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           "That’strue,"shereplied;"sowe’dbetterstartonandseeifwecanfindanyoftheWinkies.They’renicepeople,"shecontinued,asthelittlepartybeganwalkingtowardthegroupoftrees,"andIcamehereoncewithmyfriendstheScarecrow,andtheTinWoodman,andtheCowardlyLion,tofightawickedwitchwhohadmadealltheWinkiesherslaves."

           "Didyouconquerher?"askedPolly.

           "Why,Imeltedherwithabucketofwater,andthatwastheendofher,"repliedDorothy."Afterthatthepeoplewerefree,youknow,andtheymadeNickChopper—that’stheTinWoodman—theirEmp’ror."

           "What’sthat?"askedButton-Bright.

           "Emp’ror?Oh,it’ssomethinglikeanalderman,Iguess."

           "Oh,"saidtheboy.

           "ButIthoughtPrincessOzmaruledOz,"saidtheshaggyman.

           "Soshedoes;sherulestheEmeraldCityandallthefourcountriesofOz;buteachcountryhasanotherlittleruler,notsobigasOzma.It’sliketheofficersofanarmy,yousee;thelittlerulersareallcaptains,andOzma’sthegeneral."

           Bythistimetheyhadreachedthetrees,whichstoodinaperfectcircleandjustfarenoughapartsothattheirthickbranchestouched—or"shookhands,"asButton-Brightremarked.Undertheshadeofthetreestheyfound,inthecenterofthecircle,acrystalpool,itswaterasstillasglass.Itmusthavebeendeep,too,forwhenPolychromebentoveritshegavealittlesighofpleasure.

           "Why,it’samirror!"shecried;forshecouldseeallherprettyfaceandfluffy,rainbow-tintedgownreflectedinthepool,asnaturalaslife.