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The Old Observatory

I intended to give it to them good:
“You’re under arrest!” as loud as I could;
I’d have to take peeks until I discerned
That finally all of their backs were turned—

But the very first glance froze me in place,
Eyeballs and tongue popping out of my face;

I could not believe what I was seeing:
Neither of them was a human being!

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