The tollbooth arrives and disappears by mysterious means. First, it takes Milo to the Lands Beyond. Then, it leaves him to find his own way back when he has learned the way.
The Doldrums is where Milo first gets lost by not thinking. Its inhabitants are called the Lethargarians, and they do nothing all day.
Dictionopolis is the city of words, ruled by King Azaz the Unabridged. The countryside surrounding the city is full of orchards, where all the words in the world are grown.
King Azaz gives Milo a gift of all the words, and therefore all the ideas, which he knows. Milo uses the ideas to defeat the Gelatinous Giant, who is terrified of ideas.
When Milo, Tock and the Humbug leave Dictionopolis, they travel.....
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