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THE PRECIPITATE COCK

AND

THE UNAPPRECIATED PEARL

A rooster once pursued a worm  That lingered not to brave him, To see his wretched victim squirm  A pleasant thrill it gave him; He summoned all his kith and kin,  They hastened up by legions, With quaint, expressive gurgles in  Their œsophageal regions.
Just then a kind of glimmering  Attracting his attention, The worm became too small a thing  For more than passing mention:

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