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To
the
Acting
Tenth
Assistant
in
the
Board
of
Speed
Control,
Who
will
Docket
it
and
Poke
it
in
the
Proper
Pigeonhole.
When
the
Eighteenth
Under-Deputy
has
found
it
hiding
there,
He
will
Specify
and
Advertise
with
Customary
Care;
So,
in
time,
they
ll
give
a
Contract
though
I
cannot
tell
you
when,
But
I
think
you
ll
get
your
Blankets
when
the
Robins
nest
again! & quot;
Said
the
Officer
Commanding,
as
he
pulled
his
graying
Hair:
& quot;I
should
like
to
have
some
Rifles,
if
you
have
a
few
to
spare;
I
should
like
to
have
some
Cannon
and
a
Ton
or
so
of
Shell
Just
any
kind
that
s
Shootable
will
answer
very
well
;
For
Hostile
Guns
are
hurling
Shot
with
Personal
Intent,
And
Etiquette
demands
that
we
return
the
Com
pliment;
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