the demonweb; Jabberwocky

Jabberwocky

by Lewis Carroll (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson)

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d!D gyRE aNd g1|v|8/_3 !n ~|~|-|3 |/\|aBe;
A|_l MiMsY WeRE +he BOR()G()\/ES,
4N|) ThE |v|()mE r4t|-|5 Ou~|~g/^A8E.

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tHe j@ws Tha+ |31+e, ~|~hE c|_a|/\|$ tha+ caTch!!!@!#!@#@!#!1
|3eWaRe th[- j|_|Bjub B!/^|), 4/vd sh|_|n
+hE /=R|_||\/|ioUS B@/vc|ersnAtcH!1!!#!@!#"

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a/vd bU/^8/_ED as i~|~ ca|v|[-!!!

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h3 L3f~|~ it [>e@[>, AnD w!t# it$ #[-@[>
h3 |/\|e/v~|~ Galum/>|-|ING b@C|<.

"an|) Hast tHou Sla1N THe ja|3be/^WOck?
coMe +o mY @/~M5, |\/|y b3A|v|I$|-| boY!!!
0 F/^4B_/0u$ day!!!@!#!@#@!#!1 [a/_/_()Oh!!! C@ll@y!1!!#!@!#"
|-|e c#o/^Tle|) in H!s _/0`/.

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did gy/^e @|\|c| 9iMbl3 !N +h3 wabE;
A|_l |\/|imsy w3r3 t#3 b()ro9ov3s,
@|\||) t#3 Mo|\/|e r4t#s outGR@BE.