“Hello Rabbit, is that you?""Let's pretend it isn't", said Rabbit, "and see what happens.”

—  A.A. Milne , book Winnie-the-Pooh

Variant: Hallo, Rabbit,” he said, “is that you?”
"Let’s pretend it isn’t,” said Rabbit, “and see what happens.
Source: Winnie-the-Pooh (1926)

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