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testimonial-writers fill
 * (Intentionally inexact)

The fauteuils nearest to the grill—
 * The hottest seats are always packed.

Intentionally inexact
 * They roast and crackle on the griddle,

The hottest seats are always packed
 * The frying fat sings like a fiddle.

They roast and crackle on the griddle
 * They wrote me better than I am,

The frying fat slugs like a fiddle
 * I do not give a single dn.

They wrote me better than I am
 * Thus making me a good deal worse,

They did not give a single dn
 * (Except when needed for the verse)

Thus making me a good deal worse
 * They disappoint the bright-eyed dons

Except when needed for the verse
 * They cannot tell their geese from swans.