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‘Twas such a little-little boat
That toddled down the bay!
‘Twas such a gallant-gallant sea
That beckoned it away!
‘Twas such a greedy, greedy wave
That licked it from the Coast-
Nor ever guessed the stately sails
My little craft was lost!
(Emily Dickinson)
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