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"It isn't a question of education," returned the Insect; "it's merely a question of mathematics. I've seen the professor work lots of sums on the blackboard, and he claimed anything could be done with x's and y's and a's, and such things, by mixing them up with plenty of plusses and minuses and equals, and so forth. But he never said anything, so far as I can remember, about counting up to the odd number of seventeen by the even numbers of twos." "Stop! stop!" cried the Pumpkinhead. "You're making my head ache." "And mine," added the Scarecrow. IT ISN'T A QUESTION OF EDUCATION RETURNED THE INSECT IT'S MERELY A QUESTION OF MATHEMATICS I'VE SEEN THE PROFESSOR WORK LOTS OF SUMS ON THE BLACKBOARD AND HE CLAIMED ANYTHING COULD BE DONE WITH XES AND Y'S AND AS AND SUCH A THINGS BY MIXING THEM UP WITH PLENTY OF PLUSES AND MINUSES AND EQUALS AND SO FORTH BUT HE NEVER SAID ANYTHING SO FAR AS I CAN REMEMBER ABOUT COUNTING UP TO THE ODD NUMBER OF SEVENTEEN BY THE EVEN NUMBERS OF TWOS STOP STOP CRIED THE PUMPKINHEAD YOU'RE MAKING MY HEAD ACHE AND MINE ADDED THE SCARECROW
 said the Woggle-Bug, impressively, when the task had been completed, “the most valuable member of our party; and as you are among faithful friends there is little danger of your being spent.” “Thank you,” returned the Scarecrow, gratefully. “I feel like a new man; and although at first glance I might be mistaken for a Safety Deposit Vault, I beg you to remember that my Brains are still composed of the same old material. And these are the possessions that have always made me a person to be depended upon in an emergency.” “Well, the emergency is here,” observed Tip; “and unless your brains help us out of it we shall be compelled to pass the remainder of our lives in this nest.” “How about these wishing pills?” enquired the Scarecrow, taking the box from his jacket pocket. “Can’t we use them to escape?” “Not unless we can count seventeen by twos,” answered the Tin Woodman. “But our friend the Woggle-Bug claims to be highly educated, so he ought easily to figure out how that can be done.” ARCELY BUTTON HIS JACKET WITH COMFORT YOU ARE NOW SAID THE WOGGLE BUG IMPRESSIVELY WHEN THE TASK HAD BEEN COMPLETED THE MOST VALUABLE MEMBER OF OUR PARTY AND AS YOU ARE AMONG FAITHFUL FRIENDS THERE IS LITTLE DANGER OF YOUR BEING SPENT THANK YOU RETURNED THE SCARECROW GRATEFULLY I FEEL LIKE A NEW MAN AND ALTHOUGH AT FIRST GLANCE I MIGHT BE MISTAKEN FOR A SAFETY DEPOSIT VAULT I BEG YOU TO REMEMBER THAT MY BRAINS ARE STILL COMPOSED OF THE SAME OLD MATERIAL AND THESE ARE THE POSSESSIONS THAT HAVE ALWAYS MADE ME A PERSON TO DEPEND UPON IN AN EMERGENCY WELL THE EMERGENCY IS HERE OBSERVED TIP AND UNLESS YOUR BRAINS HELP US OUT OF IT WE SHALL BE COMPELLED TO PASS THE REMAINDER OF OUR LIVES IN THIS NEST HOW ABOUT THESE WISHING PILLS INQUIRED THE SCARECROW TAKING THE BOX FROM HIS JACKET POCKET CAN WE USE THEM TO ESCAPE NOT UNLESS WE CAN COUNT SEVENTEEN BY TWOS ANSWERED THE TIN WOODMAN BUT OUR FRIEND THE WOGGLE BUG CLAIMS TO BE HIGHLY EDUCATED SO HE OUGHT EASILY TO FIGURE OUT HOW THAT CAN BE DONE
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