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"In spring, when woods are getting green,
I'll try and tell you what I mean."
"Thank you very much," said Alice.
"In summer, when the days are long,
Perhaps you'll understand the song:
In autumn, when the leaves are brown,
Take pen and ink, and write it down.
"I will, if I can remember it so long," said Alice.
"You needn't go on making remarks like that," Humpty Dumpty said: "they're not sensible, and they put me out."
"I sent a message to the fish:
I told them 'This is what I wish.'
The little fishes of the sea,
They sent an answer back to me.
