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But the Queen called for them to follow her and darted off in a straight line; and when they had gone a few paces the whirling pathways vanished and were seen no more. BUT THE QUEEN CALLED FOR THEM TO FOLLOW HER AND DARTED OFF IN A STRAIGHT LINE AND WHEN THEY HAD GONE A FEW PACES THE WHIRLING PATHWAYS VANISHED AND WERE SEEN NO MORE
ring 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. 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. Afterward, when they had stopped for a moment to allow Tip to rest, they saw forty roads branching off from their feet in forty different directions; and soon these forty roads began whirling around like a mighty wheel, first in one direction and then in the other, completely bewildering their vision. ITHOUT 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 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 AFTERWARD WHEN THEY HAD STOPPED FOR A MOMENT TO ALLOW TIP TO REST THEY SAW FORTY ROADS BRANCHING OFF FROM THEIR FEET IN FORTY DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS AND SOON THESE FORTY ROADS BEGAN WHIRLING AROUND LIKE A MIGHTY WHEEL FIRST IN ONE DIRECTION AND THEN IN THE OTHER COMPLETELY BEWILDERING THEIR VISION
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