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joined¡¡Princess¡¡Ozma¡¡at¡¡an¡¡elaborate¡¡luncheon¡¡in¡¡the¡¡palace£»¡¡where
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all¡¡the¡¡best¡¡and¡¡most¡¡aristocratic¡¡horses¡¡come¡¡from¡£¡¨
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quite¡¡ready¡£¡¨
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two¡¡queerly¡¡matched¡¡animals¡¡were¡¡stood¡¡side¡¡by¡¡side¡¡for¡¡the¡¡start¡£
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growled¡¡Jim¡£
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lustily¡¡cheered¡¡by¡¡the¡¡Ozites¡¡before¡¡Jim¡¡came¡¡panting¡¡up¡¡to¡¡the¡¡canopy
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and¡¡when¡¡they¡¡had¡¡been¡¡securely¡¡fastened¡¡in¡¡place¡¡Princess¡¡Ozma¡¡took
the¡¡coronet¡¡from¡¡her¡¡own¡¡head¡¡and¡¡placed¡¡it¡¡upon¡¡that¡¡of¡¡the¡¡winner
of¡¡the¡¡race¡£¡¡¡¡Said¡¡she£º
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