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lways best to act, rather than to re-act. It makes you look a lot brighter." "I wholeheartedly agree," said Elephant. "However, we still have to figure out a way to get McFoot into a position to speak to us." "Yes," said Ozma, "that is true. If only we could lure him into a neutral place with a strong downwind, then we could ..." The little Queen's words were cut off as a sickening stench suddenly blew in from the open window. A booming voice cried out, "That is the home of Schtupidface Schnozzle! Torch the place!" Schnozzle ran to the window and saw President McFoot in his military regalia, and he was backed up by several dozen Stinkfoots carrying torches. "Oh, no!" moaned the Sniffer President. "We are too late!" The entire party hurried out the door, but were too late to stop the offensive army from setting fire to the home of President Schnozzle. "My home!" cried he. "My books! My teddy bear! My original Rembrandt!" "Halt!" cried Ozma. "I am your Queen!" "It's that silly little girl I told you about, Master," said a Stinkfoot that Ozma recognized as the man who had answered the door. "Ignore the little scamp and let's get on with our revolution!" "Wait a minute!" shuddered President McFoot. "I have seen pictures of the Queen of Oz in the newspapers. The place no longer is run by that Scarecrow man. I think this child is telling the truth!" The Stinkfoot soldiers suddenly stood at attention and saluted Ozma. "Your Majesty," spoke the Stinkfoot President, "I am sorry to inform you that there is a war on. We have need of something that these Sniffers are not allowing us to have. Our survival depends on their annihilation." "No," spoke Ozma. "It does not. My dear friends from the Lunechien Forest have determined the problems with your crops, and we have come to a solution." She quickly outlined the plan to rotate crops and territory. "But the silly Sniff-heads have such a modest capitol building," sniffed President McFoot. "I would not want to live in that little old shack, not even for a day!" "In case you've forgotten," said Elephant, "your troops have just burned up that little shack. I suggest that you put them to work rebuilding it in such a way that it will be pleasing to you both." "If I go along with this idea," said the Stinkfoot leader, "will Schnozface do the same?" "I have already agreed to it," said President Schnozzle. "Though I must add that the whole place be fumigat
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