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11. They Meet the Wooden Gargoyles

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           Noonerepliedtothis,becausetheyfoundtheyneededalltheirbreathfortheclimb.ThestairshadbecomenarrowerandZebandtheWizardoftenhadtohelpJimpullthebuggyfromonesteptoanother,orkeepitfromjammingagainsttherockywalls.

           Atlast,however,adimlightappearedaheadofthem,whichgrewclearerandstrongerastheyadvanced.

           "Thankgoodnesswe’renearlythere!"pantedthelittleWizard.

           Jim,whowasinadvance,sawthelaststairbeforehimandstuckhisheadabovetherockysidesofthestairway.Thenhehalted,duckeddownandbegantobackup,sothathenearlyfellwiththebuggyontotheothers.

           "Let’sgodownagain!"hesaid,inhishoarsevoice.

           "Nonsense!"snappedthetiredWizard."What’sthematterwithyou,oldman?"

           "Everything,"grumbledthehorse."I’vetakenalookatthisplace,andit’snofitcountryforrealcreaturestogoto.Everything’sdead,upthere—nofleshorbloodorgrowingthinganywhere."

           "Nevermind;wecan’tturnback,"saidDorothy;"andwedon’tintendtostaythere,anyhow."

           "It’sdangerous,"growledJim,inastubborntone.

           "Seehere,mygoodsteed,"brokeintheWizard,"littleDorothyandIhavebeeninmanyqueercountriesinourtravels,andalwaysescapedwithoutharm.We’veevenbeentothemarvelousLandofOz—haven’twe,Dorothy?—sowedon’tmuchcarewhattheCountryoftheGargoylesislike.Goahead,Jim,andwhateverhappenswe’llmakethebestofit."

           "Allright,"answeredthehorse;"thisisyourexcursion,andnotmine;soifyougetintotroubledon’tblameme.

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