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5. Dorothy Opens the Dinner Pail
"Buttheyhaveal-waysbeenmis-chiev-ousandim-per-ti-nent,andmyoldmas-ter,KingEv-ol-do,usedtocar-ryawhipwithhim,whenhewalkedout,tokeepthecrea-turesinor-der.WhenIwasfirstmadetheWheel-erstriedtoruno-verme,andbuttmewiththeirheads;buttheysoonfoundIwasbuiltoftoosol-idama-ter-i-alforthemtoin-jure."
"Youseemverydurable,"saidDorothy."Whomadeyou?"
"ThefirmofSmith&Tin-ker,inthetownofEvna,wheretheroy-alpal-acestands,"answeredTiktok.
"Didtheymakemanyofyou?"askedthechild.
"No;Iamtheon-lyau-to-mat-icme-chan-i-calmantheyev-ercom-plet-ed,"hereplied."Theywerever-ywon-der-fulin-ven-tors,weremymak-ers,andquitear-tis-ticinalltheydid."
"Iamsureofthat,"saidDorothy."DotheyliveinthetownofEvnanow?"
"Theyarebothgone,"repliedthemachine."Mr.Smithwasanart-ist,aswellasanin-vent-or,andhepaint-edapic-tureofariv-erwhichwassonat-ur-althat,ashewasreach-inga-crossittopaintsomeflow-ersontheop-po-sitebank,hefellin-tothewa-terandwasdrowned."
"Oh,I’msorryforthat!"exclaimedthelittlegirl.
"Mis-terTin-ker,"continuedTiktok,"madealad-dersotallthathecouldresttheendofita-gainstthemoon,whilehestoodonthehigh-estrungandpickedthelit-tlestarstosetinthepointsoftheking’scrown.ButwhenhegottothemoonMis-terTin-kerfounditsuchalove-lyplacethathede-cid-edtolivethere,sohepulledupthelad-deraf-terhimandwehavenev-erseenhimsince.
