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become of me? They're dreadfully fond of
beheading people here; the great wonder is,
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that theres any one left alive
She was looking about for some way of
escape, and wondering whether she could get
away without being seen, when she noticed a
curious appearance in the air: it puzzled her
very much at first, but after watching it a
minute or two she made it out to be a grin,
and she said to herself “It’s the Cheshire Cat:
now I shall have somebody to talk to.”
“How are you getting on?” said the Cat.
as soon as there was mouth enough for it to
speak with.
Alice waited till the eyes appeared, and then
nodded. “It’s no use speaking to it,” she
thought, “till its ears have come, or at least
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one of them." In another minute the whole
head appeared, and then Alice put down her
flamingo, and began an account of the game,
feeling very glad she kad some one to listen to
her. The Cat seemed to think that there was