the demonweb; Jabberwocky

Jabberwocky

by Lewis Carroll (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson)

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di|) g`/r3 AN[> g1mblE !n the \\/4b3;
aLL m!|\/|sy wer3 t|-|3 8orOgov3$,
aNd TH3 MOme Ra+H5 Ou~|~gRabE.

"8[-W4R3 +#e _/abbE/^w0Ck, |\/|y s0N!1!!#!@!#
~|~h[- jaws That B1Te, ~|~He c|_aw$ t|-|A~|~ C4~|~ch!1!!#!@!#
|3e|/\|a/^E th3 Ju8_/|_|b B1/^c|, A|\|c| $#un
the f/~U|\/|!oUs b4|\|Dersn4~|~[H!!!@!#!@#@!#!1"

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l()nG t!|v|[- th[- |\/|4nXOm3 f0e |-|E So(_)g|-|+--
sO r3Stec| #e |3y T|-|3 tuM~|~uM ~|~/~3E,
aNc| 5~|~()o[> Awhi/_E 1/v +h()UgH+.

AnD, as IN (_)phFIS# tho(_)9|-|t He st0od,
~|~|-|e jabB3rw0cK, wi~|~# 3v/3S of /=l@|v|3,
came w#i/=/=|_InG t#r()|_|9|-| tHe ~|~ulg3v/ Wo()[>,
A|\||) BUrBled @5 !T [@m3!1!!#!@!#

o/ve T|/\|o!1!!#!@!# 0n[- two!!!@!#!@#@!#!1 @/v|) thr0(_)G|-| @Nd tHrOu9#
+h[- vO/~/>@/_ bL@D3 wen+ $n!ck[-/~-sN@Ck!!!
|-|E Left i~|~ De@d, a/vc| WiTH 1ts #[-4|)
hE |/\|3N~|~ g4lUm/>|-|ing b@(k.

"ANc| hAST tHO|_| slain ~|~he ja8ber\\/OcK?
co|\/|e +o |\/|v/ aRm$, Mv/ Be4miSH boy!1!!#!@!#
o FRa|3jo(_)S |)AY!!1@!#!@#!# C@L|_O()h!!!@!#!@#@!#!1 (4L/_ay!!1@!#!@#!#"
H3 C#orT|_ed !n Hi5 jov/.

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dId GY/~e a|\||) 91m8l[- IN +|-|3 wABe;
a/_|_ mi|\/|sY W[-re tHe |3o/~()G()v[-$,
A/vd the |v|O|\/|E /^AT#s o|_|tGRA|3e.