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DOWNWARD HO!
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DO NOT LOOK OUT OF THE WINDOWS OF THE CAR UNLESS UNAVOIDABLE!

DO NOT SWIM TOO NEAR THE INSTRUMENTS!

IN CASE OF DANGER TURN ON THE COLD!

"Well, I never!" exclaimed William, hugely astonished. "So, I must stand on my head, eh I And I must n't spin around too quickly? Rather superfluous advice, I should think, for I have n't the least desire to take a spin, and I could n't very easily, even if I would. Moreover, why does the doctor tell me to strike the car with my feet rather than with my head? Does he think I am such a ninny as to want to strike it at all? And why in the world does he speak of swimming, when there's not enough water in the car for a cat to swim in? I declare, I am almost ready to believe that the doctor is crazy, and this whole scheme of his a humbug. Nor does that furniture dangling from the ceiling tend to change this opinion."

As he said these words he came to another sign, which read:

TO START THE CAR, CLIMB BY THE STRAPS TO THE CEILING, AND THEN LET YOURSELF DROP, HEAD DOWNWARD!