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PUZZLES FROM WONDERLAND

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Dreaming of apples on a wall, And dreaming often, dear,I dreamed that, if I counted all, —How many would appear?

II

A stick I found that weighed two pound: I sawed it up one dayIn pieces eight of equal weight! How much did each piece weigh?(Everybody says "a quarter of a pound," which is wrong.)

III

John gave his brother James a box:About it there were many locks.
James woke and said it gave him pain;So gave it back to John again.
The box was not with lid supplied.Yet caused two lids to open wide:
And all these locks had never a key—What kind of a box, then, could it be?

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What is most like a bee in May? "Well, let me think: perhaps—" you say.Bravo! You're guessing well to-day!

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