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and once she remembered trying to box her own ears for having cheated herself in a game of croquet she was playing against herself, 🔊

Just then her head struck against the roof of the hall: 🔊

before she had drunk half the bottle, she found her head pressing against the ceiling, and had to stoop to save her neck from being broken. 🔊

in another minute there was not even room for this, and she tried the effect of lying down with one elbow against the door, and the other arm curled round her head. 🔊

but, as the door opened inwards, and Alices elbow was pressed hard against it, that attempt proved a failure. 🔊

And yet what a dear little puppy it was!’ said Alice, as she leant against a buttercup to rest herself, and fanned herself with one of the leaves: 🔊

Her chin was pressed so closely against her foot, that there was hardly room to open her mouth; 🔊

it just grazed his nose, and broke to pieces against one of the trees behind him. 🔊

Get to your places!’ shouted the Queen in a voice of thunder, and people began running about in all directions, tumbling up against each other; 🔊

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