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Wool and Water

           ‘Whatisityouwanttobuy?’theSheepsaidatlast,lookingupforamomentfromherknitting.

           ‘Idon’tquiteknowyet,’Alicesaid,verygently.‘Ishouldliketolookallroundmefirst,ifImight.

           ‘Youmaylookinfrontofyou,andonbothsides,ifyoulike,’saidtheSheep:‘butyoucan’tlookallroundyouunlessyou’vegoteyesatthebackofyourhead.

           Butthese,asithappened,Alicehadnotgot:soshecontentedherselfwithturninground,lookingattheshelvesasshecametothem.

           Theshopseemedtobefullofallmannerofcuriousthingsbuttheoddestpartofitallwas,thatwhenevershelookedhardatanyshelf,tomakeoutexactlywhatithadonit,thatparticularshelfwasalwaysquiteempty:thoughtheothersrounditwerecrowdedasfullastheycouldhold.

           ‘Thingsflowaboutsohere!’shesaidatlastinaplaintivetone,aftershehadspentaminuteorsoinvainlypursuingalargebrightthing,thatlookedsometimeslikeadollandsometimeslikeawork-box,andwasalwaysintheshelfnextabovetheoneshewaslookingat.‘AndthisoneisthemostprovokingofallbutI’lltellyouwhatsheadded,asasuddenthoughtstruckher,‘I’llfollowituptotheverytopshelfofall.It’llpuzzleittogothroughtheceiling,Iexpect!’

           Buteventhisplanfailed:the‘thing’wentthroughtheceilingasquietlyaspossible,asifitwerequiteusedtoit.

           ‘Areyouachildorateetotum?’theSheepsaid,asshetookupanotherpairofneedles.

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