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The Pedantic Verses

you must be carefully taught all aspects of the universe complete and utterly covered in a tome of spiritual verse you must be carefully taught who you must hate and who to love has all been handed down from commandments from somewhere above you must be carefully taught strict adherence to beliefs of past you must be careful of thought keep to your clan and your caste you must be carefully taught and not question line in case saints and prophets distraught banish life itself in disgrace you've got to be carefully taught there's no point except the knife to waiver from those said anointed to guarantee some eternal life you must be carefully taught you've got to be carefully taught you'll get tied up in a French knot you've got to be careful - a lot © GoodGuysoul 2015-01-14

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