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People call me ugly, And other hurtful names, I'm often ostri-sized, My feathers used for games. They say the Ugly-Duckling Grew up to be a swan, And though I'm still but very young, They ask me What went wrong? I'm left here on my own-some; And feel so sad and blue, Well, you would feel the same If you were an ... emu.

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