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The Cuttlefish Man
He grunted. “Well, if you want it that way,
I’ll tell you: but now you’ve got to obey.
This is an emergency valve I found
For the old sewer line deep underground.
Today I blocked it at several points,
To build up the pressure here on these joints;
Now it is just about ready to blow—
And this is the place I want it to go!”
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