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THE CRIME

"Small habits well pursued betimes May reach the dignity of crimes."

And frankfurtered in thought

While lowes in merky thought he stood.

The merriman of bierwirth fame

Came walzing through the murray woods

And kittredged as it came

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One, two! one, two! and through and through

The edgell blade went snicker-snack;

He poped it dead, and with its head

He raiched copelanding back.

"And hast thou slain the merriman?

Come to my arms, my bailey boy!

Oh, perry day! Oh mereier!"

He pounded in his joy.

"Twas Mayo, and the maynadier

Did chase and seymour in the ford.

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