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                                        34 Alice In Wonderlandmineto pourto wastethe one(s) belonging to or connected with meto make a substance flow from a containerto use too much of something:::GlossaryThe Mouse said, %u201cIt%u2019s like saying %u2018I breathe when I sleep%u2019 is the same as %u2018I sleep when I breathe%u2019!%u201d%u201cDoes your watch tell you what year it is?%u201d asked Hatter. %u201cNo,%u201d Alice said quickly. %u201cIt stays the same year for a long time.%u201d%u201cSame with mine,%u201d said the Hatter. %u201cThe Mouse is asleep again,%u201d said the Hatter. He poured hot tea on its nose.The Mouse said sleepily, %u201cOf course, of course. Just what I was going to say.%u201d%u201cHave you solved the riddle yet?%u201d asked the Hatter to Alice.%u201cNo, I give up,%u201d Alice said. %u201cWhat%u2019s the answer?%u201d%u201cI have no idea,%u201d said the Hatter.%u201cMe neither,%u201d added the March Hare.Alice felt tired. %u201cYou should do something better with your time than asking riddles with no answers,%u201d she said.%u201cIf you knew Time like I do,%u201d said the Hatter, %u201cyou wouldn%u2019t waste it.%u201d%u201cI don%u2019t understand,%u201d said Alice. %u201cOf course not!%u201d the Hatter said. %u201cYou didn%u2019t probably even talk to Time!%u201d%u201cMaybe not,%u201d Alice said carefully. %u201cBut I know I have to keep time when I learn music.%u201dThe Hatter said, %u201cOh, now I get it. He doesn%u2019t like losing. But if you%u2019re friends with him, Time will listen to you. Like, if it%u2019s nine in the morning for lessons, you just need to ask Time nicely, and the clock moves fast! Then, it%u2019s suddenly one-thirty, time for lunch!%u201dAlice said, %u201cThat would be great! But then I wouldn%u2019t feel hungry.%u201dThe Hatter replied, %u201cMaybe not. But you can make it one-thirty whenever you like.%u201dAlice asked, %u201cIs that how you do it?%u201dThe Hatter said, %u201cNo! We argued last March. It was during the big concert of the Queen of Hearts and I sang %u2018Twinkle, twinkle, little bat!%u2019 You know the song, right? It goes on like this, How I wonder what you%u2019re at!%u201d

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