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'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves |
| and in the wabe: |
| All were the borogoves, |
| And the outgrabe. |
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| 'Beware the Jabberwock, my |
| The jaws that bite, the claws that |
| the Jubjub bird, and |
| The frumious Bandersnatch! |
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| He took in |
| Long the manxome foe he sought-- |
| So rested he by the Tumtum tree, |
| And stood awhile in thought. |
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| And, as in uffish thought he stood, |
| The Jabberwock, of flame, |
| Came through the tulgey wood, |
| And burbled as it came! |
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| One, two! two! And and through |
| The vorpal went snicker-snack! |
| He it dead, and with its head |
| He galumphing back. |
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| 'And, thou the Jabberwock? |
| Come to my my boy! |
| O frabjous day! Callooh! |
| He in joy. |
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| 'Twas and the slithy |
| Did and gimble in the |
| All were the |
| And the mome raths outgrabe. |