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7. Into the Black Pit and Out Again

           Isupposethevegetablefolkwerealwaysafraidtoenterthiscavernbecauseitisdark;butwehaveourlanternstolighttheway,soIproposethatwestartoutanddiscoverwherethistunnelinthemountainleadsto."

           Theothersagreedreadilytothissensiblesuggestion,andatoncetheboybegantoharnessJimtothebuggy.WhenallwasinreadinessthethreetooktheirseatsinthebuggyandJimstartedcautiouslyalongtheway,ZebdrivingwhiletheWizardandDorothyeachheldalightedlanternsothehorsecouldseewheretogo.

           Sometimesthetunnelwassonarrowthatthewheelsofthebuggygrazedthesides;thenitwouldbroadenoutaswideasastreet;butthefloorwasusuallysmooth,andforalongtimetheytravelledonwithoutanyaccident.Jimstoppedsometimestorest,fortheclimbwasrathersteepandtiresome.

           "Wemustbenearlyashighasthesixcoloredsuns,bythistime,"saidDorothy."Ididn’tknowthismountainwassotall."

           "WearecertainlyagooddistanceawayfromtheLandoftheMangaboos,"addedZeb;"forwehaveslantedawayfromiteversincewestarted."

           Buttheykeptsteadilymoving,andjustasJimwasabouttiredoutwithhislongjourneythewaysuddenlygrewlighter,andZebputoutthelanternstosavetheoil.

           Totheirjoytheyfounditwasawhitelightthatnowgreetedthem,forallwerewearyofthecoloredrainbowlightswhich,afteratime,hadmadetheireyesachewiththeirconstantlyshiftingrays.Thesidesofthetunnelshowedbeforethemliketheinsideofalongspy-glass,andthefloorbecamemorelevel

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