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12. The Eleven Guesses
Dorothy,theScarecrow,andtheTinWoodman,whohadbeensittinginanxioussilence,eachgaveastartofdismayandstaredintooneanother’seyes.
"Hasshefailed?"askedTiktok.
"Soitseems,"answeredthelittlemonarch,cheerfully."Butthatisnoreasononeofyoushouldnotsucceed.Thenextmayhavetwelveguesses,insteadofeleven,fortherearenowtwelvepersonstransformedintoornaments.Well,well!Whichofyougoesnext?"
"I’llgo,"saidDorothy.
"Notso,"repliedtheTinWoodman."AscommanderofOzma’sarmy,itismyprivilegetofollowherandattemptherrescue."
"Awayyougo,then,"saidtheScarecrow."Butbecareful,oldfriend."
"Iwill,"promisedtheTinWoodman;andthenhefollowedtheNomeKingtotheentrancetothepalaceandtherockclosedbehindhim.
