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FERISHTAH'S FANCIES.
"Who deals the blow—What if by some rare method,—magic, say,—He saw into the biter's very soul,And knew the fault was so repented ofIt could not happen twice?""That's something: still,I hear, methinks, the driver say 'No lessTake thy fault's due! Those long-necked sisters, see,Lean all a-stretch to know if biting meetsPunishment or enjoys impunity.For their sakes—thwack!""The journey home at end,The solitary beast safe-stabled now,In comes the driver to avenge a wrongSuffered from six months since,—apparently
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