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Cecil County Maryland

(Land that doth marry mother lode of sublime earthen land and sea). Age of exploration ushered cruel fate against “red” men living in bliss by agents patch of eden north o the Mason Dixon line latitude: 39.64839 longitude: -75.95591 alee perchance designed by divine providence with dyslexic humorous bents Cecil county Maryland lies like plump backward letter “e” witnessed topographic erosion pocked imprimatur marked meteorological dents thru inundation of oceanographic propensities melding coastline like the Galilee in particular by Chesapeake Bay, that body of water abutting like natural fence first witnessed by captain John Smith in 1608 mistaking himself tong tied in sole of Italy learned faux pas, when crossing paths with Susquehannas hence, offered tobacco sticks to natives while recovering from injured wounded knee said other sundry tribes curiously eyed then (I utilized poetic license) took smoke from packet of Kents which twist on actual historical facts manipulated by me but more truthful account awash and replete with more than interspersed nonsense and incorporates tract situated in so called Fertile Crescent – see settled by Europeans of English stock, who emigrated with nary a pence “taming” shrew like “noble savages” plied Leviathan sized ukuleles whose might exploited for felling forests, which timber built cabins with vents.

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