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start the coil. Presumably it succeeded, for the 

 pull was sufficient to dislodge the apple, which, 

 falling to the entire length of the tendril, was still 

 held fast in the grip, whose new responsibility had 

 given it new strength. 



And there our apple hung for weeks, swinging 

 like a pendulum from the slender grape-vine, the 

 coils on duty still keeping their firm grip on the 

 stem, even though all above were straightened by 

 the weight of the burden. 



