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12. The Deadly Desert Crossed
"Itwe’respilledinthissand,inthemiddleofthedesert,"Dorothythoughttoherself,"we’llbenothingbutdustinafewminutes,andthatwillbetheendofus."
Buttheywerenotspilled,andby-and-byPolychrome,whowasclingingtothebowandlookingstraightahead,sawadarklinebeforethemandwonderedwhatitwas.Itgrewplainereverysecond,untilshediscoveredittobearowofjaggedrocksattheendofthedesert,whilehighabovetheserocksshecouldseeatablelandofgreengrassandbeautifultrees.
"Lookout!"shescreamedtotheshaggyman."Goslowly,orweshallsmashintotherocks."
Heheardher,andtriedtopulldownthesail;butthewindwouldnotletgoofthebroadcanvasandtheropeshadbecometangled.
Nearerandnearertheydrewtothegreatrocks,andtheshaggymanwasindespairbecausehecoulddonothingtostopthewildrushofthesand-boat.
Theyreachedtheedgeofthedesertandbumpedsquarelyintotherocks.TherewasacrashasDorothy,Button-Bright,TotoandPollyflewupintheairinacurvelikeaskyrocket’s,oneafteranotherlandinghighuponthegrass,wheretheyrolledandtumbledforatimebeforetheycouldstopthemselves.
Theshaggymanflewafterthem,headfirst,andlightedinaheapbesideToto,who,beingmuchexcitedatthetime,seizedoneofthedonkeyearsbetweenhisteethandshookandworrieditashardashecould,growlingangrily.Theshaggymanmadethelittledogletgo,andsatuptolookaroundhim.
Dorothywasfeelingoneofherfrontteeth,whichwasloosenedbyknockingagainstherkneeasshefell
