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sweet¡¡little¡¡girl¡¡of¡¡eleven¡¡who¡¡called¡¡to¡¡see¡¡me¡¡and¡¡to



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this¡¡present¡¡story¡¡on¡£¡¡If¡¡you¡¡happen¡¡to¡¡like¡¡the¡¡story£»



give¡¡credit¡¡to¡¡my¡¡little¡¡friend's¡¡clever¡¡hint¡£







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Royal¡¡Historian¡¡of¡¡Oz











1¡¡A¡¡Terrible¡¡Loss



2¡¡The¡¡Troubles¡¡of¡¡Glinda¡¡the¡¡Good



3¡¡The¡¡Robbery¡¡of¡¡Cayke¡¡the¡¡Cookie¡¡Cook



4¡¡Among¡¡the¡¡Winkies



5¡¡Ozma's¡¡Friends¡¡Are¡¡Perplexed



6¡¡The¡¡Search¡¡Party



7¡¡The¡¡Merry¡­Go¡­Round¡¡Mountains



8¡¡The¡¡Mysterious¡¡City



9¡¡The¡¡High¡¡Coco¡­Lorum¡¡of¡¡Thi



10¡¡Toto¡¡Loses¡¡Something



11¡¡Button¡­Bright¡¡Loses¡¡Himself



12¡¡The¡¡Czarover¡¡of¡¡Herku



13¡¡The¡¡Truth¡¡Pond



14¡¡The¡¡Unhappy¡¡Ferryman



15¡¡The¡¡Big¡¡Lavender¡¡Bear



16¡¡The¡¡Little¡¡Pink¡¡Bear



17¡¡The¡¡Meeting



18¡¡The¡¡Conference



19¡¡Ugu¡¡the¡¡Shoemaker



20¡¡More¡¡Surprises



21¡¡Magic¡¡Against¡¡Magic



22¡¡In¡¡the¡¡Wicker¡¡Castle



23¡¡The¡¡Defiance¡¡of¡¡Ugu¡¡the¡¡Shoemaker



24¡¡The¡¡Little¡¡Pink¡¡Bear¡¡Speaks¡¡Truly



25¡¡Ozma¡¡of¡¡Oz



26¡¡Dorothy¡¡Forgives















THE¡¡LOST¡¡PRINCESS¡¡of¡¡OZ



















Chapter¡¡One







A¡¡Terrible¡¡Loss











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