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Behold the wicked little barb
Which catches fish in human garb
And yanks them back when they feel gay
With "Will it last?" or "Does it pay?"
It fastens neatly in the gills
Of those who have uncertain wills,
But even wily eels are caught
Upon this bent pin of a thought.

— Persis Greely Anderson

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