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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.

They shuddered to think that the chase might fail,
 * And the Beaver, excited at last,

Went bounding along on the tip of its tail,
 * For the daylight was nearly past.

"There is Thingumbob shouting!" the Bellman said.
 * "He is shouting like mad, only hark!

He is waving his hands, he is wagging his head,
 * He has certainly found a Snark!"