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6. The City of Beasts

           "

           "DoyoureallyexpecttogettoOz?"inquiredtheshaggyman,takingadrinkofcoldtea.

           "Idon’tknowjustwhatto’spect,"answeredthechild,seriously;"butI’venoticedifIhappentogetlostI’malmostsuretocometotheLandofOzintheend,somehow’rother;soImaygettherethistime.ButIcan’tpromise,youknow;allIcandoiswaitandsee."

           "WilltheScarecrowscareme?"askedButton-Bright.

           "No;’causeyou’renotacrow,"shereturned."Hehastheloveliestsmileyoueversaw—onlyit’spaintedonandhecan’thelpit."

           Luncheonbeingovertheystartedagainupontheirjourney,theshaggyman,DorothyandButton-Brightwalkingsoberlyalong,sidebyside,andtheRainbow’sDaughterdancingmerrilybeforethem.

           Sometimesshedartedalongtheroadsoswiftlythatshewasnearlyoutofsight,thenshecametrippingbacktogreetthemwithhersilverylaughter.Butonceshecamebackmoresedately,tosay:

           "There’sacityalittlewayoff."

           "I’spectedthat,"returnedDorothy;"forthefox-peoplewarnedustherewasoneonthisroad.It’sfilledwithstupidbeastsofsomesort,butwemusn’tbeafraidof’em’causetheywon’thurtus."

           "Allright,"saidButton-Bright;butPolychromedidn’tknowwhetheritwasallrightornot.

           "It’sabigcity,"shesaid,"andtheroadrunsstraightthroughit."

           "Nevermind,"saidtheshaggyman;"aslongasIcarrytheLoveMagneteverylivingthingwillloveme,andyoumaybesureIshan’tallowanyofmyfriendstobeharmedinanyway."

           Thiscomfortedthemsomewhat,andtheymovedonagain.

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