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The Cyclone
But,yousee,theLandofOzhasneverbeencivilized, forwearecutofffromalltherestoftheworld. Thereforewestillhavewitchesandwizardsamongstus."
"Whoarethewizards?"askedDorothy.
"OzhimselfistheGreatWizard,"answeredtheWitch,sinkinghervoicetoawhisper. "Heismorepowerfulthanalltherestofustogether. HelivesintheCityofEmeralds."
Dorothywasgoingtoaskanotherquestion, butjustthentheMunchkins, whohadbeenstandingsilentlyby, gavealoudshoutandpointedtothecornerofthehouse wheretheWickedWitchhadbeenlying.
"Whatisit?"askedthelittleoldwoman, andlooked,andbegantolaugh. ThefeetofthedeadWitchhaddisappearedentirely,andnothingwasleftbutthesilvershoes.
"Shewassoold,"explainedtheWitchoftheNorth, thatshedriedupquicklyinthesun. Thatistheendofher. Butthesilvershoesareyours,andyoushallhavethemtowear." Shereacheddownandpickeduptheshoes, andaftershakingthedustoutofthemhandedthemtoDorothy.
"TheWitchoftheEastwasproudofthosesilvershoes,"saidoneoftheMunchkins, "andthereissomecharmconnectedwiththem; butwhatitisweneverknew."
Dorothycarriedtheshoesintothehouseandplacedthemonthetable. ThenshecameoutagaintotheMunchkinsandsaid:
