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<strong>Which</strong> <strong>Alice</strong>?<br />

"<strong>Which</strong> <strong>Alice</strong> do you think you are?" asked the King.<br />

"At this point, I hardly know!" she replied.<br />

"Are you of Type A or Type B?" asked the King.<br />

"I'm afraid I don't know that either," replied <strong>Alice</strong>. "In fact, right<br />

now I am not sure whether I am asleep or awake."<br />

"Well, let me test you," said the King. "What color are your eyes?"<br />

"Why, they're brown, of course— Oh, no, I think they're blue!<br />

Now wait, it depends on which <strong>Alice</strong> I really am. <strong>Which</strong> <strong>Alice</strong> am I,<br />

and what color are my eyes?"<br />

"Well, let me put it this way," replied the King. "The Jabberwocky<br />

happens to know about you and the other <strong>Alice</strong>. When he's asleep<br />

he believes that one of you has brown eyes and that the other one<br />

has blue eyes. When he's awake, he believes that you have brown<br />

eyes and that the other <strong>Alice</strong> has blue eyes. Now can you tell me the<br />

color of your eyes?"<br />

Well, dear readers, I shall leave this little puzzle with you to solve<br />

all on your own. What color eyes does my friend <strong>Alice</strong> have, and<br />

what about the other <strong>Alice</strong>? A second problem: What type is the<br />

Jabberwocky?<br />

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