"I cannot tell," was the answer, "for I havenever been to the Emerald City. But myfather went there once, when I was a boy,
and he said it was a long journey througha dangerous country, although nearer tothe city where Oz dwells the country isbeautiful. But I am not afraid so long as Ihave my oil-can, and nothing can hurt theScarecrow, while you bear upon yourforehead the mark of the Good Witch‘s kiss,
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