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She generally gave herself very good advice, (though she very seldom followed it), and sometimes she scolded herself so severely as to bring tears into her eyes; 🔊

But she went on all the same, shedding gallons of tears, until there was a large pool all round her, about four inches deep and reaching half down the hall. 🔊

Im sure those are not the right words,’ said poor Alice, and her eyes filled with tears again as she went on, 🔊

--but, oh dear!’ cried Alice, with a sudden burst of tears, ‘I do wish they would put their heads down! I am so very tired of being all alone here!’ 🔊

However, she soon made out that she was in the pool of tears which she had wept when she was nine feet high. 🔊

I shall be punished for it now, I suppose, by being drowned in my own tears! 🔊

But perhaps it was only sobbing,’ she thought, and looked into its eyes again, to see if there were any tears. 🔊

No, there were no tears. 🔊

So they went up to the Mock Turtle, who looked at them with large eyes full of tears, but said nothing. 🔊

At last the Mock Turtle recovered his voice, and, with tears running down his cheeks, he went on again:-- 🔊

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