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(A small bit from Lewis Carroll's 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland',
Chapter VIII)
When she got back to the Cheshire Cat, she was surprised to find quite a
large crowd collected round it: there was a dispute going on between the
executioner, the King, and the Queen, who were all talking at once, while
all the rest were quite silent, and looked very uncomfortable.
The moment Alice appeared, she was appealed to by all three to settle the
question, and they repeated their arguments to her, though, as they all spoke
at once, she found it very hard indeed to make out exactly what they said.
The executioner's argument was, that you couldn't cut off a head unless there
was a body to cut it off from: that he had never had to do such a thing before,
and he wasn't going to begin at HIS time of life.
The King's argument was, that anything that had a head could be beheaded,
and that you weren't to talk nonsense.
The Queen's argument was, that if something wasn't done about it in less
than no time she'd have everybody executed, all round. (It was this last
remark that had made the whole party look so grave and anxious.)
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Hidden Elements of Six White Rabbits
At these unsafe and troubled times, the antidote was clear -
"Long 'grams take but a sec," I laughed, then typed the text shown here.
It vexed me, though, that Wonderland's mad detail and technique
Could sway and overall affect the phrasing, so to speak,
Especially 'cause I lace a 'gram with unexpected thoughts;
When crafted art turns into rant, the value equals naught.
I'd hate to see an error; like the person that misstated
A 'weekend's date' as 'weakened state' (although they *are* related);
Like feathered birds that dream not of an ANT but of a TAN
Or "quote unquote' not matched, or a canal without a plan...
This hastened me to bandy things that I have got to query:
Do keyholes open keys or doors? Is there a 'stranglecherry'?
When both my index fingers touch, which one is feeling which?
Can green be red,
or even blue? ? Would someone note the switch?
Are you askew? Should I ask *you*? Oh please, you have to tell:
Would this odd song improve if it was written thgir ot tfel?
And if that honed this anagram and it would be much better,
Will anyone call me a cheat were I to change a lettev?
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