My body is cracking all over ! ' said the Snow-man . ` The wind is really cutting one 's very life out ! And how that fiery thing up there glares ! ' He meant the sun , which was just setting . ` It sha 'n' t make me blink , though , and I shall keep quite cool and collected . ' Instead of eyes he had two large three-cornered pieces of slate in his head ; his mouth consisted of an old rake , so that he had teeth as well . He was born amidst the shouts and laughter of the boys , and greeted by the jingling bells and cracking whips of the sledges . The sun went down , the full moon rose , large , round , clear and beautiful , in the dark blue sky . ` There it is again on the other side ! ' said the Snow-man , by which he meant the sun was appearing again . ' I have become quite accustomed to its glaring . I hope it will hang there and shine , so that I may be able to see myself . I wish I knew , though , how one ought to see about changing one 's position . I should very much like to move about . If I only could , I would glide up and down the ice there , as I saw the boys doing ; but somehow or other , I do n't know how to run . ' ` Bow-wow ! ' barked the old yard-dog ; he was rather hoarse and could n't bark very well . His hoarseness came on when he was a house-dog and used to lie in front of the stove . ` The sun will soon teach you to run !
I saw XXXXX last winter with your predecessor , and farther back still with his predecessors !
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