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Every bit of support is immensely appreciated.

This week's special story for our patron subscribers

is called The Stonecutter.

The sun is mightier than I am.

Ooh, if I were only the sun.

And the mountain spirit answered,

Your wish is heard.

The sun you shall be.

And the sun he was and felt himself proud in his power.

Ha ha! He cried.

He shot his sunbeams in all directions.

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And now for all our BKFK listeners, The Wizard of Oz by Frank L. Baum.

Chapter 4 The Road Through the forest.

After a few hours, the road began to be rough, and the walking grew so difficult that the scarecrow often stumbled over the yellow bricks which were here very uneven.

Sometimes indeed they were broken or missing altogether, leaving holes that Toto jumped across and Dorothy walked around.

As for the Scarecrow, having no brains, he walked straight ahead and so stepped into the holes and fell at full length on the hard bricks.

It never hurt him, however, and Dorothy would pick him up and set him upon his feet again,

while he joined her and laughing merrily at his own mishap.

The farms were not nearly so well cared for here as they were farther back.

There were fewer houses and fewer fruit trees and the farther they went the more dismal and lonesome the country became.

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