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sought it with thimbles, they sought it with care
 * They pursued it with forks and hope;

They threatened its life with a railway-share;
 * They charmed it with smiles and soap.

Then the Butcher contrived an ingenious plan
 * For making a separate sally;

And had fixed on a spot unfrequented by man,
 * A dismal and desolate valley.

But the very same plan to the Beaver occurred:
 * It had chosen the very same place:

Yet neither betrayed, by a sign or a word,
 * The disgust that appeared in his face.