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LI. A modest lot, a fame petite

A MODEST lot, a fame petite,
        A brief campaign of sting and sweet
        Is plenty! Is enough!
A sailor's business is the shore,
        A soldier's -- balls. Who asketh more
Must seek the neighboring life!

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