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She was close behind it when she turned the corner, but the Rabbit was no longer to be seen: 🔊

However, on the second time round, she came upon a low curtain she had not noticed before, and behind it was a little door about fifteen inches high: 🔊

(Alice had been to the seaside once in her life, and had come to the general conclusion, that wherever you go to on the English coast you find a number of bathing machines in the sea, some children digging in the sand with wooden spades, then a row of lodging houses, and behind them a railway station.) 🔊

then Alice dodged behind a great thistle, to keep herself from being run over; 🔊

and when she had looked under it, and on both sides of it, and behind it, it occurred to her that she might as well look and see what was on the top of it. 🔊

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

and the procession moved on, three of the soldiers remaining behind to execute the unfortunate gardeners, who ran to Alice for protection. 🔊

Just then she noticed that the Queen was close behind her, listening: so she went on, ‘--likely to win, that its hardly worth while finishing the game.’ 🔊

‘“Will you walk a little faster?” said a whiting to a snail. “Theres a porpoise close behind us, and hes treading on my tail. 🔊

Treacle,’ said a sleepy voice behind her. 🔊

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