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           Thelittledogbeganbarkingloudlyandjumpedintotheholehimself,wherehebegantodigwithhistinypaws,makingtheearthflyinalldirections.Itspatteredovertheboy.Dorothyseizedhimandraisedhimtohisfeet,brushinghisclotheswithherhand.

           "Stopthat,Toto!"shecalled."Therearen’tanymiceorwoodchucksinthathole,sodon’tbefoolish."

           Totostopped,sniffedattheholesuspiciously,andjumpedoutofit,wagginghistailasifhehaddonesomethingimportant.

           "Well,"saidtheshaggyman,"let’sstarton,orwewon’tgetanywherebeforenightcomes."

           "Wheredoyouexpecttogetto?"askedDorothy.

           "I’mlikeButton-Bright.Idon’tknow,"answeredtheshaggyman,withalaugh."ButI’velearnedfromlongexperiencethateveryroadleadssomewhere,ortherewouldn’tbeanyroad;soit’slikelythatifwetravellongenough,mydear,wewillcometosomeplaceoranotherintheend.Whatplaceitwillbewecan’tevenguessatthismoment,butwe’resuretofindoutwhenwegetthere."

           "Why,yes,"saidDorothy;"thatseemsreas’n’ble,ShaggyMan."