The Rocket was very damp , so he took a long time to burn . At last , however , the fire caught him . `` Now I am going off ! '' he cried , and he made himself very stiff and straight . `` I know I shall go much higher than the stars , much higher than the moon , much higher than the sun . In fact , I shall go so high that -- '' Fizz ! Fizz ! Fizz ! and he went straight up into the air . `` Delightful ! '' he cried , `` I shall go on like this for ever . What a success I am ! '' But nobody saw him . Then he began to feel a curious tingling sensation all over him . `` Now I am going to explode , '' he cried . `` I shall set the whole world on fire , and make such a noise that nobody will talk about anything else for a whole year . '' And he certainly did explode . Bang ! Bang ! Bang !
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