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A Word dropped careless on a Page
May stimulate an eye
When folded in perpetual seam
The Wrinkled Maker lie

Infection in the sentence breeds
We may inhale Despair
At distances of Centuries
From the Malaria—

Edited by Peter Carter

Added: 2 Apr 2003 | Last Read: 7 Jun 2025 5:49 PM | Viewed: 11429 times

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