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    NEXt MORNING to his friends:

    quot;Congratulate me. I am going to Oz to get my brains at last.

    urn I sher men are.”

    quot;I ; said Dorothy sim- ply.

    quot;It is kind of you to like a Scarecro; ;But surely you s my neo turn out.quot; to t to the door.

    quot;Come in,quot; said Oz.

    t in and found ttle man sitting do.

    quot;I ; remarked t- tle uneasily.

    quot;O do c; replied Oz. quot;You   must excuse me for taking your  I so do it in order to put your brains in their proper place.”

    quot;ts all rig; said t;You are quite o take my  ter one  on again.”

    So tened ied out traered took up a measure of bran, w many pins and needles.

    ogetop of ture and stuffed t of trao  in place.

    ened to ;er you  man, for I  of bran-new brains.”

    t t of est o his friends.

    Dorot e bulged out at top h brains.

    quot;; she asked.

    quot;I feel ; ly. quot; used to my brains I shing.”

    quot;icking out of your ; asked tin oodman.

    quot;t is proof t ; remarked the Lion.

    quot;ell, I must go to Oz and get my ,quot; said to t the door.

    quot;Come in,quot; called Oz, and tered and said,   quot;I .”

    quot;Very ; anstle man. quot;But I so cut a , so I can put your  in t place. I

    you.”

    quot;O; ans;I s feel it at all.”

    So Oz brouginsmit a small, square  side of tin oodmans breast.

    to a c of dra a pretty , made entirely of silk and stuffed .

    quot;Isnt it a beauty?quot; he asked.

    quot;It is, indeed!quot; replied tly pleased. quot;But is it a kind ?”

    quot;O; ans in t and tin, soldering it neatly toget .

    quot;t; said ;no any man migo put a patc, but it really couldnt be helped.”

    quot;Never mind tc; exclaimed t;I am very grateful to you, and s your kind- ness.”

    quot;Dont speak of it,quot; replied Oz.

    tin oodman  back to  of une.

    to t the door.

    quot;Come in,quot; said Oz.

    quot;I ; announced ter- ing the room.

    quot;Very ; anstle man; quot;I  it for you.”

    to a cupboard and reaco a ook dotle, tents of  it as if  like it, the izard said:

    quot;Drink.”

    quot; is it?quot; asked the Lion.

    quot;ell,quot; ans;if it   courage is al t be called courage until you . to drink it as soon as possible.”

    tated no longer, but drank till ty.

    quot;; asked Oz.

    quot;Full of courage,quot; replied t joyfully back to o tell tune.

    Oz, left to o tin oodman and tly  ted. quot;; ; be done? It o make t it ake more tion to carry Doroto Kansas, and Im sure I dont know  can be done.”

    L. Frank Baum