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 A WINTER SCENE

rabbit leaps,

The mouse out-creeps,

The flag out-peeps

Beside the brook;

The ferret weeps,

The marmot sleeps,

The owlet keeps

In his snug nook.

The apples thaw,

The ravens caw,

The squirrels gnaw

The frozen fruit.

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