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THE PUZZLED CENTIPEDE by ANONYMOUS

First Line: A CENTIPEDE WAS HAPPY QUITE
Last Line: SHE LAY DISTRACTED IN THE DITCH / CONSIDERING HOW TO RUN
Subject(s): CENTIPEDES;THOUGHT; THINKING;

A CENTIPEDE was happy quite,
Until a frog in fun
Said, "Pray, which leg comes after which?"
This raised her mind to such a pitch,
She lay distracted in the ditch
Considering how to run.



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