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Indeed, the walls of the City were plainly visible, and the Queen of the Field Mice, who had guided them so faithfully, came near to bid them good bye. "We are very grateful to your Majesty for your kind assistance," said the Tin Woodman, bowing before the pretty creature. INDEED THE WALLS OF THE CITY WERE PLAINLY VISIBLE AND THE QUEEN OF THE FIELD MICE WHO HAD GUIDED THEM SO FAITHFULLY CAME NEAR TO BID THEM GOOD BYE WE ARE VERY GRATEFUL TO YOUR MAJESTY FOR YOUR KIND ASSISTANCE SAID THE TIN WOODMAN BOWING BEFORE THE PRETTY CREATURE
?” asked Jack, fearfully. “You’ll be baked like a tart—and so will I!” answered the Woggle-Bug, getting down on all fours so he could run the faster. But the Tin Woodman, having no fear of fire, averted the stampede by a few sensible words. “Look at the Field Mouse!” he shouted. “The fire does not burn her in the least. In fact, it is no fire at all, but only a deception.” Indeed, to watch the little Queen march calmly through the advancing flames restored courage to every member of the party, and they followed her without being even scorched. “This is surely a most extraordinary adventure,” said the Woggle-Bug, who was greatly amazed; “for it upsets all the Natural Laws that I heard Professor Nowitall teach in the school-house.” “Of course it does,” said the Scarecrow, wisely. “All magic is unnatural, and for that reason is to be feared and avoided. But I see before us the gates of the Emerald City, so I imagine we have now overcome all the magical obstacles that seemed to oppose us.”  KINDLING IS FIRE DANGEROUS TO PUMPKINS ASKED JACK FEARFULLY YOU'LL BE BAKED LIKE A TART AND SO WILL I ANSWERED THE WOGGLE BUG GETTING DOWN ON ALL FOUR SO HE COULD RUN THE FASTER BUT THE TIN WOODMAN HAVING NO FEAR OF FIRE AVERTED THE SAMPEDE BY A FEW SENSIBLE WORDS LOOK AT THE FIELD MOUSE HE SHOUTED THE FIRE DOES NOT BURN HER IN THE LEAST IN FACT IT IS NO FIRE AT ALL BUT ONLY A DECEPTION INDEED TO WATCH THE LITTLE QUEEN MARCH CALMLY THROUGH THE ADVANCING FLAMES RESTORED COURAGE TO EVERY MEMBER OF THE PARTY AND THEY FOLLOWED HER WITHOUT EVEN BEING SCORCHED THIS IS SURELY A MOST EXTRAORDINARY ADVENTURE SAID THE WOGGLE BUG WHO WAS GREATLY AMAZED FOR IT ACCEPTS ALL THE NATURAL LAWS THAT I HEARD PROFESSOR KNOWALL TEACH IN THE SCHOOLHOUSE OF COURSE IT DOES SAID THE SCARECROW WISELY ALL MAGIC IS UNNATURAL AND FOR THAT REASON IT IS TO BE FEARED AND AVOIDED BUT I SEE BEFORE US THE GATES OF THE EMERALD CITY SO I IMAGINE THAT WE HAVE NOW OVERCOME ALL THE MAGICAL OBSTACLES THAT SEEMED TO OPPOSE US
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