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"That is true," replied Tip, greatly disappointed. "No one can possibly count seventeen by twos." THAT IS TRUE REPLIED TIP GREATLY DISAPPOINTED NO ONE CAN POSSIBLY COUNT SEVENTEEN BY TWOS
ree silver pills, with a carefully folded paper lying underneath them. This paper the boy proceeded to unfold, taking care not to spill the pills, and found several lines clearly written in red ink. “Read it aloud,” said the Scarecrow. so Tip read, as follows: “DR. NIKIDIK’S CELEBRATED WISHING PILLS. “_Directions for Use:_ Swallow one pill; count seventeen by twos; then make a Wish. The Wish will immediately be granted. CAUTION: Keep in a Dry and Dark Place.” “Why, this is a very valuable discovery!” cried the Scarecrow. “It is, indeed,” replied Tip, gravely. “These pills may be of great use to us. I wonder if old Mombi knew they were in the bottom of the pepper-box. I remember hearing her say that she got the Powder of Life from this same Nikidik.” “He must be a powerful Sorcerer!” exclaimed the Tin Woodman; “and since the powder proved a success we ought to have confidence in the pills.” “But how,” asked the Scarecrow, “can anyone count seventeen by twos? Seventeen is an odd number.” REWING THE BOTTOM AND IN THE CAVITY BELOW WERE THREE SILVER PILLS WITH A CAREFULLY FOLDED PAPER LYING UNDERNEATH THEM THIS PAPER THE BOY PROCEEDED TO UNFOLD TAKING CARE NOT TO SPILL THE PILLS AND FOUND SEVERAL LINES CLEARLY WRITTEN IN RED INK READ IT ALOUD SAID THE SCARECROW SO TIP READ AS FOLLOWS DOCTOR NIKIDIK'S CELEBRATED WISHING PILLS DIRECTIONS FOR USE SWALLOW ONE PILL COUNT SEVENTEEN BY TWOS THEN MAKE A WISH THE WISH WILL IMMEDIATELY BE GRANTED CAUTION KEEP IN A DARK AND DRY PLACE WHY THIS IS A VERY VALUABLE DISCOVERY CRIED THE SCARECROW IT IS INDEED REPLIED TIP GRAVELY THESE PILLS MAY BE OF GREAT USE TO US I WONDER IF OLD MOMBY KNEW THEY WERE IN THE BOTTOM OF THE PEPPER BOX I REMEMBER HEARING HER SAY THAT SHE GOT THE PEPPER OF LIFE FROM THIS SAME NICKY DICK HE MUST BE A POWERFUL SORCERER EXCLAIMED THE TIN WOODMAN AND SINCE THE POWDER PROVED A SUCCESS WE OUGHT TO HAVE CONFIDENCE IN THE PILLS BUT HOW ASKED THE SCARECROW CAN ANYONE COUNT SEVENTEEN BY TWOS SEVENTEEN IS AN ODD NUMBER
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