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'Get up!' said the Queen, in a shrill, loud voice, and the three  gardeners instantly jumped up, and began bowing to the King, the Queen,  the royal children, and everybody else. 'Leave off that!' screamed the Queen. 'You make me giddy.' And then,  turning to the rose-tree, she went on, 'What HAVE you been doing here?' 'May it please your Majesty,' said Two, in a very humble tone, going  down on one knee as he spoke, 'we were trying—' 'I see!' said the Queen, who had meanwhile been examining the roses.  'Off with their heads!' and the procession moved on, three of the  soldiers remaining behind to execute the unfortunate gardeners, who ran  to Alice for protection. 'You shan't be beheaded!' said Alice, and she put them into a large  flower-pot that stood near. The three soldiers wandered about for a  minute or two, looking for them, and then quietly marched off after the  others. 'Are their heads off?' shouted the Queen. 'Their heads are gone, if it please your Majesty!' the soldiers shouted  in reply. 'That's right!' shouted the Queen. 'Can you play croquet?' The soldiers were silent, and looked at Alice, as the question was  evidently meant for her. 'Yes!' shouted Alice. 'Come on, then!' roared the Queen, and Alice joined the procession,  wondering very much what would happen next. 'It's—it's a very fine day!' said

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