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Many were the doubtful looks cast upon the heap of miscellaneous material that now cluttered the roof, and finally the Scarecrow shook his head and remarked: "Well, if friend Nick can manufacture, from this mess of rubbish, a Thing that will fly through the air and carry us to safety, then I will acknowledge him to be a better mechanic than I suspected." MANY WERE THE DOUBTFUL LOOKS CAST UPON THE HEAP OF MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL THAT NOW CLUTTERED THE ROOF AND FINALLY THE SCARECROW SHOOK HIS HEAD AND REMARKED WELL IF FRIEND NICK CAN MANUFACTURE FROM THIS MESS OF RUBBAGE A THING THAT WILL FLY THROUGH THE AIR AND CARRY US TO SAFETY THEN I WILL ACKNOWLEDGE HIM TO BE A BETTER MECHANIC THAN I SUSPECTED
coil of clothes-lines and ropes which he had taken from the courtyard, and in his trip up the stairs he had become so entangled in the loose ends of the ropes that both he and his burden tumbled in a heap upon the roof and might have rolled off if Tip had not rescued him. The Tin Woodman appeared last. He also had been to the courtyard, where he had cut four great, spreading leaves from a huge palm-tree that was the pride of all the inhabitants of the Emerald City. “My dear Nick!” exclaimed the Scarecrow, seeing what his friend had done; “you have been guilty of the greatest crime any person can commit in the Emerald City. If I remember rightly, the penalty for chopping leaves from the royal palm-tree is to be killed seven times and afterward imprisoned for life.” “It cannot be helped now” answered the Tin Woodman, throwing down the big leaves upon the roof. “But it may be one more reason why it is necessary for us to escape. And now let us see what you have found for me to work with.”  SCARECROW ARRIVED WITH A COIL OF CLOTHES LINES AND ROPES WHICH HE HAD TAKEN FROM THE COURTYARD AND IN HIS TRIP UP THE STAIRS HE HAD BECOME SO ENTANGLED IN THE LOOSE ENDS OF THE ROPES THAT BOTH HE AND HIS BURDEN TUMBLED IN A HEAP UPON THE ROOF AND MIGHT HAVE ROLLED OFF IF TIP HAD NOT RESCUED HIM THE TIN WOODMAN APPEARED LAST HE ALSO HAD BEEN IN THE COURTYARD WHERE HE HAD CUT FOUR GREAT SPREADING LEAVES FROM A HUGE PALM TREE THAT WAS THE PRIDE OF ALL THE INHABITANTS OF THE EMERALD CITY MY DEAR NICK EXCLAIMED THE SCARECROW SEEING WHAT HIS FRIEND HAD DONE YOU'VE BEEN GUILTY OF THE GREATEST CRIME ANY PERSON CAN COMMIT IN THE EMERALD CITY IF I REMEMBER RIGHTLY THE PENALTY FOR CHOPPING LEAVES FROM THE ROYAL PALM TREE IS TO BE KILLED SEVEN TIMES AND AFTERWARD IMPRISONED FOR LIFE IT CANNOT BE HELPED NOW ANSWERED THE TIN WOODMAN THROWING DOWN THE BIG LEAVES UPON THE ROOF BUT IT MAY BE ONE MORE REASON WHY IT IS NECESSARY FOR US TO ESCAPE AND NOW LET US SEE WHAT YOU HAVE FOUND FOR ME TO WORK WITH
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