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           "Ihelpedfindhim,"saidDorothy,reflectively."OncetheScarecrowandIfoundtheTinWoodmaninthewoods,andhewasjustrustedstill,thattime,an’nomistake.Butweoiledhisjointsan’got’emgoodandslippery,andafterthathewentwithustovisittheWizardattheEm’raldCity."

           "WasthatthetimetheWizardscaredyou?"askedAuntEm.

           "Hedidn’ttreatuswell,atfirst,"acknowledgedDorothy;"forhemadeusgoawayanddestroytheWickedWitch.Butafterwefoundouthewasonlyahumbugwizardwewerenotafraidofhim."

           TheWizardsighedandlookedalittleashamed.

           "Whenwetrytodeceivepeoplewealwaysmakemistakes,"hesaid."ButI’mgettingtobearealwizardnow,andGlindatheGood’smagic,thatIamtryingtopractice,canneverharmanyone."

           "Youwerealwaysagoodman,"declaredDorothy,"evenwhenyouwereabadwizard."

           "He’sagoodwizardnow,"assertedAuntEm,lookingatthelittlemanadmiringly."Thewayhemadethosetentsgrowoutofhandkerchiefswasjustwonderful!Anddidn’theenchantthewagonwheelssothey’dfindtheroad?"

           "AllthepeopleofOz,"saidtheCaptainGeneral,"areveryproudoftheirWizard.Heoncemadesomesoap-bubblesthatastonishedtheworld."

           TheWizardblushedatthispraise,yetitpleasedhim.Henolongerlookedsad,butseemedtohaverecoveredhisusualgoodhumor.

           Thecountrythroughwhichtheynowrodewasthicklydottedwithfarmhouses,andyellowgrainwavedinallthefields.ManyoftheWinkiescouldbeseenworkingontheirfarmsandthewildandunsettledpartsofOzwerebythistimeleftfarbehind