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"There's no humbug about my heart," announced the Tin Woodman, glaring indignantly at the Woggle Bug. "Perhaps I was misinformed," stammered the Insect, shrinking back; "I never knew the Wizard personally." THERE IS NO HUMBUG ABOUT MY HEART ANNOUNCED THE TIN WOODMAN GLARING INDIGNANTLY AT THE WOGGLE BUG PERHAPS I WAS MISINFORMED STAMMERED THE INSECT SHRINKING BACK I NEVER KNEW THE WIZARD PERSONALLY
 Scarecrow. “But if the girl still lives I will not stand in her way. It will satisfy me as well to have Jinjur turned out, as an impostor, as to regain the throne myself. In fact, it isn’t much fun to be King, especially if one has good brains. I have known for some time that I am fitted to occupy a far more exalted position. But where is the girl who owns the throne, and what is her name?” “Her name is Ozma,” answered Glinda. “But where she is I have tried in vain to discover. For the Wizard of Oz, when he stole the throne from Ozma’s father, hid the girl in some secret place; and by means of a magical trick with which I am not familiar he also managed to prevent her being discovered—even by so experienced a Sorceress as myself.” “That is strange,” interrupted the Woggle-Bug, pompously. “I have been informed that the Wonderful Wizard of Oz was nothing more than a humbug!” “Nonsense!” exclaimed the Scarecrow, much provoked by this speech. “Didn’t he give me a wonderful set of brains?” TIONED THE SORCERESS NO REPLIED THE SCARECROW BUT IF THE GIRL STILL LIVES I WILL NOT STAND IN HER WAY IT WILL SATISFY ME AS WELL TO HAVE GINGER TURNED OUT AS AN IMPOSTOR AS TO REGAIN THE THRONE MYSELF IN FACT IT ISN'T MUCH FUN TO BE A KING ESPECIALLY IF ONE HAS GOOD BRAINS I HAVE KNOWN FOR SOME TIME THAT I AM FITTED TO OCCUPY A FAR MORE EXALTED POSITION BUT WHERE IS THE GIRL WHO OWNS THE THRONE AND WHAT IS HER NAME HER NAME IS OZMA ANSWERED GLINDA BUT WHERE SHE IS I HAVE TRIED IN VAIN TO DISCOVER FOR THE WIZARD OF OZ WHEN HE STOLE THE THRONE FROM OZMA'S FATHER HID THE GIRL IN SOME SECRET PLACE AND BY MEANS OF A MAGICAL TRICK WITH WHICH I AM NOT FAMILIAR HE ALSO MANAGED TO PREVENT HER BEING DISCOVERED EVEN BY SO EXPERIENCED A SORCERESS AS MYSELF THAT IS STRANGE INTERRUPTED THE WOGGLE BUG POMPOUSLY I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ WAS NOTHING MORE THAN A HUMBUG NONSENSE EXCLAIMED THE SCARECROW MUCH PROVOKED BY THIS SPEECH DIDN'T HE GIVE ME THIS WONDERFUL SET OF BRAINS
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