In the midst of the word he was trying to say,
In the midst of his laughter and glee,
He had softly and suddenly vanished away—
For the Snark was a Boojum, you see.
– Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, born this date in 1832.
Writing prompt: Write a scene in which nonsense reveals more about what’s going on for the characters than their actual circumstances.
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