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           "Andnowwhichiswhich?"shesaidtoherself,andnibbledalittleoftheright-handbittotrytheeffect. Thenextmomentshefeltaviolentblowunderneathherchin: ithadstruckherfoot! 

           Shewasagooddealfrightenedbythisverysuddenchange,butshefeltthattherewasnotimetobelost,asshewasshrinkingrapidly: soshesettoworkatoncetoeatsomeoftheotherbit. Herchinwaspressedsocloselyagainstherfoot,thattherewashardlyroomtoopenhermouth; butshediditatlast,andmanagedtoswallowamorseloftheleft-handbit. 

           "Come,myhead’sfreeatlast! "saidAliceinatoneofdelight,whichchangedintoalarminanothermoment,whenshefoundthathershoulderswerenowheretobefound: allshecouldsee,whenshelookeddown,wasanimmenselengthofneck,whichseemedtoriselikeastalkoutofaseaofgreenleavesthatlayfarbelowher. 

           "Whatcanallthatgreenstuffbe? "saidAlice. "Andwherehavemyshouldersgotto? Andoh,mypoorhands,howisitIcan’tseeyou? "Shewasmovingthemaboutasshespoke,butnoresultseemedtofollow,exceptalittleshakingamongthedistantgreenleaves. 

           Asthereseemedtobenochanceofgettingherhandsuptoherhead,shetriedtogetherheaddowntothem, andwasdelightedtofindthatherneckwouldbendabouteasilyinanydirection,likeaserpent. Shehadjustsucceededincurvingitdownintoagracefulzigzag,andwasgoingtodiveinamongtheleaves, whichshefoundtobenothingbutthetopsofthetreesunderwhichshehadbeenwandering,whenasharphissmadeherdrawbackinahurry: alargepigeonhadflownintoherface,andwasbeatingherviolentlywithitswings.