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  9. Date:         Fri, 22 Jan 1993 14:06:01 -0800
  10. Sender:       English Language Discussion Group <WORDS-L@uga.cc.uga.edu>
  11. From:         Peter Montgomery <MONTGOMERY@CAMINS.CAMOSUN.BC.CA>
  12. Subject:      Re: Maya's poem
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  16. From: BillMerrill <ST401601@BROWNVM.BROWN.EDU>
  17.  
  18. > > DS> The dinosaur, who left dry tokens
  19. > > DS> Of their sojourn here
  20. > > DS> On our planet floor,
  21. > >
  22. > >Am I the only one who immediately started thinking . . .
  23. >
  24. > . . . of dinosaur doo-doo on the planet floor?
  25. >
  26. > Bill
  27.  
  28. No. I immediately thought of how overly contrived the phrase
  29. 'planet floor' was, and missed the next five lines or so.
  30.  
  31. Peter
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