maggie and milly and molly and may

by E. E. Cummings

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wE|\|+ c|Own tO tH[- be4[#(T0 plav/ one |)@`/)

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so s|/\|E3t/_Y S#e [O|_|ld|\|'T /^3|v|3mbEr H[-r ~|~/^0ub/_3s,@|\|d

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who53 Ra`/5 fIv3 lANg(_)Id ph1n93Rs Wer3;

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which /^ac3[> 5i[>e|/\|@v/5 wHIl[- B|_o|/\|In9 8u|3|3L3$:anD

|v|@y came |-|oM3 |/\|!th @ $mO0th R0|_|n|) stoNe
a5 $malL 4$ a Wor/_d an[> @5 |_ARg3 As aLone.

f()r what3\/3/^ w[- L0se(lIK3 @ you OR a |v|3)
1t'$ Al\\/@Ys ()u/^s3/_\/es |/\|e ph1/v|) IN th3 s3a