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Unexpected


The mouse runs,

The house stays,

The cat burns,

Its aching blaze.

 

To find food,

The mouse runs,

To find food,

The cat runs.

 

The blaze lights,

A burning house,

and the fire eats,

the cat and mouse.

 

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