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The rabbit-hole went straight on like a tunnel for some way, and

then dipped suddenly down, so suddenly that Alice had not a

moment to think about stopping herself before she found herself

falling down a very deep well.

Either the well was very deep, or she fell very slowly, for she

had plenty of time as she went down to look about her and to

wonder what was going to happen next. First, she tried to look

down and make out what she was coming to, but it was too dark to

see anything; then she looked at the sides of the well, and

noticed that they were filled with cupboards and book-shelves;

here and there she saw maps and pictures hung upon pegs. She took

down a jar from one of the shelves as she passed; it was labelled

"ORANGE MARMALADE", but to her great disappointment it was empty:

she did not like to drop the jar for fear of killing somebody

underneath, so managed to put it into one of the cupboards as she

fell past it.