\twhisper\tof\twind,\tno\tvoice\tof\tcreature\tor\tinsect,\tand\tit\tgave\tCharlie\ta\tqueer frightening\tfeeling\tto\tbe\tstanding\tthere\tin\tthe\tmiddle\tof\tthis\tgrey\tinhuman nothingness\t\u2014\tas\tthough\the\twere\tin\tanother\tworld\taltogether,\tin\tsome\tplace where\tman\tshould\tnever\tbe. 'Minusland!'\twhispered\tMr\tWonka.\t'This\tis\tit,\tCharlie!\tThe\tproblem\tnow\tis\tto find\ther.\tWe\tmay\tbe\tlucky\t.\t.\t.\tand\tthere\tagain,\twe\tmay\tnot!'","Rescue\tin\tMinusland 'I\tdon't\tlike\tit\there\tat\tall,'\tCharlie\twhispered.\t'It\tgives\tme\tthe\twillies.' 'Me,\ttoo,'\tMr\tWonka\twhispered\tback.\t'But\twe've\tgot\ta\tjob\tto\tdo,\tCharlie,\tand\twe must\tgo\tthrough\twith\tit.' The\tmist\twas\tcondensing\tnow\ton\tthe\tglass\twalls\tof\tthe\tElevator\tmaking\tit difficult\tto\tsee\tout\texcept\tthrough\tthe\topen\tdoors. 'Do\tany\tother\tcreatures\tlive\there,\tMr\tWonka?' 'Plenty\tof\tGnoolies.' 'Are\tthey\tdangerous?' 'If\tthey\tbite\tyou,\tthey\tare.\tYou're\ta\tgonner,\tmy\tboy,\tif\tyou're\tbitten\tby\ta\tGnooly.' The\tElevator\tdrifted\ton,\trocking\tgently\tfrom\tside\tto\tside.\tThe\tgrey-black\toily fog\tswirled\taround\tthem. 'What\tdoes\ta\tGnooly\tlook\tlike,\tMr\tWonka?' 'They\tdon't\tlook\tlike\tanything,\tCharlie.\tThey\tcan't.' 'You\tmean\tyou've\tnever\tseen\tone?' 'You\tcan't\tsee\tGnoolies,\tmy\tboy.\tYou\tcan't\teven\tfeel\tthem\t.\t.\t.\tuntil\tthey\tpuncture your\tskin\t.\t.\t.\tthen\tit's\ttoo\tlate.\tThey've\tgot\tyou.' 'You\tmean\t.\t.\t.\tthere\tmight\tbe\tswarms\tof\tthem\tall\taround\tus\tthis\tvery\tmoment?' Charlie\tasked. 'There\tmight,'\tsaid\tMr\tWonka. Charlie\tfelt\this\tskin\tbeginning\tto\tcreep.\t'Do\tyou\tdie\tat\tonce?'\the\tasked. 'First\tyou\tbecome\tsubtracted\t.\t.\t.\ta\tlittle\tlater\tyou\tare\tdivided\t.\t.\t.\tbut\tvery\tslowly .\t.\t.\tit\ttakes\ta\tlong\ttime\t.\t.\t.\tit's\tlong\tdivision\tand\tit's\tvery\tpainful.\tAfter\tthat,\tyou","become\tone\tof\tthem.' 'Couldn't\twe\tshut\tthe\tdoor?'\tCharlie\tasked. 'I'm\tafraid\tnot,\tmy\tboy.\tWe'd\tnever\tsee\ther\tthrough\tthe\tglass.\tThere's\ttoo\tmuch mist\tand\tmoisture.\tShe's\tnot\tgoing\tto\tbe\teasy\tto\tpick\tout\tanyway.' Charlie\tstood\tat\tthe\topen\tdoor\tof\tthe\tElevator\tand\tstared\tinto\tthe\tswirling vapours.\tThis,\the\tthought,\tis\twhat\thell\tmust\tbe\tlike\t.\t.\t.\thell\twithout\theat\t.\t.\t. there\twas\tsomething\tunholy\tabout\tit\tall,\tsomething\tunbelievably\tdiabolical\t.\t.\t.\tIt was\tall\tso\tdeathly\tquiet,\tso\tdesolate\tand\tempty\t.\t.\t.\tAt\tthe\tsame\ttime,\tthe constant\tmovement,\tthe\ttwisting\tand\tswirling\tof\tthe\tmisty\tvapours,\tgave\tone\tthe feeling\tthat\tsome\tvery\tpowerful\tforce,\tevil\tand\tmalignant,\twas\tat\twork\tall around\t.\t.\t.\tCharlie\tfelt\ta\tjab\ton\this\tarm!\tHe\tjumped!\tHe\talmost\tjumped\tout\tof the\tElevator!\t'Sorry,'\tsaid\tMr\tWonka.\t'It's\tonly\tme.' 'Oh-h-h!'\tCharlie\tgasped.\t'For\ta\tsecond,\tI\tthought\t.\t.\t.' 'I\tknow\twhat\tyou\tthought,\tCharlie\t.\t.\t.\tAnd\tby\tthe\tway,\tI'm\tawfully\tglad\tyou're with\tme.\tHow\twould\tyou\tlike\tto\tcome\there\talone\t.\t.\t.\tas\tI\tdid\t.\t.\t.\tas\tI\thad\tto\t.\t.\t. many\ttimes?' 'I\twouldn't,'\tsaid\tCharlie. 'There\tshe\tis!'\tsaid\tMr\tWonka,\tpointing.\t'No,\tshe\tisn't!\t.\t.\t.\tOh,\tdear!\tI\tcould\thave sworn\tI\tsaw\ther\tfor\ta\tmoment\tright\tover\tthere\ton\tthe\tedge\tof\tthat\tdark\tpatch. Keep\twatching,\tCharlie.' 'There!'\tsaid\tCharlie.\t'Over\tthere.\tLook!' 'Where?'\tsaid\tMr\tWonka.\t'Point\tto\ther,\tCharlie!' 'She's\t.\t.\t.\tshe's\tgone\tagain.\tShe\tsort\tof\tfaded\taway,'\tCharlie\tsaid. They\tstood\tat\tthe\topen\tdoor\tof\tthe\tElevator,\tpeering\tinto\tthe\tswirly\tgrey vapours. 'There!\tQuick!\tRight\tthere!'\tCharlie\tcried.\t'Can't\tyou\tsee\ther?' 'Yes,\tCharlie!\tI\tsee\ther!\tI'm\tmoving\tup\tclose\tnow!'","Mr\tWonka\treached\tbehind\thim\tand\tbegan\ttouching\ta\tnumber\tof\tbuttons. 'Grandma!'\tCharlie\tcried\tout.\t'We've\tcome\tto\tget\tyou,\tGrandma!' They\tcould\tsee\ther\tfaintly\tthrough\tthe\tmist,\tbut\toh\tso\tfaintly.\tAnd\tthey\tcould\tsee the\tmist\tthrough\ther\tas\twell.\tShe\twas\ttransparent.\tShe\twas\thardly\tthere\tat\tall. She\twas\tno\tmore\tthan\ta\tshadow.\tThey\tcould\tsee\ther\tface\tand\tjust\tthe\tfaintest outline\tof\ther\tbody\tswathed\tin\ta\tsort\tof\tgown.\tBut\tshe\twasn't\tupright.\tShe\twas floating\tlengthwise\tin\tthe\tswirling\tvapour. 'Why\tis\tshe\tlying\tdown?'\tCharlie\twhispered. 'Because\tshe's\ta\tMinus,\tCharlie.\tSurely\tyou\tknow\twhat\ta\tminus\tlooks\tlike\t.\t.\t. Like\tthat\t.\t.\t.'\tMr\tWonka\tdrew\ta\thorizontal\tline\tin\tthe\tair\twith\this\tfinger. The\tElevator\tglided\tclose.\tThe\tghostly\tshadow\tof\tGrandma\tGeorgina's\tface\twas no\tmore\tthan\ta\tyard\taway\tnow.\tCharlie\treached\tout\tthrough\tthe\tdoor\tto\ttouch her\tbut\tthere\twas\tnothing\tthere\tto\ttouch.\tHis\thand\twent\tright\tthrough\ther\tskin. 'Grandma!'\the\tgasped.\tShe\tbegan\tto\tdrift\taway. 'Stand\tback!'\tordered\tMr\tWonka,\tand\tsuddenly,\tfrom\tsome\tsecret\tplace\tinside\this coat-tails\the\twhisked\tout\ta\tspray-gun.\tIt\twas\tone\tof\tthose\told-fashioned\tthings people\tused\tto\tuse\tfor\tspraying\tfly-spray\taround\tthe\troom\tbefore\taerosols\tcame along.\tHe\taimed\tthe\tspray-gun\tstraight\tat\tthe\tshadow\tof\tGrandma\tGeorgina\tand he\tpumped\tthe\thandle\thard\tONCE\t.\t.\t.\tTWICE\t.\t.\t.\tTHREE\tTIMES!\tEach\ttime,\ta fine\tblack\tspray\tspurted\tout\tfrom\tthe\tnozzle\tof\tthe\tgun.\tInstantly,\tGrandma Georgina\tdisappeared. 'A\tbull's\teye!'\tcried\tMr\tWonka,\tjumping\tup\tand\tdown\twith\texcitement.\t'I\tgot\ther with\tboth\tbarrels!\tI\tplussed\ther\tgood\tand\tproper!\tThat's\tVita-Wonk\tfor\tyou!' 'Where's\tshe\tgone?'\tCharlie\tasked. 'Back\twhere\tshe\tcame\tfrom,\tof\tcourse!\tTo\tthe\tfactory!\tShe's\ta\tMinus\tno\tlonger, my\tboy!\tShe's\ta\tone\thundred\tper\tcent\tred-blooded\tPlus!\tCome\talong\tnow!\tLet's get\tout\tof\there\tquickly\tbefore\tthe\tGnoolies\tfind\tus!'\tMr\tWonka\tjabbed\ta\tbutton. The\tdoors\tclosed\tand\tthe\tGreat\tGlass\tElevator\tshot\tupwards\tfor\thome. 'Sit\tdown\tand\tstrap\tyourself\tin\tagain,\tCharlie!'\tsaid\tMr\tWonka.\t'We're\tgoing\tflat out\tthis\ttime!'","The\tElevator\troared\tand\trocketed\tup\ttoward\tthe\tsurface\tof\tthe\tEarth.\tMr\tWonka and\tCharlie\tsat\tside\tby\tside\ton\ttheir\tlittle\tjump-seats,\tstrapped\tin\ttight.\tMr Wonka\tstarted\ttucking\tthe\tspray-gun\tback\tinto\tthat\tenormous\tpocket\tsomewhere in\this\tcoat-tails.\t'It's\tsuch\ta\tpity\tone\thas\tto\tuse\ta\tclumsy\told\tthing\tlike\tthis,'\the said.\t'But\tthere's\tsimply\tno\tother\tway\tof\tdoing\tit.\tIdeally,\tof\tcourse,\tone\twould measure\tout\texactly\tthe\tright\tnumber\tof\tdrops\tinto\ta\tteaspoon\tand\tfeed\tit carefully\tinto\tthe\tmouth.\tBut\tit's\timpossible\tto\tfeed\tanything\tinto\ta\tMinus.\tIt's like\ttrying\tto\tfeed\tone's\town\tshadow.\tThat's\twhy\tI've\tgot\tto\tuse\ta\tspray-gun. Spray\t'em\tall\tover,\tmy\tboy!\tThat's\tthe\tonly\tway!' 'It\tworked\tfine,\tthough,\tdidn't\tit?'\tCharlie\tsaid. 'Oh,\tit\tworked\tall\tright,\tCharlie!\tIt\tworked\tbeautifully!\tAll\tI'm\tsaying\tis\tthat there's\tbound\tto\tbe\ta\tslight\toverdose\t.\t.\t.' 'I\tdon't\tquite\tknow\twhat\tyou\tmean,\tMr\tWonka.' 'My\tdear\tboy,\tif\tit\tonly\ttakes\tfour\tdrops\tof\tVita-Wonk\tto\tturn\ta\tyoung\tOompa- Loompa\tinto\tan\told\tman\t.\t.\t.'\tMr\tWonka\tlifted\this\thands\tand\tlet\tthem\tfall\tlimply on\tto\this\tlap. 'You\tmean\tGrandma\tmay\thave\tgot\ttoo\tmuch?'\tasked\tCharlie,\tturning\tslightly pale. 'I'm\tafraid\tthat's\tputting\tit\trather\tmildly,'\tsaid\tMr\tWonka. 'But\t.\t.\t.\tbut\twhy\tdid\tyou\tgive\ther\tsuch\ta\tlot\tof\tit,\tthen?'\tsaid\tCharlie,\tgetting more\tand\tmore\tworried.\t'Why\tdid\tyou\tspray\ther\tthree\ttimes?\tShe\tmust\thave\tgot pints\tand\tpints\tof\tit!' 'Gallons!'\tcried\tMr\tWonka,\tslapping\this\tthighs.\t'Gallons\tand\tgallons!\tBut\tdon't let\ta\tlittle\tthing\tlike\tthat\tbother\tyou,\tmy\tdear\tCharlie!\tThe\timportant\tpart\tof\tit\tis we've\tgot\ther\tback!\tShe's\ta\tMinus\tno\tlonger!\tShe's\ta\tlovely\tPlus! \t 'She's\tas\tplussy\tas\tplussy\tcan\tbe! She's\tmore\tplussy\tthan\tyou\tor\tthan\tme!"]
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