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An active adolescent auld adored before bipolar behavior began, articulating anger all abhorred, became Beelzebub’s best boogeyman. Called clergy congregated, confident, discerning deep down, devilish divide; collectively cajoled - concomitant deemed demonic delivery denied. Extinguishing exorcism’s effect, (for fiendish foe, ferocious, fiercely fought) escaping existentially erect, found friars’ faith faint-hearted, fairly fraught. Gregarious, ghost gracious greeting graunts; hereupon, his holy harassers haunts. ————- graunt - an archaic spelling of grant alliteration using the letters of the rhyme pattern: abab cdcd efef gh - a sonnet's rhyme pattern would end in 'gg', but went with a 'gh' couplet, well, because... silly, struggled with this one - reminds me a little of the Sons of Sceva mentioned in Chapter 19 of Acts...

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