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29. How Glinda Worked a Magic Spell
OzmaandDorothyrodeinachariotdrawnbytheCowardlyLionandtheHungryTiger,whiletheSawhorsedrewtheredwagoninwhichrodetherestoftheparty.
WithheartslightandfreefromcaretheytraveledmerrilyalongthroughthelovelyandfascinatingLandofOz,andingoodseasonreachedthestatelycastleinwhichresidedtheSorceress.
Glindaknewthattheywerecoming.
"IhavebeenreadingaboutyouinmyMagicBook,"shesaid,asshegreetedtheminhergraciousway.
"WhatisyourMagicBooklike?"inquiredAuntEm,curiously.
"Itisarecordofeverythingthathappens,"repliedtheSorceress."Assoonasaneventtakesplace,anywhereintheworld,itisimmediatelyfoundprintedinmyMagicBook.SowhenIreaditspagesIamwellinformed."
"DidittellyouhowourenemiesdranktheWaterof’Blivion?"askedDorothy.
"Yes,mydear;ittoldallaboutit.Andalsoittoldmeyouwereallcomingtomycastle,andwhy."
"Then,"saidOzma,"Isupposeyouknowwhatisinmymind,andthatIamseekingawaytopreventanyoneinthefuturefromdiscoveringtheLandofOz."
"Yes;Iknowthat.AndwhileyouwereonyourjourneyIhavethoughtofawaytoaccomplishyourdesire.Foritseemstomeunwisetoallowtoomanyoutsidepeopletocomehere.Dorothy,withheruncleandaunt,hasnowreturnedtoOztolivealways,andthereisnoreasonwhyweshouldleaveanywayopenforotherstotraveluninvitedtoourfairyland.Letusmakeitimpossibleforanyoneevertocommunicatewithusinanyway,afterthis.Thenwemaylivepeacefullyandcontentedly."
"Youradviceiswise,"returnedOzma
