` Now ! Now ! ' cried the Queen . ` Faster ! Faster ! ' And they went so fast that at last they seemed to skim through the air , hardly touching the ground with their feet , till suddenly , just as Alice was getting quite exhausted , they stopped , and she found herself sitting on the ground , breathless and giddy . The Queen propped her up against a tree , and said kindly , ` You may rest a little now . ' Alice looked round her in great surprise . ` Why , I do believe we 've been under this tree the whole time ! Everything 's just as it was ! ' ` Of course it is , ' said the Queen , ` what would you have it ? ' ` Well , in OUR country , ' said Alice , still panting a little , ` you 'd generally get to somewhere else -- if you ran very fast for a long time , as we 've been doing . ' ' A slow sort of country ! ' said the Queen . ` Now , HERE , you see , it takes all the running YOU can do , to keep in the same place . If you want to get somewhere else , you must run at least twice as fast as that ! ' ` I 'd rather not try , please ! ' said Alice . ` I 'm quite content to stay here -- only I AM so hot and thirsty ! ' ' I know what YOU 'D like ! '
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