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Floss wont save you from an Abyss

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Floss wont save you from an Abyss by Emily Dickinson

 Floss won't save you from an Abyss
But a Rope will --
Notwithstanding a Rope for a Souvenir
Is not beautiful --

But I tell you every step is a Trough --
And every stop a Well --
Now will you have the Rope or the Floss?
Prices reasonable --

Form: Free verse

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