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7. Ozma of Oz to the Rescue
"Andnoheart,Isuppose?"addedtheTinWoodman,whohadbeenlisteningwithinteresttothisconversation.
"No,"saidTiktok.
"Then,"continuedtheTinWoodman,"IregrettosaythatyouaregreatlyinferiortomyfriendtheScarecrow,andtomyself.Forwearebothalive,andhehasbrainswhichdonotneedtobewoundup,whileIhaveanexcellentheartthatiscontinuallybeatinginmybosom."
"Icon-grat-u-lateyou,"repliedTiktok."Ican-nothelpbe-ingyourin-fer-i-orforIamamerema-chine.WhenIamwoundupIdomydu-tybygo-ingjustasmyma-chin-er-yismadetogo.Youhavenoi-de-ahowfullofma-chin-er-yIam."
"Icanguess,"saidtheScarecrow,lookingatthemachinemancuriously."SomedayI’dliketotakeyouapartandseejusthowyouaremade."
"Donotdothat,Ibegofyou,"saidTiktok;"foryoucouldnotputmeto-geth-era-gain,andmyuse-ful-nesswouldbede-stroyed."
"Oh!areyouuseful?"askedtheScarecrow,surprised.
"Ve-ry,"saidTiktok.
"Inthatcase,"theScarecrowkindlypromised,"Iwon’tfoolwithyourinterioratall.ForIamapoormechanic,andmightmixyouup."
"Thankyou,"saidTiktok.
JustthenOzmare-enteredtheroom,leadingDorothybythehandandfollowedcloselybythePrincessLangwidere.
