 knocked.
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  &O;There's no sort of use in knocking,&C; said the Footman, &O;and
that for two reasons.  First, because I'm on the same side of the
door as you are; secondly, because they're making such a noise
inside, no one could possibly hear you.&C;  And certainly there was
a most extraordinary noise going on within&D;a constant howling
and sneezing, and every now and then a great crash, as if a dish
or kettle had been broken to pieces.
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<p>
  &O;Please, then,&C; said Alice, &O;how