Dorothy had never seen so many cars. And these were all strange cars, totally unfamiliar to Dorothy . She couldn't make out whether the cars were old or new, for although they seemed to have this rich shiny coat of paint, at the same time they made this squeaky creaking noise. It seemed to Dorothy … Another queer thing that struck Dorothy was that all these cars had this odd box in front of their gear-boxes. Dorothy inquired about this. “ Oh those are radios old girl. … …

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