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 And this was odd, because, you know,
 * They hadn't any feet.

Four other Oysters followed them,
 * And yet another four;

And thick and fast they came at last,
 * And more, and more, and more—

All hopping through the frothy waves,
 * And scrambling to the shore.

The Walrus and the Carpenter
 * Walked on a mile or so,

And then they rested on a rock
 * Conveniently low:

And all the little Oysters stood
 * And waited in a row.

'The time has come,' the Walrus said,
 * 'To talk of many things:

Of shoes—and ships—and sealing-wax—
 * Of cabbages—and kings—

