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So they passed through the ranks of the army until they came to the place, near the Scarecrow's tent, where the Gump lay. SO THEY PASSED THROUGH THE RANKS OF THE ARMY UNTIL THEY CAME TO THE PLACE NEAR THE SCARECROW'S TENT WHERE THE GUM LAY
sent a sharp defiance to Glinda the Good and the Princess Ozma. The result was a declaration of war, and the very next day Glinda marched upon the Emerald City with pennants flying and bands playing, and a forest of shining spears, sparkling brightly beneath the sun’s rays. But when it came to the walls this brave assembly made a sudden halt; for Jinjur had closed and barred every gateway, and the walls of the Emerald City were builded high and thick with many blocks of green marble. Finding her advance thus baffled, Glinda bent her brows in deep thought, while the Woggle-Bug said, in his most positive tone: “We must lay siege to the city, and starve it into submission. It is the only thing we can do.” “Not so,” answered the Scarecrow. “We still have the Gump, and the Gump can still fly” The Sorceress turned quickly at this speech, and her face now wore a bright smile. “You are right,” she exclaimed, “and certainly have reason to be proud of your brains. Let us go to the Gump at once!” ED TO THEIR FOOLISH PRATTLE AND SENT A SHARP DEFIANCE TO GLINDA THE GOOD AND THE PRINCESS OZMA THE RESULT WAS A DECLARATION OF WAR AND THE VERY NEXT DAY GLINDA MARCHED UPON THE EMERALD CITY WITH PENNANTS FLYING AND BANDS PLAYING AND A FOREST OF SHINING SPEARS SPARKLING BRIGHTLY BENEATH THE SUN'S RAYS BUT WHEN IT CAME TO THE WALLS THIS BRAVE ASSEMBLY MADE A SUDDEN HALT FOR GINGER HAD CLOSED AND BARRED EVERY GATEWAY AND THE WALLS OF THE EMERALD CITY WERE BUILDED HIGH AND THICK WITH MANY BLOCKS OF GREEN MARBLE FINDING HER ADVANCE THUS BAFFLED GLINDA BENT HER BROWS IN DEEP THOUGHT WHILE THE WOGGLE BUG SAID IN HIS MOST POSITIVE TONE WE MUST LAY SIEGE TO THE CITY AND STARVE IT INTO A SUBMISSION IT IS THE ONLY THING WE CAN DO NOT SO ANSWERED THE SCARECROW WE STILL HAVE THE GUMP AND THE GUMP CAN STILL FLY THE SORCERESS TURNED QUICKLY AT THIS SPEECH AND HER FACE NOW WORE A BRIGHT SMILE YOU ARE RIGHT SHE EXCLAIMED AND CERTAINLY HAVE REASON TO BE PROUD OF YOUR BRAINS LET US GO TO THE GUMP AT ONCE
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