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Reserata Carcerem Lvi

Erewhile took hoisted oath crushed cod, 'pon Cecilia 'n' cramped Cynthia's nod. T' his lusty lover he'd rehearsed pored pledges gored b' lanky love's lurch. Damp dell 'n forg'ry hewn dark deceit, 'n which sassy smirk 's draped - smothered spree. Furred fabrics ergo "f cloning sewn torn was b' bounty blitzkrieg b' time thrown; "Trade thy love with me. I'll borrow", thrived oft - offshoot "f th' ticker's sorrow. But untutored mind 'n deceit lagged "s her words smarter than visage nagged. Anon did wielded wits 'witch him, 'n' anon sent he her 'way raging. '20:07:25:11:00 Note: a) of damp dishonesty b) Written apace with Middle English lexis: i) Erewhile - long ago ii) Cod - a man iii) Cynthia - moon iv) dell - young woman v) ergo - then vi) oft - often vii) visage - face viii) Anon¹ - immediately ix) Anon² - At once c) The following are used with no syllabic consequences: i) 'pon - upon ii) 'n' - and iii) t' - to iv) b' - by v) 'n - in vi) 's - is vii) "f - of viii) b' - by ix) oft - often x) th' - the xi) "s - as xii) 'witch - bewitch xiii) 'way - away.

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