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Again, a high wall of granite towered high above their heads and opposed their advance. But the grey Field Mouse walked straight through it, and the others did the same, the wall melting into mist as they passed it. AGAIN A HIGH WALL OF GRANITE TOWERED HIGH ABOVE THEIR HEADS AND OPPOSED THEIR ADVANCE BUT THE GRAY FIELD MOUSE WALKED STRAIGHT THROUGH IT AND THE OTHERS DID THE SAME THE WALL MELTING INTO MIST AS THEY PASSED IT
 you might do to serve us,” suggested the Tin Woodman; “and that is to run ahead and show us the way to the Emerald City. For some enemy is evidently trying to prevent us from reaching it.” “I will do that gladly,” returned the Queen. “Are you ready?” The Tin Woodman looked at Tip. “I’m rested,” said the boy. “Let us start.” Then they resumed their journey, the little grey Queen of the Field Mice running swiftly ahead and then pausing until the travelers drew near, when away she would dart again. Without this unerring guide the Scarecrow and his comrades might never have gained the Emerald City; for many were the obstacles thrown in their way by the arts of old Mombi. Yet not one of the obstacles really existed—all were cleverly contrived deceptions. For when they came to the banks of a rushing river that threatened to bar their way the little Queen kept steadily on, passing through the seeming flood in safety; and our travelers followed her without encountering a single drop of water.  HER KINDNESS ONE THING MORE YOU MIGHT DO TO SERVE US SUGGESTED THE TIN WOODMAN AND THAT IS TO RUN AHEAD AND SHOW US THE WAY TO THE EMERALD CITY FOR SOME ENEMY IS EVIDENTLY TRYING TO PREVENT US FROM REACHING IT I WILL DO THAT GLADLY RETURNED THE QUEEN ARE YOU READY THE TIN WOODMAN LOOKED AT TIP I'M RESTED SAID THE BOY LET US START THEN THEY RESUMED THEIR JOURNEY THE LITTLE GREAT QUEEN OF THE FIELD MICE RUNNING SWIFTLY AHEAD AND THEN PAUSING UNTIL THE TRAVELLERS DREW NEAR WHEN AWAY SHE WOULD DART AGAIN WITHOUT THIS UNERRING GUIDE THE SCARECROW AND HIS COMRADES MIGHT NEVER HAVE GAINED THE EMERALD CITY FOR MANY WERE THE OBSTACLES THROWN IN THEIR WAY BY THE ARTS OF OLD MOMBI YET NOT ONE OF THE OBSTACLES REALLY EXISTED ALL WERE CLEVERLY CONTRIVED DECEPTIONS FOR WHEN THEY CAME TO THE BANKS OF A RUSHING RIVER THAT THREATENED TO BAR THEIR WAY THE LITTLE QUEEN KEPT STEADILY ON PASSING THROUGH THE SEEMING FLOOD IN SAFETY AND OUR TRAVELLERS FOLLOWED HER WITHOUT ENCOUNTERING A SINGLE DROP OF WATER
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