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I knew that I had gained
And yet I knew not how
By Diminution it was not
But Discipline unto

A Rigor unrelieved
Except by the Content
Another bear its Duplicate
In other Continent.

Edited by Peter Carter

Added: 2 Apr 2003 | Last Read: 7 Jun 2025 5:19 PM | Viewed: 7145 times

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