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They stood in a long row, and Henry Clay, pointing, began at the top and gave each child a word like this: "Eeny, meany, miny, mo; Cracky, feeny, finy fo; Ommer neutcha, popper teucha; Rick, bick, ban, do. "Oner-ry, oer-ry, ickery Ann; Phyllis and Phollis and Nicholas John; Queevy quavy, English Navy, Stinklum, stanklum, BUCK."
Imry, Ory, Ickery, Ann, Quevy, Quavy, Irish Navy, Filleson, Folleson, Nicholas Buck! That's me. I'm it!" He rapidly repeated the magic formula, and pronounced Gid Mackall "it." "He didn't count fair! He didn't count fair! He never counts fair," protested the others; but Si hustled them into the cars and the train started. It had grown quite dark.
The black-haired one mounted a stone, and pointing her finger alternately at herself and at her sister, went through the incantation: "Eevery, ivery, ickery Ann, Fillacy, fallacy, Nicholas Dan; Queevery, quavery, English navy, Come striddle, come straddle, come out!" The last word was uttered as she pointed at her sister, and the fair-haired twin sprang up in triumph.
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