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Alice was beginning to get very tired of sitting by her sister on the bank, and of having nothing to do: once or twice she hadpeepedinto the book her sister was reading, but it had no pictures or conversations in it, “and what is the use of a book,” thought Alice “without pictures or conversation?'”

So she wasconsideringin her own mind (as well as she could, for the hot day made her feel verysleepyand stupid), whether the pleasure of making adaisy-chain would be worth the trouble of getting up and picking the daisies, when suddenly a White Rabbit with pink eyes ran close by her.

There was nothing so VERYremarkablein that; nor did Alice think it so VERY much out of the way to hear the Rabbit say to itself, “Oh dear! Oh dear! I shall be late!” (when she thought it over afterwards, it occurred to her that she ought to have wondered at this, but at the time it all seemed quite natural); but when the Rabbit actually TOOK A WATCH OUT OF ITSWAISTCOAT- POCKET, and looked at it, and then hurried on, Alice started to her feet, for it flashed across her mind that she had never before seen a rabbit with either a waistcoat-pocket, or a watch to take out of it, and burning withcuriosity, she ran across the field after it, and fortunately was just in time to see itpopdown a large rabbit-hole under thehedge.

In another moment down went Alice after it, never once considering how in the world she was to get out again.

The rabbit-hole went straight on like atunnelfor some way, and thendippedsuddenly down, so suddenly that Alice had not a moment to think about stopping herself before she found herself falling down a very deep well.