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see here;
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lot,
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other day, and it seemed as ours, you might need
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well worth taking the time it. It will come only
to come up with a few more after you think a
variations. These are some good one is
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If I hadn't been delivered
by Caesarian, I bet that I
really wouldn't be such an
antidisestablishmentarian!
Then again, maybe I'm just
trying a little too hard.
I bet somebody out there
can write a decent poem
with a natural sort of
justification, but it
may not quite belong
in this newsgroup.
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