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"Can't you get it apart, and find out?" enquired Tip, now quite interested in the mystery. "Why, yes; the lower bottom unscrews," said the Tin Woodman. "My fingers are rather stiff; please see if you can open it." CAN'T YOU GET IT APART AND FIND OUT INQUIRED TIP NOW QUITE INTERESTED IN THE MYSTERY WHY YES THE LOWER BOTTOM UNSCREWS SAID THE TIN WOODMAN MY FINGERS ARE RATHER STIFF PLEASE SEE IF YOU CAN OPEN IT
 asked the Woggle-Bug, with a startled look. “Of course I am,” answered the boy. “An educated Woggle-Bug may be a new thing; but a Woggle-Bug education is as old as the hills, judging from the display you make of it.” The insect seemed much impressed by this remark, and for a time maintained a meek silence. The Scarecrow, in shifting his seat, saw upon the cushions the pepper-box which Tip had cast aside, and began to examine it. “Throw it overboard,” said the boy; “it’s quite empty now, and there’s no use keeping it.” “Is it really empty?” asked the Scarecrow, looking curiously into the box. “Of course it is,” answered Tip. “I shook out every grain of the powder.” “Then the box has two bottoms,” announced the Scarecrow, “for the bottom on the inside is fully an inch away from the bottom on the outside.” “Let me see,” said the Tin Woodman, taking the box from his friend. “Yes,” he declared, after looking it over, “the thing certainly has a false bottom. Now, I wonder what that is for?” N DISCOVERED THOSE PUNS CENTURIES AGO SAID TIP ARE YOU SURE ASKED THE WOGGLE BUG WITH A STARTLED LOOK OF COURSE I AM ANSWERED THE BOY AN EDUCATED WOGGLE BUG MAY BE A NEW THING BUT A WOGGLE BUG EDUCATION IS AS OLD AS THE HILLS JUDGING FROM THE DISPLAY YOU MAKE OF IT THE INSECT SEEMED MUCH IMPRESSED BY THIS REMARK AND FOR A TIME MAINTAINED A MEEK SILENCE THE SCARECROW IN SHIFTING HIS SEAT SAW UPON THE CUSHIONS THE PEPPER BOX WHICH TIP HAD CAST ASIDE AND BEGAN TO EXAMINE IT THROW IT OVERBOARD SAID THE BOY IT'S QUITE EMPTY NOW AND THERE'S NO USE KEEPING IT IS IT REALLY EMPTY ASKED THE SCARECROW LOOKING CURIOUSLY INTO THE BOX OF COURSE IT IS ANSWERED TIP I SHOOK OUT EVERY GRAIN OF THE POWDER THEN THE BOX HAS TWO BOTTOMS ANNOUNCED THE SCARECROW FOR THE BOTTOM ON THE INSIDE IS FULLY AN INCH AWAY FROM THE BOTTOM ON THE OUTSIDE LET ME SEE SAID THE TIN WOODMAN TAKING THE BOX FROM HIS FRIEND YES HE DECLARED AFTER LOOKING IT OVER THE THING CERTAINLY HAS A FALSE BOTTOM NOW I WONDER WHAT THAT IS FOR
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