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'twas bryllig and the slithy toves Did gyre and gimble in the wabe All mimsy were the borogoves And the mome raths out grabe.
'twas bryllig and the slithy toves Did gyre and gimble in the wabe All mimsy were the borogoves And the mome raths out grabe.
Approximate author period: c. 1865 AD · industrial
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- Approximate author period: c. 1865 AD · industrial
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