“Who are you?” — Answering the Caterpillar’s Question

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“Who are you?” said the Caterpillar.This was not an encouraging opening for a conversation. Alice replied, rather shyly, “I—I hardly know, sir, just at present—at least I know who I was when I got up this morning, but I think I must have been changed several times since then.”

(From Alice In Wonderland by Lewis Carroll)

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