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The Merry Old Land of Oz

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When author L. Frank Baum was wondering what to name the magical world where he set his stories, his eye fell upon his filing cabinet, whose drawers were alphabetic­ally labeled A–G, H–N, and O–Z. Faster than you can say Toto, he had his book’s title: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. It was published in 1900.

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