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Tweedledum or Tweedledee?<br />

<strong>Alice</strong>'s next adventure was far more pleasant. "I hate these<br />

examinations," said <strong>Alice</strong> to herself, shortly after she had left the<br />

company of the Queens. "They remind me so much of school!"<br />

Just then <strong>Alice</strong> practically stumbled on Tweedledum and<br />

Tweedledee, who were grinning under a tree right by their house.<br />

<strong>Alice</strong> looked carefully at their collars to see which was marked<br />

"Dum" and which was marked "Dee," but neither collar was<br />

embroidered.<br />

"I'm afraid I can't very well tell you apart without your embroidered<br />

collars," remarked <strong>Alice</strong>.<br />

"You'll have to use logic," said one of the brothers, giving the<br />

other an affectionate hug. "We were expecting you to come around<br />

these parts, and we have prepared some nice logic games for you.<br />

Would you like to play?"<br />

"What are the games?" asked <strong>Alice</strong>.<br />

"Well, there are two games. The first is called <strong>Which</strong> of Us Is<br />

Tweedledee and <strong>Which</strong> Is Tweedledum? The second is called<br />

<strong>Which</strong> of Us Is Tweedledum and <strong>Which</strong> Is Tweedledee? <strong>Which</strong><br />

game would you like to play first?"<br />

"They sound so horribly alike," replied <strong>Alice</strong>. "It's dreadfully<br />

confusing!"<br />

"Ah, they may sound alike," he replied, "but that doesn't mean<br />

they are alike, nohow!"<br />

"Contrariwise," replied the other, "if they were alike, they<br />

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