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Let's go on with the game,' the Queen said to Alice; and Alice was  too much frightened to say a word, but slowly followed her back to the  croquet-ground.
The other guests had taken advantage of the Queen's absence, 
and were  resting in the shade: however, the moment they saw her, they 
hurried  back to the game, the Queen merely remarking that a moment's 
delay would  cost them their lives.