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10-Fright

FILLED WITH FRIGHT

The plight of the poor

is not easy to bare.

I wonder if anyone cares!

While trying to sleep,

we kept hearing a rat

gnawing under the floor.

I banged my shoe several times,

but it did no good.

It was the middle of the night,

and we were filled with fright!

George Snedeker

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