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Oxen! My gods, I’ve never seen them, except for pictures in a book!”Roland looked alarmed. It sounded like the right approach, all right. There was a flurry-flutter of wings, a dark shape in the air, and suddenly a bird was roosting on Roland’s shoulder. “Jonas? Are you well? Do things march?”“I am and they do,” Jonas said.

”“You think it’s another door, don’t you? One that opens on the Dark Tower. Most likely for good. His hands flew up to his shoulders, palms out, as if he were declaring surrender. They were, at least as best she could tell.