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           Onesideofherwasfieryred,withjet-blackhairandgreeneyesandtheothersideofherwasbrightyellow,withcrimsonhairandblackeyes.Sheworeashortskirtofredandyellowandherhair,insteadofbeingbanged,wasatangleofshortcurlsuponwhichrestedacircularcrownofsilver—muchdentedandtwistedbecausetheQueenhadthrownherheadatsomanythingssomanytimes.Herformwasleanandbonyandbothherfacesweredeeplywrinkled.

           "Whathavewehere?"askedtheQueensharply,asourfriendsweremadetostandbeforeher.

           "Soup!"criedtheguardofScoodlers,speakingtogether.

           "We’renot!"saidDorothy,indignantly;"we’renothingofthesort."

           "Ah,butyouwillbesoon,"retortedtheQueen,agrimsmilemakingherlookmoredreadfulthanbefore.

           "Pardonme,mostbeautifulvision,"saidtheshaggyman,bowingbeforethequeenpolitely."ImustrequestyourSereneHighnesstoletusgoourwaywithoutbeingmadeintosoup.ForIowntheLoveMagnet,andwhoevermeetsmemustlovemeandallmyfriends."

           "True,"repliedtheQueen."Weloveyouverymuch;somuchthatweintendtoeatyourbrothwithrealpleasure.Buttellme,doyouthinkIamsobeautiful?"

           "Youwon’tbeatallbeautifulifyoueatme,"hesaid,shakinghisheadsadly."Handsomeisashandsomedoes,youknow."

           TheQueenturnedtoButton-Bright.

           "DoYOUthinkI’mbeautiful?"sheasked.

           "No,"saidtheboy;"you’reugly."

           "Ithinkyou’reafright,"saidDorothy.

           "Ifyoucouldseeyourselfyou’dbeterriblyscared,"addedPolly.

           TheQueenscowledatthemandfloppedfromherredsidetoheryellowside.