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Monkeys who very sensibly refrain from speech, lest they should be set to earn their livings.


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All along the backwater, Through the rushes tall, Ducks are a-dabbling, Up tails all!



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All this he saw, for one moment breathless and intense, vivid on the morning sky; and still, as he looked, he lived; and still, as he lived, he wondered.



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