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So I found a charming nest between two bricks and hid myself therein for many, many months. "Professor Nowitall is, doubtless, the most famous scholar in the land of Oz, and after a few days I began to listen to the lectures and discourses he gave his pupils. Not one of them was more attentive than the humble, unnoticed Woggle Bug, and I acquired in this way a fund of knowledge that I will myself confess is simply marvelous. SO I FOUND A CHARMING NEST BETWEEN TWO BRICKS AND HID MYSELF THEREIN FOR MANY MANY MONTHS PROFESSOR NOWITALL IS DOUBTLESS THE MOST FAMOUS SCHOLAR IN THE LAND OF OZ AND AFTER A FEW DAYS I BEGAN TO LISTEN TO THE LECTURES AND DISCOURSES HE GAVE HIS PUPILS NOT ONE OF THEM WAS MORE ATTENTIVE THAN THE HUMBLE UNNOTICED WOGGLE BUG AND I ACQUIRED IN THIS WAY A FUND OF KNOWLEDGE THAT I WILL MYSELF CONFESS IS SIMPLY MARVELLOUS
 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. “But Destiny had singled me out, humble though I was, for a grander fate! One day I crawled near to a country school house, and my curiosity being excited by the monotonous hum of the students within, I made bold to enter and creep along a crack between two boards until I reached the far end, where, in front of a hearth of glowing embers, sat the master at his desk. “No one noticed so small a creature as a Woggle-Bug, and when I found that the hearth was even warmer and more comfortable than the sunshine, I resolved to establish my future home beside it.  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 BUT DESTINY HAD SINGLED ME OUT HUMBLE THOUGH I WAS FOR A GRANDER FATE ONE DAY I CRAWLED NEAR TO A COUNTRY SCHOOL HOUSE AND MY CURIOSITY BEING EXCITED BY THE MONOTONOUS HUM OF THE STUDENTS WITHIN I MADE BOLD TO ENTER AND CREEPED ALONG A CRACK BETWEEN TWO BOARDS UNTIL I REACHED THE FAR END WHERE IN FRONT OF A HEARTH OF GLOWING EMBERS SAT THE MASTER AT HIS DESK NO ONE NOTICED SO SMALL A CREATURE AS A WOGGLE BUG AND WHEN I FOUND THAT THE HEARTH WAS EVEN WARMER AND MORE COMFORTABLE THAN THE SUNSHINE I RESOLVED TO ESTABLISH MY FUTURE HOME BESIDE IT
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