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Suddenly a sign caught her attention.
What it meant confused her comprehension:
“Sold Here: Thinking Caps for All Occasions—
Put an End to Cranial Evasions!”

In desperation she put on the brakes;
Ah! she wondered: maybe that’s what it takes!
Sophie went inside and looked all around—
Yes: stimuli for thought did there abound.

“Could you please help me?” she said to a clerk.
“I simply cannot get my brain to work;
And if a thinking cap would do the trick,
Then show me the one that I ought to pick.”

“Of course!” he said. “You’re smart to get in here—
Now we can start to get your head in gear.
First of all, young lady: may I inquire
Exactly what sort of thought you require?”

“Well, sir, today’s the day that winter ends;
I’ll celebrate it with my closest friends:
And I don’t know what I can bring to share.
It’s about to begin—I’m on my way there!”