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Dream Song 70: Disengaged bloody Henry rose from the shell

 Disengaged, bloody, Henry rose from the shell
where in theior racing start his seat got wedged
under his knifing knees,
he did it on the runners, feathering,
being bow, catching no crab.
The ridges were sore & tore chamois.
It was not done with ease.
So Henry was a hero, malgré lui, that day, for blundering; until & after the coach said this & which to him.
That happy day, whenas the pregnant back of Number Two returned, and he'd no choice but to make for it room.
Therefore he rowed rowed rowed.
They did not win.
Forever in the winning & losing since of his own crew, or rather in the weird regattas of this afterworld, cheer for the foe.
He sat himself to time the blue father.

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