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NEWS OF THE PHOENIX by ARTHUR JAMES MARSHALL SMITH

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First Line: THEY SAY THE PHOENIX IS DYING, SOME SAY DEAD
Last Line: AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE, WHETHER HE DID OR NOT.
Subject(s): PHOENIX (MYTHICAL BIRD);
They say the Phoenix is dying, some say dead.
Dead without issue is what one message said,
But that has been suppressed, officially denied.

I think, myself, the man who sent it lied.
In any case, I'm told, he has been shot,
As a precautionary measure, whether he did or not.



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