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es, I have a thousand tongues,And nine and ninety-nine lie.Though I strive to use the one,It will make no melody at my will,But is dead in my mouth. V Once there came a manWho said,"Range me all men of the world in rows."And instantlyThere was terrific clamor among the peopleAgainst being ranged in rows.There was a loud quarrel, world-wide.It endured for ages;And blood was shedBy those who would not stand in rows,And by those who pined to stand in rows,Eventually, the man went to death, weeping.And those who staid in bloody scuffleKnew not the great simplicity.
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