"What is a Stroke Election?" said Alice, who had then not so curious, but the Dodo had paused as if waiting for someone else to intervene at that point, and no one seemed to have no intention of saying anything. "Well" said the Dodo, "the best way to explain it is to do it." First drew a track, vaguely circular ("the exact shape does not matter," he said) and then all the party there was distributed a bit 'here and a little' there. There was no "One, two, three, go!" but each started and stopped when he wanted when he wanted, so it was hard to understand when the race ended. Anyway after half an hour they ran or so, the Dodo suddenly called out: "End of the line!" and all crowded around, panting, asking, "Who won?".
This question the Dodo could not answer without much reflection, and remained so long in silence with a finger pressed on the forehead, while all the others waited in silence. Finally he said: "They won them all, and everyone should get an award."
"But who gives the awards?" replied a chorus of voices.
"She, of course," said the Dodo, pointing to Alice, and everyone just flocked around noisily, shouting: "The awards! Prizes."
Alice had no idea what to do ...
Carroll, Alice in Wonderland
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