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Boq gives Hillary patronage in the book. Points out Blue & White. Coincidence?

"The people greeted Hillary kindly, and invited her to supper and to pass the night with them; for this was the home of one of the richest Munchkins in the land, and his friends were gathered with him to celebrate their freedom from the bondage of the Wicked Witch Trump.

Hillary ate a hearty supper and was waited upon by the rich Munchkin himself, whose name was Boq. Then she sat upon a settee and watched the people dance.

When Boq saw her silver shoes he said, "You must be a great sorceress.”

"Why?" asked the girl.

"Because you wear silver shoes and have killed the Wicked Witch Trump. Besides, you have white in your frock, and only witches and sorceresses wear white.”

"My dress is blue and white checked," said Hillary, smoothing out the wrinkles in it.

"It is kind of you to wear that," said Boq. "Blue is the color of the Munchkins, and white is the witch color. So we know you are a friendly witch." Hillary did not know what to say to this, for all the people seemed to think her you are a friendly witch.”

Hillary did not know what to say to this, for all the people seemed to think her a witch, and she knew very well she was only an ordinary little girl who had come by the chance of a cyclone into a strange land.

When she had tired watching the dancing, Boq led her into the house, where he gave her a room with a pretty bed in it. The sheets were made of blue cloth, and Hillary slept soundly in them till morning, with Tally curled up on the blue rug beside her…"

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>Fan Club, The Hillary Clinton; Baum, L. Frank. The Adventures of Hillary Clinton in the Land of the Wizard, Bill Gates (Kindle Locations 184-188). Amazon.com. Kindle Edition.