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INCANTATION by RAMONA GRAHAM

First Line: THIRTY-SIX HOURS FROM SINGAPORE
Last Line: LOOK WHAT HAS HAPPENED ME!
Subject(s): ADVENTURE & ADVENTURERS; SAILING & SAILORS; SEAMEN; SAILS;

@3"Thirty-six hours from Singapore,"
Sailing an azure sea;
Thirty-six hours, no less, no more --
Look what has happened me!@1

Only a circular garishly made,
Placarding Java and Bali trade,
But weaving the spell of the East -- pearls, jade,
Teakwood and Singapore!

@3Dollars, come quickly and bring me more --
Dollars to carry me there!
"Thirty-six hours from Singapore!"
Witness me sniffing the air!@1

Stalls I shall visit, and taste and try;
Bargain for treasures I never can buy,
Pinching myself to make sure it is I,
Shopping in Singapore!

@3"Thirty-six hours from Singapore,"
Sailing an azure sea;
Thirty-six hours, no less, no more --
Look what has happened me!@1



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