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Wool and Water

           ‘Ineverheardofsuchathing!’

           butthere’sonegreatadvantageinit,thatone’smemoryworksbothways.

           ‘I’msuremineonlyworksoneway.Aliceremarked.‘Ican’trememberthingsbeforetheyhappen.

           ‘It’sapoorsortofmemorythatonlyworksbackwards,’theQueenremarked.

           ‘Whatsortofthingsdoyourememberbest?’Aliceventuredtoask.

           ‘Oh,thingsthathappenedtheweekafternext,’theQueenrepliedinacarelesstone.‘Forinstance,now,’shewenton,stickingalargepieceofplaster[band-aid]onherfingerasshespoke,‘there’stheKing’sMessenger.He’sinprisonnow,beingpunished:andthetrialdoesn’tevenbegintillnextWednesday:andofcoursethecrimecomeslastofall.

           ‘Supposehenevercommitsthecrime?’saidAlice.

           ‘Thatwouldbeallthebetter,wouldn’tit?’theQueensaid,assheboundtheplasterroundherfingerwithabitofribbon.

           Alicefelttherewasnodenyingthat.‘Ofcourseitwouldbeallthebetter,’shesaid:‘butitwouldn’tbeallthebetterhisbeingpunished.

           ‘You’rewrongthere,atanyrate,’saidtheQueen:‘wereyoueverpunished?’

           ‘Onlyforfaults,’saidAlice.

           ‘Andyouwereallthebetterforit,Iknow!’theQueensaidtriumphantly.

           ‘Yes,butthenIhaddonethethingsIwaspunishedfor,’saidAlice:‘thatmakesallthedifference.

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