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Lying In a Very Large Bed

she was young, naïve and spry he was old with money entertaining and sly with he said a very very big heart the maid made the bed the master he said had compassion for his family and others less fortunate and out of duty he made the maid the next day they found the maid dead in legislation so called heart failure and the master stressed out but he said in very good shape lying in a very large bed unmade waiting for another maid-en you may ask why so much stress with so many things to do the answer from some while lying in bed is more is better than none but after all they say compassion for one’s fellow men and women trumps lying awake thinking of one’s fun-ds and we do want to do our part

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