the demonweb; Jabberwocky

Jabberwocky

by Lewis Carroll (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson)

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4/vd $to()D @\\/H!L[- iN ~|~h0(_)9Ht.

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#3 we/vt GAluMpH1|\|g back.

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[OmE tO mY @/^ms, |v|y b[-@mISh b0v/!!!@!#!@#@!#!1
o fR@bjOUS DAy!!!@!#!@#@!#!1 call()oH!!! (@/_|_ay!!!@!#!@#@!#!1"
|-|[- C|-|oR+l[-d 1n #is _/()y.

'Twas bR1lL!g, AN|) Th3 sl1~|~hy ~|~o\/es
[>iD gyre 4|\|d gImbl3 iN the \\/Abe;
4LL |\/|Imsy |/\|eRe +H3 |3ORoGO\/Es,
A|\|d the mo|v|e /^aTHs 0utGRabe.