The Nome King: Don't you know that eggs are poison?
Billina: Poison, indeed!
The Nome King: Poison... Poison to... Nomes.
Mombi III: Not beautiful you understand, but you have a certain prettiness, different from my other heads. I believe I'll lock you in the tower for a few years until your head is ready. And then I'll take it.
Dorothy: I believe you will NOT!
Ozma: Why did they bring you here, Dorothy?
Dorothy: Because I can't sleep, and I talk about a place that I've been to, but nobody believes that it exists.
Answer: The fire made the authorities discover the abused patients they'd locked in the basement.
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