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foules in the frith
fisses in the flod
and I mon waxe wode.
mulche sorwe I walke with
for beste of bon and blod.

        Anonymous
        13th Century


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Black rocks knocked
under torn, orange salmon
spawning in the rain.  I was
wading and sand and pebbles and
the flood weighed sideways on my thigh.