The Emerald City of Oz


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"
Who has any water?" asked the Whimsie Chief, gasping and choking.  
But none of his followers carried a drop of water, so he hastened on to  
get through the dusty tunnel to the Land of Oz.  
"
Where did all this dust come from?" demanded General Guph, trying  
hard to swallow but finding his throat so dry he couldn't.  
"
I don't know," answered the Nome King. "I've been in the tunnel every  
day while it was being built, but I never noticed any dust before."  
"
Let's hurry!" cried the General. "I'd give half the gold in Oz for a drink of  
water."  
The dust grew thicker and thicker, and the throats and eyes and noses of  
the invaders were filled with it. But not one halted or turned back. They  
hurried forward more fierce and vengeful than ever.  
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