<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div><span style="font-family: canada-type-gibson, "Gill Sans", "Gill Sans MT", Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 28px; font-weight: 600; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The Walrus and the Carpenter</span></div><div><br></div><div>by Leslie Carroll</div><div><br></div><div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Garamond, Baskerville, "Baskerville Old Face", "Hoefler Text", "Times New Roman", serif; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-indent: -1em;">The sun was shining on the sea,<br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Garamond, Baskerville, "Baskerville Old Face", "Hoefler Text", "Times New Roman", serif; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-indent: -1em;"> Shining with all his might:<br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Garamond, Baskerville, "Baskerville Old Face", "Hoefler Text", "Times New Roman", serif; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-indent: -1em;">He did his very best to make<br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Garamond, Baskerville, "Baskerville Old Face", "Hoefler Text", "Times New Roman", serif; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-indent: -1em;"> The billows smooth and bright —<br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Garamond, Baskerville, "Baskerville Old Face", "Hoefler Text", "Times New Roman", serif; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-indent: -1em;">And this was odd, because it was<br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Garamond, Baskerville, "Baskerville Old Face", "Hoefler Text", "Times New Roman", serif; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-indent: -1em;"> The middle of the night.<br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Garamond, Baskerville, "Baskerville Old Face", "Hoefler Text", "Times New Roman", serif; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-indent: -1em;"><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Garamond, Baskerville, "Baskerville Old Face", "Hoefler Text", "Times New Roman", serif; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-indent: -1em;">The moon was shining sulkily,<br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Garamond, Baskerville, "Baskerville Old Face", "Hoefler Text", "Times New Roman", serif; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-indent: -1em;"> Because she thought the sun<br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Garamond, Baskerville, "Baskerville Old Face", "Hoefler Text", "Times New Roman", serif; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-indent: -1em;">Had got no business to be there<br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Garamond, Baskerville, "Baskerville Old Face", "Hoefler Text", "Times New Roman", serif; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-indent: -1em;"> After the day was done —<br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Garamond, Baskerville, "Baskerville Old Face", "Hoefler Text", "Times New Roman", serif; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-indent: -1em;">"It's very rude of him," she said,<br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Garamond, Baskerville, "Baskerville Old Face", "Hoefler Text", "Times New Roman", serif; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-indent: -1em;"> "To come and spoil the fun."<br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Garamond, Baskerville, "Baskerville Old Face", "Hoefler Text", "Times New Roman", serif; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-indent: -1em;"><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Garamond, Baskerville, "Baskerville Old Face", "Hoefler Text", "Times New Roman", serif; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-indent: -1em;">The sea was wet as wet could be,<br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Garamond, Baskerville, "Baskerville Old Face", "Hoefler Text", "Times New Roman", serif; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-indent: -1em;"> The sands were dry as dry.<br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Garamond, Baskerville, "Baskerville Old Face", "Hoefler Text", "Times New Roman", serif; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-indent: -1em;">You could not see a cloud, because<br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Garamond, Baskerville, "Baskerville Old Face", "Hoefler Text", "Times New Roman", serif; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-indent: -1em;"> No cloud was in the sky:<br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Garamond, Baskerville, "Baskerville Old Face", "Hoefler Text", "Times New Roman", serif; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-indent: -1em;">No birds were flying overhead —<br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Garamond, Baskerville, "Baskerville Old Face", "Hoefler Text", "Times New Roman", serif; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-indent: -1em;"> There were no birds to fly.<br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Garamond, Baskerville, "Baskerville Old Face", "Hoefler Text", "Times New Roman", serif; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-indent: -1em;"><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Garamond, Baskerville, "Baskerville Old Face", "Hoefler Text", "Times New Roman", serif; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-indent: -1em;">The Walrus and the Carpenter<br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Garamond, Baskerville, "Baskerville Old Face", "Hoefler Text", "Times New Roman", serif; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-indent: -1em;"> Were walking close at hand;<br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Garamond, Baskerville, "Baskerville Old Face", "Hoefler Text", "Times New Roman", serif; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-indent: -1em;">They wept like anything to see<br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Garamond, Baskerville, "Baskerville Old Face", "Hoefler Text", "Times New Roman", serif; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-indent: -1em;"> Such quantities of sand:<br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Garamond, Baskerville, "Baskerville Old Face", "Hoefler Text", "Times New Roman", serif; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-indent: -1em;">If this were only cleared away,'<br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Garamond, Baskerville, "Baskerville Old Face", "Hoefler Text", "Times New Roman", serif; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-indent: -1em;"> They said, it <span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: italic; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">would</span> be grand!'<br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Garamond, Baskerville, "Baskerville Old Face", "Hoefler Text", "Times New Roman", serif; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-indent: -1em;"><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Garamond, Baskerville, "Baskerville Old Face", "Hoefler Text", "Times New Roman", serif; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-indent: -1em;">If seven maids with seven mops<br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Garamond, Baskerville, "Baskerville Old Face", "Hoefler Text", "Times New Roman", serif; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-indent: -1em;"> Swept it for half a year,<br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Garamond, Baskerville, "Baskerville Old Face", "Hoefler Text", "Times New Roman", serif; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-indent: -1em;">Do you suppose,' the Walrus said,<br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Garamond, Baskerville, "Baskerville Old Face", "Hoefler Text", "Times New Roman", serif; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-indent: -1em;"> That they could get it clear?'<br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Garamond, Baskerville, "Baskerville Old Face", "Hoefler Text", "Times New Roman", serif; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-indent: -1em;">I doubt it,' said the Carpenter,<br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Garamond, Baskerville, "Baskerville Old Face", "Hoefler Text", "Times New Roman", serif; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-indent: -1em;"> And shed a bitter tear.<br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Garamond, Baskerville, "Baskerville Old Face", "Hoefler Text", "Times New Roman", serif; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-indent: -1em;"><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Garamond, Baskerville, "Baskerville Old Face", "Hoefler Text", "Times New Roman", serif; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-indent: -1em;">O Oysters, come and walk with us!'<br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Garamond, Baskerville, "Baskerville Old Face", "Hoefler Text", "Times New Roman", serif; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-indent: -1em;"> The Walrus did beseech.<br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Garamond, Baskerville, "Baskerville Old Face", "Hoefler Text", "Times New Roman", serif; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-indent: -1em;">A pleasant walk, a pleasant talk,<br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Garamond, Baskerville, "Baskerville Old Face", "Hoefler Text", "Times New Roman", serif; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-indent: -1em;"> Along the briny beach:<br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Garamond, Baskerville, "Baskerville Old Face", "Hoefler Text", "Times New Roman", serif; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-indent: -1em;">We cannot do with more than four,<br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Garamond, Baskerville, "Baskerville Old Face", "Hoefler Text", "Times New Roman", serif; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-indent: -1em;"> To give a hand to each.'<br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Garamond, Baskerville, "Baskerville Old Face", "Hoefler Text", "Times New Roman", serif; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-indent: -1em;"><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Garamond, Baskerville, "Baskerville Old Face", "Hoefler Text", "Times New Roman", serif; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-indent: -1em;">The eldest Oyster looked at him,<br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Garamond, Baskerville, "Baskerville Old Face", "Hoefler Text", "Times New Roman", serif; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-indent: -1em;"> But never a word he said:<br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Garamond, Baskerville, "Baskerville Old Face", "Hoefler Text", "Times New Roman", serif; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-indent: -1em;">The eldest Oyster winked his eye,<br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Garamond, Baskerville, "Baskerville Old Face", "Hoefler Text", "Times New Roman", serif; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-indent: -1em;"> And shook his heavy head —<br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Garamond, Baskerville, "Baskerville Old Face", "Hoefler Text", "Times New Roman", serif; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-indent: -1em;">Meaning to say he did not choose<br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Garamond, Baskerville, "Baskerville Old Face", "Hoefler Text", "Times New Roman", serif; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-indent: -1em;"> To leave the oyster-bed.<br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Garamond, Baskerville, "Baskerville Old Face", "Hoefler Text", "Times New Roman", serif; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-indent: -1em;"><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Garamond, Baskerville, "Baskerville Old Face", "Hoefler Text", "Times New Roman", serif; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-indent: -1em;">But four young Oysters hurried up,<br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Garamond, Baskerville, "Baskerville Old Face", "Hoefler Text", "Times New Roman", serif; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-indent: -1em;"> All eager for the treat:<br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Garamond, Baskerville, "Baskerville Old Face", "Hoefler Text", "Times New Roman", serif; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-indent: -1em;">Their coats were brushed, their faces washed,<br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Garamond, Baskerville, "Baskerville Old Face", "Hoefler Text", "Times New Roman", serif; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-indent: -1em;"> Their shoes were clean and neat —<br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Garamond, Baskerville, "Baskerville Old Face", "Hoefler Text", "Times New Roman", serif; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-indent: -1em;">And this was odd, because, you know,<br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Garamond, Baskerville, "Baskerville Old Face", "Hoefler Text", "Times New Roman", serif; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-indent: -1em;"> They hadn't any feet.<br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Garamond, Baskerville, "Baskerville Old Face", "Hoefler Text", "Times New Roman", serif; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-indent: -1em;"><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Garamond, Baskerville, "Baskerville Old Face", "Hoefler Text", "Times New Roman", serif; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-indent: -1em;">Four other Oysters followed them,<br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Garamond, Baskerville, "Baskerville Old Face", "Hoefler Text", "Times New Roman", serif; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-indent: -1em;"> And yet another four;<br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Garamond, Baskerville, "Baskerville Old Face", "Hoefler Text", "Times New Roman", serif; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-indent: -1em;">And thick and fast they came at last,<br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Garamond, Baskerville, "Baskerville Old Face", "Hoefler Text", "Times New Roman", serif; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-indent: -1em;"> And more, and more, and more —<br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Garamond, Baskerville, "Baskerville Old Face", "Hoefler Text", "Times New Roman", serif; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-indent: -1em;">All hopping through the frothy waves,<br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Garamond, Baskerville, "Baskerville Old Face", "Hoefler Text", "Times New Roman", serif; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-indent: -1em;"> And scrambling to the shore.<br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Garamond, Baskerville, "Baskerville Old Face", "Hoefler Text", "Times New Roman", serif; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-indent: -1em;"><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Garamond, Baskerville, "Baskerville Old Face", "Hoefler Text", "Times New Roman", serif; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-indent: -1em;">The Walrus and the Carpenter<br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Garamond, Baskerville, "Baskerville Old Face", "Hoefler Text", "Times New Roman", serif; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-indent: -1em;"> Walked on a mile or so,<br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Garamond, Baskerville, "Baskerville Old Face", "Hoefler Text", "Times New Roman", serif; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-indent: -1em;">And then they rested on a rock<br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Garamond, Baskerville, "Baskerville Old Face", "Hoefler Text", "Times New Roman", serif; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-indent: -1em;"> Conveniently low:<br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Garamond, Baskerville, "Baskerville Old Face", "Hoefler Text", "Times New Roman", serif; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-indent: -1em;">And all the little Oysters stood<br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Garamond, Baskerville, "Baskerville Old Face", "Hoefler Text", "Times New Roman", serif; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-indent: -1em;"> And waited in a row.<br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Garamond, Baskerville, "Baskerville Old Face", "Hoefler Text", "Times New Roman", serif; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-indent: -1em;"><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Garamond, Baskerville, "Baskerville Old Face", "Hoefler Text", "Times New Roman", serif; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-indent: -1em;">The time has come,' the Walrus said,<br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Garamond, Baskerville, "Baskerville Old Face", "Hoefler Text", "Times New Roman", serif; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-indent: -1em;"> To talk of many things:<br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Garamond, Baskerville, "Baskerville Old Face", "Hoefler Text", "Times New Roman", serif; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-indent: -1em;">Of shoes — and ships — and sealing-wax —<br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Garamond, Baskerville, "Baskerville Old Face", "Hoefler Text", "Times New Roman", serif; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-indent: -1em;"> Of cabbages — and kings —<br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Garamond, Baskerville, "Baskerville Old Face", "Hoefler Text", "Times New Roman", serif; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-indent: -1em;">And why the sea is boiling hot —<br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Garamond, Baskerville, "Baskerville Old Face", "Hoefler Text", "Times New Roman", serif; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-indent: -1em;"> And whether pigs have wings.'<br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Garamond, Baskerville, "Baskerville Old Face", "Hoefler Text", "Times New Roman", serif; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-indent: -1em;"><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Garamond, Baskerville, "Baskerville Old Face", "Hoefler Text", "Times New Roman", serif; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-indent: -1em;">But wait a bit,' the Oysters cried,<br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Garamond, Baskerville, "Baskerville Old Face", "Hoefler Text", "Times New Roman", serif; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-indent: -1em;"> Before we have our chat;<br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Garamond, Baskerville, "Baskerville Old Face", "Hoefler Text", "Times New Roman", serif; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-indent: -1em;">For some of us are out of breath,<br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Garamond, Baskerville, "Baskerville Old Face", "Hoefler Text", "Times New Roman", serif; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-indent: -1em;"> And all of us are fat!'<br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Garamond, Baskerville, "Baskerville Old Face", "Hoefler Text", "Times New Roman", serif; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-indent: -1em;">No hurry!' said the Carpenter.<br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Garamond, Baskerville, "Baskerville Old Face", "Hoefler Text", "Times New Roman", serif; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-indent: -1em;"> They thanked him much for that.<br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Garamond, Baskerville, "Baskerville Old Face", "Hoefler Text", "Times New Roman", serif; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-indent: -1em;"><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Garamond, Baskerville, "Baskerville Old Face", "Hoefler Text", "Times New Roman", serif; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-indent: -1em;">A loaf of bread,' the Walrus said,<br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Garamond, Baskerville, "Baskerville Old Face", "Hoefler Text", "Times New Roman", serif; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-indent: -1em;"> Is what we chiefly need:<br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Garamond, Baskerville, "Baskerville Old Face", "Hoefler Text", "Times New Roman", serif; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-indent: -1em;">Pepper and vinegar besides<br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Garamond, Baskerville, "Baskerville Old Face", "Hoefler Text", "Times New Roman", serif; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-indent: -1em;"> Are very good indeed —<br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Garamond, Baskerville, "Baskerville Old Face", "Hoefler Text", "Times New Roman", serif; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-indent: -1em;">Now if you're ready, Oysters dear,<br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Garamond, Baskerville, "Baskerville Old Face", "Hoefler Text", "Times New Roman", serif; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-indent: -1em;"> We can begin to feed.'<br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Garamond, Baskerville, "Baskerville Old Face", "Hoefler Text", "Times New Roman", serif; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-indent: -1em;"><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Garamond, Baskerville, "Baskerville Old Face", "Hoefler Text", "Times New Roman", serif; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-indent: -1em;">But not on us!' the Oysters cried,<br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Garamond, Baskerville, "Baskerville Old Face", "Hoefler Text", "Times New Roman", serif; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-indent: -1em;"> Turning a little blue.<br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Garamond, Baskerville, "Baskerville Old Face", "Hoefler Text", "Times New Roman", serif; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-indent: -1em;">After such kindness, that would be<br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Garamond, Baskerville, "Baskerville Old Face", "Hoefler Text", "Times New Roman", serif; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-indent: -1em;"> A dismal thing to do!'<br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Garamond, Baskerville, "Baskerville Old Face", "Hoefler Text", "Times New Roman", serif; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-indent: -1em;">The night is fine,' the Walrus said.<br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Garamond, Baskerville, "Baskerville Old Face", "Hoefler Text", "Times New Roman", serif; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-indent: -1em;"> Do you admire the view?<br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Garamond, Baskerville, "Baskerville Old Face", "Hoefler Text", "Times New Roman", serif; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-indent: -1em;"><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Garamond, Baskerville, "Baskerville Old Face", "Hoefler Text", "Times New Roman", serif; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-indent: -1em;">It was so kind of you to come!<br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Garamond, Baskerville, "Baskerville Old Face", "Hoefler Text", "Times New Roman", serif; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-indent: -1em;"> And you are very nice!'<br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Garamond, Baskerville, "Baskerville Old Face", "Hoefler Text", "Times New Roman", serif; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-indent: -1em;">The Carpenter said nothing but<br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Garamond, Baskerville, "Baskerville Old Face", "Hoefler Text", "Times New Roman", serif; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-indent: -1em;"> Cut us another slice:<br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Garamond, Baskerville, "Baskerville Old Face", "Hoefler Text", "Times New Roman", serif; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-indent: -1em;">I wish you were not quite so deaf —<br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Garamond, Baskerville, "Baskerville Old Face", "Hoefler Text", "Times New Roman", serif; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-indent: -1em;"> I've had to ask you twice!'<br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Garamond, Baskerville, "Baskerville Old Face", "Hoefler Text", "Times New Roman", serif; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-indent: -1em;"><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Garamond, Baskerville, "Baskerville Old Face", "Hoefler Text", "Times New Roman", serif; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-indent: -1em;">It seems a shame,' the Walrus said,<br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Garamond, Baskerville, "Baskerville Old Face", "Hoefler Text", "Times New Roman", serif; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-indent: -1em;"> To play them such a trick,<br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Garamond, Baskerville, "Baskerville Old Face", "Hoefler Text", "Times New Roman", serif; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-indent: -1em;">After we've brought them out so far,<br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Garamond, Baskerville, "Baskerville Old Face", "Hoefler Text", "Times New Roman", serif; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-indent: -1em;"> And made them trot so quick!'<br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Garamond, Baskerville, "Baskerville Old Face", "Hoefler Text", "Times New Roman", serif; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-indent: -1em;">The Carpenter said nothing but<br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Garamond, Baskerville, "Baskerville Old Face", "Hoefler Text", "Times New Roman", serif; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-indent: -1em;"> The butter's spread too thick!'<br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Garamond, Baskerville, "Baskerville Old Face", "Hoefler Text", "Times New Roman", serif; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-indent: -1em;"><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Garamond, Baskerville, "Baskerville Old Face", "Hoefler Text", "Times New Roman", serif; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-indent: -1em;">I weep for you,' the Walrus said:<br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Garamond, Baskerville, "Baskerville Old Face", "Hoefler Text", "Times New Roman", serif; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-indent: -1em;"> I deeply sympathize.'<br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Garamond, Baskerville, "Baskerville Old Face", "Hoefler Text", "Times New Roman", serif; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-indent: -1em;">With sobs and tears he sorted out<br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Garamond, Baskerville, "Baskerville Old Face", "Hoefler Text", "Times New Roman", serif; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-indent: -1em;"> Those of the largest size,<br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Garamond, Baskerville, "Baskerville Old Face", "Hoefler Text", "Times New Roman", serif; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-indent: -1em;">Holding his pocket-handkerchief<br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Garamond, Baskerville, "Baskerville Old Face", "Hoefler Text", "Times New Roman", serif; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-indent: -1em;"> Before his streaming eyes.<br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Garamond, Baskerville, "Baskerville Old Face", "Hoefler Text", "Times New Roman", serif; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-indent: -1em;"><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Garamond, Baskerville, "Baskerville Old Face", "Hoefler Text", "Times New Roman", serif; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-indent: -1em;">O Oysters,' said the Carpenter,<br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Garamond, Baskerville, "Baskerville Old Face", "Hoefler Text", "Times New Roman", serif; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-indent: -1em;"> You've had a pleasant run!<br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Garamond, Baskerville, "Baskerville Old Face", "Hoefler Text", "Times New Roman", serif; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-indent: -1em;">Shall we be trotting home again?'<br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Garamond, Baskerville, "Baskerville Old Face", "Hoefler Text", "Times New Roman", serif; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-indent: -1em;"> But answer came there none —<br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Garamond, Baskerville, "Baskerville Old Face", "Hoefler Text", "Times New Roman", serif; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-indent: -1em;">And this was scarcely odd, because<br></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Garamond, Baskerville, "Baskerville Old Face", "Hoefler Text", "Times New Roman", serif; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-indent: -1em;"> They'd eaten every one."</div></div><div><br></div>—————————————————<br><br><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">http://www.MoscowCares.net</span></div><div><br></div><div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Tom Hansen</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Moscow, Idaho</span></div></div><div><br></div><div>“A stranger is just a friend you haven’t met.”</div><div>- Roy E. 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