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Chapter 1

The Exploding Birthday Cake

"The cake, you chattering Chittimong! Where is the cake? Stirem, Friem, Hashem, where is the cake?" cried Eejabo, chief footman in the palace of Pumperdink, bouncing into the royal pantry.

The three cooks, too astonished for speech, and with staring eyes, pointed to the center table. The great, gorgeous birthday cake was gone, though not two sec

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