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Date Posted: 15:07:09 10/14/04 Thu
Author: Stuff and nonsense!
Author Host/IP: 172.155.218.11
Subject: What is it all about?
In reply to: Lewis Carroll 's message, "shower of cards" on 15:37:11 09/23/04 Thu

>Oh dear, oh dear! What is it all about? And what's
>happening to Alice?
>
>Well, I'll tell you all about it, as well I can. The
>way the trial ended was this. The King wanted the Jury
>to settle whether the Knave of Hearts was guilty or
>not guilty--that means that they were to settle
>whether he had stolen the Tarts, or if somebody else
>had taken them. But the wicked Queen wanted to have
>his punishment settled, first of all. That wasn't at
>all fair, was it? Because, you know, supposing he
>never took the Tarts, then of course he oughtn't to be
>punished. Would you like to be punished for something
>you hadn't done?
>
>So Alice said "Stuff and nonsense!"
>
>So the Queen said "Off with her head!" (Just what she
>always said, when she was angry.)
>
>So Alice said "Who cares for you? You're nothing but a
>pack of cards!"
>
>So they were all very angry, and flew up into the air,
>and came tumbling down again, all over Alice, just
>like a shower of rain.
>
>And I think you'll never guess what happened next. The
>next thing was, Alice woke up out of her curious
>dream. And she found that the cards were only some
>leaves off the tree, that the wind had blown down upon
>her face.
>
>Wouldn't it be a nice thing to have a curious dream,
>just like Alice?
>
>The best plan is this. First lie down under a tree,
>and wait till a White Rabbit runs by, with a watch in
>his hand: then shut your eyes, and pretend to be dear
>little Alice.
>
>Good-bye, Alice dear, good-bye!

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