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           Andnow,Dorothy,telluswhereyouhavebeen--toBunburyortoBunnybury?"

           "Why,I’vebeentoboth,"shereplied;"butfirstIwenttoUtensia,whichisn’tonanypathatall."

           Shethensatdownandrelatedtheday’sadventures,andyoumaybesureAuntEmandUncleHenryweremuchastonishedatthestory.

           "ButafterseeingtheCuttenclipsandtheFuddles,"remarkedheruncle,"weoughtnottowonderatanythinginthisstrangecountry."

           "Seemsliketheonlycommonandordinaryfolkshereareourselves,"rejoinedAuntEm,diffidently.

           "Nowthatwe’retogetheragain,andonereunitedparty,"observedtheShaggyMan,"whatarewetodonext?"

           "Havesomesupperandanight’srest,"answeredtheWizardpromptly,"andthenproceeduponourjourney."

           "Whereto?"askedtheCaptainGeneral.

           "Wehaven’tvisitedtheRigmarolesortheFlutterbudgetsyet,"saidDorothy."I’dliketoseethem--wouldn’tyou?"

           "Theydon’tsoundveryinteresting,"objectedAuntEm."Butperhapstheyare."

           "Andthen,"continuedthelittleWizard,"wewillcallupontheTinWoodmanandJackPumpkinheadandouroldfriendtheScarecrow,onourwayhome."

           "Thatwillbenice!"criedDorothy,eagerly.

           "Can’tsayTHEYsoundveryinteresting,either,"remarkedAuntEm.

           "Why,they’rethebestfriendsIhave!"assertedthelittlegirl,"andyou’resuretolikethem,AuntEm,’causeEVER’bodylikesthem."

           Bythistimetwilightwasapproaching,sotheyatethefinesupperwhichtheWizardmagicallyproducedfromthekettleandthenwenttobedinthecozytents.