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What task does the Wizard of Oz demand before granting Dorothy and her friends their wishes?

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In L. Frank Baum's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, the Wizard of Oz informs Dorothy and her companions that he will not grant their wishes until the Wicked Witch of the West has been killed.1