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A WISE PRECAUTION by WILLIAM WATSON

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First Line: WHEN SO-AND-SO GAVE US HIS 'SONGS WITHOUT
Last Line: BUT, BLESS YOU, IT'S PULLING THEM SEEMS TO BRING LUCK.
WHEN So-and-so gave us his "Songs Without Flaws,"
It was What's-his-name managed the burst of applause.
The strings of the lyre are supposed to be "struck,"
But, bless you, it's @3pulling them@1 seems to bring luck.



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