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12. The Deadly Desert Crossed
Pollywaslookingsorrowfullyatarentinherprettygauzegown,andButton-Bright’sfoxheadhadstuckfastinagopherholeandhewaswigglinghislittlefatlegsfranticallyinanefforttogetfree.
Otherwisetheywereunhurtbytheadventure;sotheshaggymanstoodupandpulledButton-Brightoutoftheholeandwenttotheedgeofthedeserttolookatthesand-boat.Itwasameremassofsplintersnow,crushedoutofshapeagainsttherocks.Thewindhadtornawaythesailandcarriedittothetopofatalltree,wherethefragmentsofitflutteredlikeawhiteflag.
"Well,"hesaid,cheerfully,"we’rehere;butwherethehereisIdon’tknow."
"ItmustbesomepartoftheLandofOz,"observedDorothy,comingtohisside.
"Mustit?"
"’Courseitmust.We’reacrossthedesert,aren’twe?AndsomewhereinthemiddleofOzistheEmeraldCity."
"Tobesure,"saidtheshaggyman,nodding."Let’sgothere."
"ButIdon’tseeanypeopleabout,toshowustheway,"shecontinued.
"Let’shuntforthem,"hesuggested."Theremustbepeoplesomewhere;butperhapstheydidnotexpectus,andsoarenotathandtogiveusawelcome."