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Glinda of Oz by L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum
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Chapter Ten

Under Water



When night fell all the interior of the Great Dome,
streets and houses, became lighted with brilliant
incandescent lamps, which rendered it bright as day.
Dorothy thought the island must look beautiful by night
from the outer shore of the lake. There was revelry and
feasting in the Queen's palace, and the music of the
royal band could be plainly heard in Lady Aurex's
house, where Ozma and Dorothy remained with their
hostess and keeper. They were prisoners, but treated
with much consideration.

Lady Aurex gave them a nice supper and when they
wished to retire showed them to a pretty room with
comfortable beds and wished them a good night and
pleasant dreams.

"What do you think of all this, Ozma?" Dorothy
anxiously inquired when they were alone.

"I am glad we came," was the reply, "for although
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