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8. The Valley of Voices

           

           "Well,well!"saidtheWizard;"aretherereallypeopleinthisroom?"

           "Ofcourse,"repliedtheman’svoice.

           "And—pardonmeforthefoolishquestion—but,areyouallinvisible?"

           "Surely,"thewomananswered,repeatingherlow,ripplinglaughter."AreyousurprisedthatyouareunabletoseethepeopleofVoe?"

           "Why,yes,"stammeredtheWizard."AllthepeopleIhaveevermetbeforewereveryplaintosee."

           "Wheredoyoucomefrom,then?"askedthewoman,inacurioustone.

           "Webelonguponthefaceoftheearth,"explainedtheWizard,"butrecently,duringanearthquake,wefelldownacrackandlandedintheCountryoftheMangaboos."

           "Dreadfulcreatures!"exclaimedthewoman’svoice."I’veheardofthem."

           "Theywalledusupinamountain,"continuedtheWizard;"butwefoundtherewasatunnelthroughtothisside,sowecamehere.Itisabeautifulplace.Whatdoyoucallit?"

           "ItistheValleyofVoe."

           "Thankyou.Wehaveseennopeoplesincewearrived,sowecametothishousetoenquireourway."

           "Areyouhungry?"askedthewoman’svoice.

           "Icouldeatsomething,"saidDorothy.

           "SocouldI,"addedZeb.

           "Butwedonotwishtointrude,Iassureyou,"theWizardhastenedtosay.

           "That’sallright,"returnedtheman’svoice,morepleasantlythanbefore."Youarewelcometowhatwehave."

           AshespokethevoicecamesoneartoZebthathejumpedbackinalarm.Twochildishvoiceslaughedmerrilyatthisaction,andDorothywassuretheywereinnodangeramongsuchlight-heartedfolks,evenifthosefolkscouldn’tbeseen

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