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"But Destiny had singled me out, humble though I was, for a grander fate! BUT DESTINY HAD SINGLED ME OUT HUMBLE THOUGH I WAS FOR A GRANDER FATE
remarkable?—appearance.” “You may say what you please,” answered the Tin Woodman, briefly. So the Woggle-Bug sat down upon the grass, facing the little group of wanderers, and told them the following story: [Illustration: image164] [Illustration: image165] A Highly Magnified History “It is but honest that I should acknowledge at the beginning of my recital that I was born an ordinary Woggle-Bug,” began the creature, in a frank and friendly tone. “Knowing no better, I used my arms as well as my legs for walking, and crawled under the edges of stones or hid among the roots of grasses with no thought beyond finding a few insects smaller than myself to feed upon. “The chill nights rendered me stiff and motionless, for I wore no clothing, but each morning the warm rays of the sun gave me new life and restored me to activity. A horrible existence is this, but you must remember it is the regular ordained existence of Woggle-Bugs, as well as of many other tiny creatures that inhabit the earth.  THIS IS A LIBER VOX RECORDING ALL LIVERPOX RECORDINGS ARE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO FIND OUT HOW YOU CAN VOLUNTEER PLEASE VISIT LIBER VOX DOT ORG THE MARVELOUS LAND OF OZ BY L FRANK BAUM CHAPTER THIRTEEN A HIGHLY MAGNIFIED HISTORY IT IS BUT ON US THAT I SHOULD ACKNOWLEDGE AT THE BEGINNING OF MY RECITAL THAT I WAS BORN AN ORDINARY WOGGLE BUG BEGAN THE CREATURE IN A FRANK AND FRIENDLY TONE KNOWING NO BETTER I USED MY ARMS AS WELL AS MY LEGS FOR WALKING AND CRAWLED UNDER THE EDGES OF STONES OR HID AMONG THE ROOTS OF GRASSES WITH NO THOUGHT BEYOND FINDING A FEW INSECTS SMALLER THAN MYSELF TO FEED UPON THE CHILL NIGHTS RENDERED ME STIFF AND MOTIONLESS FOR I WORE NO CLOTHING BUT EACH MORNING THE WARM RAYS OF THE SUN GAVE ME NEW LIFE AND RESTORED ME TO ACTIVITY A HORRIBLE EXISTENCE THIS IS BUT YOU MUST REMEMBER IT IS THE REGULAR ORDAINED EXISTENCE OF WOGGLE BUGS AS WELL AS MANY OTHER TINY CREATURES THAT INHABIT THE EARTH
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