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 "The very fittest man on earth
 * My influence to try on—

Of gentle, p'r'aps of noble birth,
 * And dauntless as a lion!

Now wrap yourself within your shroud—
 * Remain in easy hearing—

Observe—you'll hear him scream aloud
 * When I begin appearing!



The imp with yell unearthly—wild—
 * Threw off his dark enclosure:

His dauntless victim looked and smiled
 * With singular composure.