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The Queen of the Field Mice

           IamtheGuardianoftheGates,andsinceyoudemandtoseetheGreatOzImusttakeyoutohisPalace. Butfirstyoumustputonthespectacles." 

           "Why?"askedDorothy. 

           "BecauseifyoudidnotwearspectaclesthebrightnessandgloryoftheEmeraldCitywouldblindyou. EventhosewholiveintheCitymustwearspectaclesnightandday. Theyarealllockedon,forOzsoordereditwhentheCitywasfirstbuilt,andIhavetheonlykeythatwillunlockthem." 

           Heopenedthebigbox,andDorothysawthatitwasfilledwithspectaclesofeverysizeandshape. Allofthemhadgreenglassesinthem. TheGuardianoftheGatesfoundapairthatwouldjustfitDorothyandputthemoverhereyes. Thereweretwogoldenbandsfastenedtothemthatpassedaroundthebackofherhead,wheretheywerelockedtogetherbyalittlekeythatwasattheendofachaintheGuardianoftheGatesworearoundhisneck. Whentheywereon,Dorothycouldnottakethemoffhadshewished,butofcourseshedidnotwishtobeblindedbytheglareoftheEmeraldCity,soshesaidnothing. 

           ThenthegreenmanfittedspectaclesfortheScarecrowandtheTinWoodmanandtheLion,andevenonlittleToto; andallwerelockedfastwiththekey. 

           ThentheGuardianoftheGatesputonhisownglassesandtoldthemhewasreadytoshowthemtothePalace. Takingabiggoldenkeyfromapegonthewall,heopenedanothergate,andtheyallfollowedhimthroughtheportalintothestreetsoftheEmeraldCity. 

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