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The Discovery of Oz, the Terrible

           SoIbelievethebestwaytogetacrossthedesertwillbethroughtheair. Now,itisquitebeyondmypowerstomakeacyclone; butI’vebeenthinkingthematterover,andIbelieveIcanmakeaballoon." 

           "How?"askedDorothy. 

           "Aballoon,"saidOz,"ismadeofsilk,whichiscoatedwithgluetokeepthegasinit. IhaveplentyofsilkinthePalace,soitwillbenotroubletomaketheballoon. Butinallthiscountrythereisnogastofilltheballoonwith,tomakeitfloat." 

           "Ifitwon’tfloat,"remarkedDorothy,"itwillbeofnousetous." 

           "True,"answeredOz. "Butthereisanotherwaytomakeitfloat,whichistofillitwithhotair. Hotairisn’tasgoodasgas,foriftheairshouldgetcoldtheballoonwouldcomedowninthedesert,andweshouldbelost." 

           "We!"exclaimedthegirl. "Areyougoingwithme?" 

           "Yes,ofcourse,"repliedOz. "Iamtiredofbeingsuchahumbug. IfIshouldgooutofthisPalacemypeoplewouldsoondiscoverIamnotaWizard,andthentheywouldbevexedwithmeforhavingdeceivedthem. SoIhavetostayshutupintheseroomsallday,anditgetstiresome. I’dmuchrathergobacktoKansaswithyouandbeinacircusagain." 

           "Ishallbegladtohaveyourcompany,"saidDorothy. 

           "Thankyou,"heanswered. "Now,ifyouwillhelpmesewthesilktogether,wewillbegintoworkonourballoon." 

           SoDorothytookaneedleandthread,andasfastasOzcutthestripsofsilkintopropershapethegirlsewedthemneatlytogether. 

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