under milkwood

8/13/2019 Under Milkwood

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[ Silence ]

FIRST VOICE [ Very softly ]To begin at the beginning:It is spring, moonless night in the small ton, starless an! bible"blac#,

the cobblestreets silent an! the h$nche!, co$rters%"an!"rabbits% oo! limpingin&isible !on to the sloeblac#, slo, blac#, croblac#, fishingboat"bobbingsea' The ho$ses are blin! as moles (tho$gh moles see fine tonight in thesno$ting, &el&et !ingles) or blin! as Captain Cat there in the m$ffle! mi!!le

by the p$mp an! the ton cloc#, the shops in mo$rning, the *elfare +all ini!os% ee!s' n! all the people of the l$lle! an! !$mbfo$n! ton aresleeping no'

+$sh, the babies are sleeping, the farmers, the fishers, the tra!esmenan! pensioners, cobbler, schoolteacher, postman an! p$blican, the

$n!erta#er an! the fancy oman, !r$n#ar!, !ressma#er, preacher,policeman, the ebfoot coc#leomen an! the ti!y i&es' -o$ng girls liebe!!e! soft or gli!e in their !reams, ith rings an! tro$ssea$.,bri!esmai!e! by glo"orms !on the aisles of the organplaying oo!'The boys are !reaming ic#e! or of the b$c#ing ranches of the night an! the

/ollyro!gere! sea' n! the anthracite stat$es of the horses sleep in the fiel!s,an! the cos in the byres, an! the !ogs in the etnose! yar!s0 an! the catsnap in the slant corners or lope sly, strea#ing an! nee!ling, on the one clo$!of the roofs'

-o$ can hear the !e falling, an! the h$she! ton breathing' Onlyyo$r eyes are $nclose!, to see the blac# an! fol!e! ton fast, an! slo,asleep' n! yo$ alone can hear the in&isible starfall, the !ar#est"before"!an min$tely !egra1e! stir of the blac#, !ab"fille! sea here thereth$sa, the C$rle an! the S#ylar#, 2an1ibar, Rhiannon, the Ro&er, theCormorant, an! the Star of *ales tilt an! ri!e'

3isten' It is night mo&ing in the streets, the processional salt slom$sical in! in Coronation Street an! Coc#le Ro, it is the grass groingon 3laregg$b +ill, !e fall, star fall, the sleep of bir!s in 4il# *oo!'

3isten' It is night in the chill, s5$at chapel, hymning, in bonnet an!

brooch an! bomba1ine blac#, b$tterfly cho#er an! bootlace bo, co$ghingli#e nannygoats, s$c#ing mintoes, fortyin#ing hallel$/ah0 night in the fo$r"ale, 5$iet as a !omino0 in Oc#y 4il#man%s loft li#e a mo$se ith glo&es0 in6ai 7rea!%s ba#ery flying li#e blac# flo$r' It is tonight in 6on#ey Street,trotting silent, ith seaee! on its hoo&es, along the coc#le! cobbles, pastc$rtaine! fernpot, te.t an! trin#et, harmoni$m, holy !resser, atercolo$rs

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!one by han!, china !og an! rosy tin teaca!!y' It is night ne!!ying amongthe sn$ggeries of babies'

3oo#' It is night, !$mbly, royally in!ing thro$gh the Coronationcherry trees0 going thro$gh the gra&eyar! of 7ethes!a ith in!s glo&e!an! fol!e!, an! !e !offe!0 t$mbling by the Sailors rms'Time passes' 3isten' Time passes'Come closer no'

Only yo$ can hear the ho$ses sleeping in the streets in the slo !eepsalt an! silent blac#, ban!age! night' Only yo$ can see, in the blin!e!

be!rooms, the coms an! petticoats o&er the chairs, the /$gs an! basins, theglasses of teeth, Tho$ Shalt 9ot on the all, an! the yelloing !ic#ybir!"atching pict$res of the !ea!' Only yo$ can hear an! see, behin! the eyes ofthe sleepers, the mo&ements an! co$ntries an! ma1es an! colo$rs an!!ismays an! rainbos an! t$nes an! ishes an! flight an! fall an! !espairs

an! big seas of their !reams'From here yo$ are, yo$ can hear their !reams'Captain Cat, the retire! blin! sea"captain, asleep in his b$n# in the

seashelle!, ship"in"bottle!, shipshape best cabin of Schooner +o$se !reamsof

SECO96 VOICEne&er s$ch seas as any that sampe! the !ec#s of his S'S' i!elly

bellying o&er the be!clothes an! /ellyfish"slippery s$c#ing him !on salt

!eep into the 6a&y !ar# here the fish come biting o$t an! nibble him !onto his ishbone, an! the long !rone! n$11le $p to him'

FIRST 6RO*9E6Remember me, Captain;

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FO@RT+ 6RO*9E6Concertinas;

FIFT+ 6RO*9E6Ebene1er%s bell;

FIRST 6RO*9E6Fighting an! onions;

SECO96 6RO*9E6n! sparros an! !aisies;

T+IR6 6RO*9E6

Ti!!lers in a /am/ar;

FO@RT+ 6RO*9E67$ttermil# an! hippets;

FIFT+ 6RO*9E6Roc#"a"bye baby;

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*ashing on the line;SECO96 6RO*9E6

n! ol! girls in the sn$g;

T+IR6 6RO*9E6+o%s the tenors in 6olais;

FO@RT+ 6RO*9E6*ho mil#s the cos in 4aesgyn;

FIFT+ 6RO*9E6*hen she smiles, is there !imples;

FIRST 6RO*9E6*hat%s the smell of parsley;

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n! all the bells of the tills of the ton shall ring for o$r e!!ing'

[ 9oise of money"tills an! chapel bells ]

FIRST VOICECome no, !rift $p the !ar#, come $p the !rifting sea"!ar# street no

in the !ar# night seesaing li#e the sea, to the bible"blac# airless attic o&er?ac# 7lac# the cobbler%s shop here alone an! sa&agely ?ac# 7lac# sleeps ina nightshirt tie! to his an#les ith elastic an! !reams of

SECO96 VOICEchasing the na$ghty co$ples !on the grassgreen gooseberrie! !o$ble

be! of the oo!, flogging the tosspots in the spit"an!"sa!$st, !ri&ing o$tthe bare, bol! girls from the si.penny hops of his nightmares'

?C 73C [ 3o$!ly ]ch y fi=ch y fi=

FIRST VOICEE&ans the 6eath, the $n!erta#er,

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la$ghs high an! alo$! in his sleep an! c$rls $p his toes as he sees,$pon a#ing fifty years ago, sno lie !eep on the goosefiel! behin! thesleeping ho$se0 an! he r$ns o$t into the fiel! here his mother is ma#ing*elshca#es in the sno, an! steals a fistf$ll of snofla#es an! c$rrants an!climbs bac# to be! to eat them col! an! seet $n!er the arm, hite clotheshile his mother !ances in the sno #itchen crying o$t for her lost c$rrants'

FIRST VOICEn! in the little pin#"eye! cottage ne.t to the $n!erta#er%s, lie, alone,

the se&enteen snoring gentle stone of 4ister *al!o, rabbitcatcher, barber,

herbalist, cat!octor, 5$ac#, his fat, pin# han!s, palms $p, o&er the e!ge ofthe patchor# 5$ilt, his blac# boots neat an! ti!y in the ashing"basin, his

boler on a nail abo&e the be!, a mil# sto$t an! a slice of col! brea!p$!!ing $n!er the pillo0 an!, !ripping in the !ar#, he !reams of

4OT+ERThis little piggy ent to mar#et


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SECO96 9EIA+7O@Rn! yo$ #no here he en!e!

FIRST 9EIA+7O@R@p in the asyl$m

SECO96 9EIA+7O@RCrying for his ma

FIRST 9EIA+7O@RE&ery Sat$r!ay

SECO96 9EIA+7O@R+e hasn%t got a leg

FIRST 9EIA+7O@Rn! carrying on

SECO96 9EIA+7O@R*ith that 4rs 7eattie 4orris

FIRST 9EIA+7O@R@p in the 5$arry

SECO96 9EIA+7O@Rn! seen her baby

FIRST 9EIA+7O@RIt%s got his nose

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Oh it ma#es my heart blee!

FIRST 9EIA+7O@R*hat he%ll !o for !rin#

SECO96 9EIA+7O@R+e sol! the pianola

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FIRST 9EIA+7O@Rn! her seing machine

SECO96 9EIA+7O@RFalling in the g$tter

FIRST 9EIA+7O@RTal#ing to the lamp"post

SECO96 9EIA+7O@R@sing lang$age

FIRST 9EIA+7O@R

Singing in the

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T+IR6 9EIA+7O@R7rea#ing in!os

FO@RT+ 9EIA+7O@R4a#ing m$!pies

T+IR6 9EIA+7O@RStealing c$rrants

FO@RT+ 9EIA+7O@RChal#ing or!s

T+IR6 9EIA+7O@R

Sa him in the b$shes

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3ITT3E AIR3Ai&e $s a penny then'

4R *36OI only got a halfpenny'

FIRST *O493ips is a penny'


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retire!, an! 4r


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4R OA4OREIn a piece of tiss$e"paper hich I afterar!s b$rn'

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AOSS4ER 7E-9O9t last, my lo&e,

FIRST VOICEsighs Aossamer 7eynon' n! the b$shy tail ags r$!e an! ginger'

ORA9 4ORA9+elp,

SECO96 VOICEcries Organ 4organ, the organist, in his !ream,

ORA9 4ORA9

There is pert$rbation an! m$sic in Coronation Street= ll the spo$sesare hon#ing li#e geese an! the babies singing opera'


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OC- 4I349 [ *hispering ]regar!less of e.pense,

FIRST VOICEan! eeping li#e a f$neral'

SECO96 VOICECherry Oen, ne.t !oor, lifts a tan#ar! to his lips b$t nothing flos

o$t of it' +e sha#es the tan#ar!' It t$rns into a fish' +e !rin#s the fish'

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SI976Aossamer 7eynon'

FIRST VOICE mog$l catches 3ily Smalls in the ash"ho$se'

3I3- S433SOoh, yo$ ol! mog$l=

SECO96 VOICE4rs Rose"Cottage%s el!est, 4ae, peels off her pin#"an!"hite s#in in a

f$rnace in a toer in a ca&e in a aterfall in a oo! an! aits there ra asan onion for 4ister Right to leap $p the b$rning tall hollo splashes oflea&es li#e a brilliantine! tro$t'

4E ROSE"COTTAE [ Very close an! softly, !raing o$t the or!s ]Call me 6olores3i#e they !o in the stories'

FIRST VOICElone $ntil she !ies, 7essie 7ighea!, hire! help, born in the

or#ho$se, smelling of the coshe!, snores bass an! gr$ff on a co$ch ofstra in a loft in Salt 3a#e Farm an! pic#s a posy of !aisies in S$n!ay4ea!o to p$t on the gra&e of Aomer Oen ho #isse! her once by the

pig"sty hen she asn%t loo#ing an! ne&er #isse! her again altho$gh she asloo#ing all the time'

n! the Inspectors of Cr$elty fly !on into 4rs 7$tcher 7eynon%s!ream to persec$te 4r 7eynon for selling

7@TC+ER 7E-9O9ol meat, !ogs% eyes, manchop'

SECO96 VOICE4r 7eynon, in b$tcher%s bloo!ie! apron, spring"heels !on

Coronation Street, a finger, not his on, in his mo$th' Straightface! in hisc$nning sleep he p$lls the legs of his !reams an!

7@TC+ER 7E-9O9

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h$nting on pigbac# shoots !on the il! giblets'

ORA9 4ORA9 [ +igh an! softly ]+elp=

AOSS4ER 7E-9O9 [ Softly ]4y fo.y !arling'

FIRST VOICE9o behin! the eyes an! secrets of the !reamers in the streets roc#e!

to sleep by the sea, see the

SECO96 VOICEtitbits an! topsyt$r&ies, bobs an! b$ttontops, bags an! bones, ash an!

rin! an! !an!r$ff an! nailparings, sali&a an! snofla#es an! mo$lte!feathers of !reams, the rec#s an! sprats an! shells an! fishbones,hale/$ice an! moonshine an! small salt fry !ishe! $p by the hi!!en sea'

FIRST VOICEThe ols are h$nting' 3oo#, o&er 7ethes!a gra&estones one hoots an!

soops an! catches a mo$se by +annah Rees, 7elo&e! *ife' n! inCoronation Street, hich yo$ alone can see it is so !ar# $n!er the chapel inthe s#ies, the Re&eren! Eli ?en#ins, poet, preacher, t$rns in his !eep

toar!s"!an sleep an! !reams ofREV'E3I?E9I9S

Eiste!!fo!a$'

SECO96 VOICE+e intricately rhymes, to the m$sic of crth an! pibgorn, all night

long in his !r$i!%s see!y nightie in a beer"tent blac# ith parchs'

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FIRST VOICE4rs Organ 4organ, groceress, coile! grey li#e a !ormo$se, her pas

to her ears, con/$res

4RS ORA9 4ORA9Silence'

SECO96 VOICEShe sleeps &ery !$lcet in a co&e of ool, an! tr$mpeting Organ

4organ at her si!e snores no lo$!er than a spi!er'

FIRST VOICE4ary nn Sailors !reams of

4R- 99 SI3ORSThe Aar!en of E!en'

FIRST VOICEShe comes in her smoc#"froc# an! clogs

4R- 99 SI3ORSaay from the cool scr$bbe! cobble! #itchen ith the S$n!ay"school

pict$res on the hiteashe! all an! the farmers% almanac h$ng abo&e the

settle an! the si!es of bacon on the ceiling hoo#s, an! goes !on thecoc#leshelle! paths of that applepie #itchen gar!en, !$c#ing $n!er thegippo%s clothespegs, catching her apron on the blac#c$rrant b$shes, past

beanros an! onion"be! an! tomatoes ripening on the all toar!s the ol!man playing the harmoni$m in the orchar!, an! sits !on on the grass at hissi!e an! shells the green peas that gro $p thro$gh the lap of her froc# that

br$shes the !e'

FIRST VOICEIn 6on#ey Street, so f$rre! ith sleep, 6ai 7rea!,


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abreast of the times' The one place of orship, ith its neglecte! gra&eyar!,is of no architect$ral interest' The ri&er 6ei is sai! to abo$n! in tro$t, b$tis m$ch poache!'[ coc# cros ]

FIRST VOICEThe principality of the s#y lightens no, o&er o$r green hill, into

spring morning lar#e! an! croe! an! belling'[ Slo bell notes ]

FIRST VOICE*ho p$lls the tonhall bellrope b$t blin! Captain Cat; One by one,

the sleepers are r$ng o$t of sleep this one morning as e&ery morning' n!soon yo$ shall see the chimneys% slo $pflying sno as Captain Cat, in

sailor%s cap an! seaboots, anno$nces to!ay ith his lo$! get"o$t"of"be! bell'

SECO96 VOICEThe Re&eren! Eli ?en#ins, in 7ethes!a +o$se, gropes o$t of be! into

his preacher%s blac#, combs bac# his bar!%s hite hair, forgets to ash, pa!sbarefoot !onstairs, opens the front !oor, stan!s in the !ooray an!,loo#ing o$t at the !ay an! $p at the eternal hill, an! hearing the sea brea#an! the gab of bir!s, remembers his on &erses an! tells them, softly, toempty Coronation Street that is rising an! raising its blin!s'

REV' E3I ?E9I9S6ear Aalia= I #no there areTons lo&elier than o$rs,n! fairer hills an! loftier far,n! gro&es more f$ll of floers,

n! bos#ier oo!s more blithe ith springn! bright ith bir!s% a!orning,n! seeter bar!s than I to sing

Their praise this bea$teo$s morning'

7y Ca!er I!ris, tempest"torn,Or 4oel y *y!!fa%s glory,Carne!! 3leelyn bea$ty born,


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7y mo$ntains here ing rth$r !reams,7y


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4rs 7eynon%s #itchen, an! loo#s at herself in 4r 7eynon%s sha&ing"glasso&er the sin#, an! sees:

3I3- S433SOh, there%s a face=*here yo$ get that hair from;Aot it from ol! tom cat'Ai&e it bac# then, lo&e'Oh, there%s a perm=

*here yo$ get that nose from, 3ily;Aot it from my father, silly'-o$%&e got it on $psi!e !on=Oh, there%s a con#=

3oo# at yo$r comple.ion=Oh no, yo$ loo#'

9ee!s a bit of ma#e"$p'9ee!s a &eil'Oh, there%s glamo$r=

*here yo$ get that smile, 3il;9e&er yo$ min!, girl'

9obo!y lo&es yo$'That%s hat yo$ thin#'

*ho is it lo&es yo$;Shan%t tell'Come on, 3ily'Cross yo$r heart then;Cross my heart'

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n! &ery softly, her lips almost to$ching her reflection, she breathesthe name an! clo$!s the sha&ing"glass'

4RS 7E-9O9 [ 3o$!ly, from abo&e ]3ily=

3I3- S433S [ 3o$!ly ]

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-es, m$m'

4RS 7E-9O9*here%s my tea, girl;

3I3- S433S[ Softly ] *here !%yo$ thin#; In the cat"bo.;[ 3o$!ly] Coming $p, m$m'''

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4RS 6I 7RE6 O9E4e, 4rs 6ai 7rea! One, cappe! an! shale! an! no ol! corset, nice

to be comfy, nice to be nice, clogging on the cobbles to stir $p a neighbo$r'Oh, 4rs Sarah, can yo$ spare a loaf, lo&e; 6ai 7rea! forgot the brea!'There%s a lo&ely morning= +o%s yo$r boils this morning; Isn%t that goo!nes no, it%s a change to sit !on' Ta, 4rs Sarah'

4RS 6I 7RE6 T*O4e, 4rs 6ai 7rea! To, gypsie! to #ill in a sil#y scarlet petticoat

abo&e my #nees, !irty pretty #nees, see my bo!y thro$gh my petticoatbron as a berry, high"heel shoes ith one heel missing, tortoiseshell combin my bright blac# slin#y hair, nothing else at all b$t a !ab of scent, lollingga$!y at the !ooray, tell yo$r fort$ne in the tea"lea&es, scoling at thes$nshine, lighting $p my pipe'

3OR6 C@T"A3SS4e, 3or! C$t"Alass, in an ol! froc#"coat belonge! to Eli ?en#ins an!

a pair of postman%s tro$sers from 7ethes!a ?$mble, r$nning o$t of !oors toempty slops " oh min! there, Ro&er= " an! then r$nning in again, tic# toc#'

9OAOO6 7O-O4e, 9ogoo! 7oyo, $p to no goo! in the ash"ho$se'

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4RS C+ERR- O*E9n! then yo$ too# off yo$r tro$sers an! yo$ sai!, %6oes anybo!y

ant a fight;% Oh, yo$ ol! baboon'

C+ERR- O*E9Ai&e me a #iss'

4RS C+ERR- O*E9n! then yo$ sang %berystyth%, tenor an! bass'

C+ERR- O*E9I alays sing %berystyth%'

4RS C+ERR- O*E9n! then yo$ !i! a little !ance on the table'

C+ERR- O*E9I !i!;

4RS C+ERR- O*E96rop !ea!=

C+ERR- O*E9

n! then hat !i! I !o;4RS C+ERR- O*E9

Then yo$ crie! li#e a baby an! sai! yo$ ere a poor !r$n# orphanith nohere to go b$t the gra&e'

C+ERR- O*E9n! hat !i! I !o ne.t, my !ear;

4RS C+ERR- O*E9

Then yo$ !ance! on the table all o&er again an! sai! yo$ ere ingSolomon Oen an! I as yo$r 4rs Sheba'

C+ERR- O*E9 [ Softly ]n! then;

4RS C+ERR- O*E9

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n! then I got yo$ into be! an! yo$ snore! all night li#e a breery'[ 4r an! 4rs Cherry Oen la$gh !elighte!ly together ]

FIRST VOICEFrom 7eynon 7$tchers in Coronation Street, the smell of frie! li&er

si!les o$t ith onions on its breath' n! listen= In the !ar# brea#fast"roombehin! the shop, 4r an! 4rs 7eynon, aite! $pon by their treas$re, en/oy,beteen bites, their e&erymorning h$llabaloo, an! 4rs 7eynon slips thegristly bits $n!er the tasselle! tablecloth to her fat cat'[ Cat p$rrs ]

4RS 7E-9O9She li#es the li&er, 7en'

4R 7E-9O9She o$ght to !o, 7ess' It%s her brother%s'

4RS 7E-9O9 [ Screaming ]Oh, !%yo$ hear that, 3ily;

3I3- S433S-es, m$m'

4RS 7E-9O9*e%re eating p$sscat'3I3- S433S

-es, m$m'

4RS 7E-9O9Oh, yo$ cat"b$tcher=

4R 7E-9O9It as !octore!, min!'

4RS 7E-9O9 [ +ysterical ]*hat%s that got to !o ith it;

4R 7E-9O9-ester!ay, e ha! mole'

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4RS 7E-9O9Oh, 3ily, 3ily=

4R 7E-9O94on!ay, otter' T$es!ay, shres'

[ 4rs 7eynon screams ]

3I3- S433SAo on, 4rs 7eynon' +e%s the biggest liar in ton'

4RS 7E-9O96on%t yo$ !are say that abo$t 4r 7eynon'

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E&erybo!y #nos it, m$m'

4RS 7E-9O94r 7eynon ne&er tells a lie' 6o yo$, 7en;

4R 7E-9O99o, 7ess' n! no I am going o$t after the corgies, ith my little

clea&er'

4RS 7E-9O9Oh, 3ily, 3ily=

FIRST VOICE@p the street, in the Sailors rms, Sinba! Sailors, gran!son of 4ary

nn Sailors, !ras a pint in the s$nlit bar' The ship%s cloc# in the bar sayshalf past ele&en' +alf past ele&en is opening time' The han!s of the cloc#ha&e staye! still at half past ele&en for fifty years' It is alays opening timein the Sailors rms'

SI976+ere%s to me, Sinba!'

FIRST VOICEll o&er the ton, babies an! ol! men are cleane! an! p$t into their

bro#en prams

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an! heele! on to the s$nlit coc#le! cobbles or o$t into the bac#yar!s $n!erthe !ancing $n!erclothes, an! left' baby cries'

O36 49I ant my pipe an! he ants his bottle'

[ School bell rings ]

FIRST VOICE9oses are ipe!, hea!s pic#e!, hair combe!, pas scr$bbe!, ears

bo.e!, an! the chil!ren shrille! off to school'[ Chil!ren%s &oices, $p an! o$t ]

SECO96 VOICEFishermen gr$mble to their nets' 9ogoo! 7oyo goes o$t in the !inghy

2an1ibar, ships the oars, !rifts sloly in the !ab"fille! bay, an!, lying on hisbac# in the $nbale! ater, among crabs% legs an! tangle! lines, loo#s $p atthe spring s#y'

9OAOO6 7O-O [ Softly, la1ily ]I !on%t #no ho%s $p there an! I !on%t care'

FIRST VOICE+e t$rns his hea! an! loo#s $p at 3laregg$b +ill, an! sees, among

green lathere! trees, the hite ho$ses of the stren aay farms, herefarmboys histle, !ogs sho$t, cos lo, b$t all too far aay for him, oryo$, to hear' n! in the ton, the shops s5$ea# open' 4r E!ar!s, in

b$tterfly"collar an! stra"hat at the !ooray of 4anchester +o$se,meas$res, ith his eye, the !a!lers by for stripe! flannel shirts an! shro$!san! floery blo$ses, an! bellos to himself in the !ar#ness behin! his eye

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FIRST VOICEThe 5$ic# footsteps h$rry on along the cobbles an! $p three steps to

the Sailorsrms'

4R *36O [ Calling o$t ]K$ic#, Sinba!'


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FIRST *O49got a man in 7$ilth *ells

T+IR6 *O49an! he got a little telescope to loo# at bir!s

SECO96 *O49*illy 9illy sai!

T+IR6 *O49Remember her first h$sban!; +e !i!n%t nee! a telescope

FIRST *O49

he loo#e! at them $n!ressing thro$gh the #eyhole

T+IR6 *O49an! he $se! to sho$t Tallyho

SECO96 *O49b$t 4r Ogmore as a proper gentleman

FIRST *O49

e&en tho$gh he hange! his collieT+IR6 *O49

Seen 4rs 7$tcher 7eynon;

SECO96 *O49She sai! 7$tcher 7eynon p$t !ogs in the mincer

FIRST *O49Ao on he%s p$lling her leg

T+IR6 *O499o !on%t yo$ !are tell her that, there%s a !ear

SECO96 *O49or she%ll thin# he%s trying to p$ll it off an! eat it

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FO@RT+ *O49There%s a nasty lot li&e here hen yo$ come to thin#

FIRST *O493oo# at that 9ogoo! 7oyo no

SECO96 *O49too la1y to ipe his sno$t

T+IR6 *O49an! going o$t fishing e&ery !ay an! all he e&er bro$ght bac# as a

4rs Sam$els

FIRST *O49been in the ater a ee#

SECO96 *O49n! loo# at Oc#y 4il#man%s ife that nobo!y%s e&er seen

FIRST *O49he #eeps her in the c$pboar! ith the empties

T+IR6 *O49an! thin# of 6ai 7rea! ith to i&es

SECO96 *O49one for the !aytime an! one for the night

FO@RT+ *O494en are br$tes on the 5$iet

T+IR6 *O49n! ho%s Organ 4organ, 4rs 4organ

FIRST *O49yo$ loo# !ea! beat

SECO96 *O49it%s organ organ all the time ith him

T+IR6 *O49

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$p e&ery night $ntil mi!night playing the organ

4RS ORA9 4ORA9Oh, I%m a martyr to m$sic'

FIRST VOICEO$tsi!e, the s$n springs !on on the ro$gh an! t$mbling ton' It r$nsthro$gh the he!ges of Aoosegog 3ane, c$ffing the bir!s to sing' Springhips green !on Coc#le Ro, an! the shells ring o$t' 3laregg$b this snipof a morning is il! fr$it an! arm, the streets, fiel!s, san!s an! atersspringing in the yo$ng s$n'

SECO96 VOICE

E&ans the 6eath presses har! ith blac# glo&es on the coffin of hisbreast in case his heart /$mps o$t'

EV9S T+E 6ET+ [ +arsh ]*here%s yo$r !ignity' 3ie !on'

SECO96 VOICESpring stirs Aossamer 7eynon schoolmistress li#e a spoon'

AOSS4ER 7E-9O9 [ Tearf$lly ]Oh, hat can I !o; I%ll ne&er be refine! if I titch'

SECO96 VOICESpring this strong morning foams in a flame in ?ac# 7lac# as he

cobbles a high"heele! shoe for 4rs 6ai 7rea! To the gypsy, b$t hehammers it sternly o$t'

?C 73C [ To a hammer rhythm ]There is no leg belonging to the foot that belongs to this shoe'

SECO96 VOICEThe s$n an! the green bree1e ship Captain Cat sea"memory again'

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SECO96 VOICE4ary nn Sailors says &ery softly to herself as she loo#s o$t at

3laregg$b +ill from the be!room here she as born

4R- 99 SI3ORS [ 3o$!ly ]It is Spring in 3laregg$b in the s$n in my ol! age, an! this is the

Chosen 3an!'[ choir of chil!ren%s &oices s$!!enly cries o$t on one, high, gla!, long,sighing note ]

FIRST VOICEn! in *illy 9illy the


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oman%s nightie o$tsi1e he sai! he fo$n! it an! e #no here' I sol! apac#et of pins to Sinba! Sailors to pic# his teeth' If this goes on I shall be inthe poorho$se' 4y heart is in yo$r bosom an! yo$rs is in mine' Ao! be ithyo$ alays 4yfany


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One o$l! p$ll it o$t an! one o$l! p$t it bac#O it%s my t$rn no sai! Flossie SnailTo ta#e the baby from the mil#ing pailn! it%s my t$rn no sai! ?ohnnie Crac#To smac# it on the hea! an! p$t it bac#

?ohnnie Crac# an! Flossie Snailept their baby in a mil#ing pailOne o$l! p$t it bac# an! one o$l! p$ll it o$tn! all it ha! to !rin# as ale an! sto$tFor ?ohnnie Crac# an! Flossie Snaillays $se! to say that sto$t an! ale*as goo! for a baby in a mil#ing pail'

[ 3ong pa$se ]

FIRST VOICEThe m$sic of the spheres is hear! !istinctly o&er 4il# *oo!' It is

%The R$stle of Spring%'

SECO96 VOICE glee"party sings in 7ethes!a Ara&eyar!, gay b$t m$ffle!'

FIRST VOICE

Vegetables ma#e lo&e abo&e the tenorsSECO96 VOICE

an! !ogs bar# bl$e in the face'

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Cross my palm ith sil&er' O$t of o$r ho$se#eeping money' ah=

4RS 6I 7RE6 O9E*hat !%yo$ see, lo&ie;

4RS 6I7RE6 T*OI see a featherbe!' *ith three pillos on it' n! a te.t abo&e the be!'

I can%t rea! hat it says, there%s great clo$!s bloing' 9o they ha&e blonaay' Ao! is lo&e, the te.t says'

4RS 6I 7RE6 O9E [ 6elighte! ]That%s o$r be!'

4RS 6I 7RE6 T*O

n! no it%s &anishe!' The s$n%s spinning li#e a top' *ho%s thiscoming o$t of the s$n; It%s a hairy little man ith big pin# lips' +e got a alleye'

4RS 6I7RE6 O9EIt%s 6ai, it%s 6ai 7rea!=

4RS 6I7RE6 T*OSsh= The featherbe!%s floating bac#' The little man%s ta#ing his boots

off' +e%s p$lling his shirt o&er his hea!' +e%s beating his chest ith his fists'+e%s climbing intobe!'

4RS 6I 7RE6 O9EAo on, go on'

4RS 6I7RE6 T*OThere%s to omen in be!' +e loo#s at them both, ith his hea!

coc#e! on one si!e' +e%s histling thro$gh his teeth' 9o he grips his little

arms ro$n! one of the omen'

4RS 6I 7RE6 O9E*hich one, hich one;

4RS 6I 7RE6 T*OI can%t see any more' There%s great clo$!s bloing again'

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It as a lo&er an! his lass*ith a hey an! a hao an! a hey nonino'''

SI976Oh, 4r *al!o,

FIRST VOICEsays Sinba! Sailors,

SI976She%s a la!y all o&er'

FIRST VOICE

n! 4r *al!o, ho is thin#ing of a oman soft as E&e an! sharp assciatica to share his brea!"p$!!ing be!, ansers,

4R *36O9o la!y that I #no is'

SI976n! if only gran!ma%! !ie, cross my heart I%! go !on on my #nees

4r *al!o an! I%! say 4iss Aossamer I%! say

C+I36RE9%S VOICES*hen bir!s !o sing a !ing a !ing a !ingSeet lo&ers lo&e the Spring'''

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FIRST VOICEn! the morning school is o&er, an! Captain Cat at his c$rtaine!

schooner%s porthole open to the Spring s$n ti!es hears the na$ghty forfeitingchil!ren t$mble an! rhyme on the cobbles'''

AIR3S% VOICESAennie call the boysThey ma#e s$ch a noise'

AIR37oys boys boysCome along to me'

AIR3S% VOICES

7oys boys boysiss Aennie here she saysOr gi&e her a penny'Ao on, Aennie'

AIR3iss me in Aoosegog 3aneOr gi&e me a penny'*hat%s yo$r name;

FIRST 7O-7illy'

AIR3iss me in Aoosegog 3ane 7illyOr gi&e me a penny silly'

FIRST 7O-Aennie Aennie

I #iss yo$ in Aoosegog 3ane9o I ha&en%t got to gi&e yo$ a penny'

AIR3S% VOICES7oys boys boysiss Aennie here she saysOr gi&e her a penny'


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Ao on, Aennie'

AIR3iss me on 3laregg$b +illOr gi&e me a penny'*hat%s yo$r name;

SECO96 7O-?ohnnie Cristo'

AIR3iss me on 3laregg$b +ill ?ohnnie CristoOr gi&e me a penny mister'

SECO96 7O-Aennie AennieI #iss yo$ on 3laregg$b +ill'

9o I ha&en%t got to gi&e yo$ a penny'

AIR3S% VOICES7oys boys boysiss Aennie here she saysOr gi&e her a penny'

Ao on, Aennie'AIR3

iss me in 4il# *oo!Or gi&e me a penny'*hat%s yo$r name;

T+IR6 7O-6ic#y'

AIR3iss me in 4il# *oo! 6ic#yOr gi&e me a penny 5$ic#ly'

T+IR6 7O-Aennie Aennie Ican%t #iss yo$ in 4il# *oo!'

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AIR3S% VOICESAennie as# him hy'

AIR3*hy;

T+IR6 7O-7eca$se my mother sai! I m$stn%t'

AIR3S% VOICESCoar!y coar!y c$star! Ai&e Aennie a penny'

AIR3

Ai&e me a penny'

T+IR6 7O-I ha&en%t got any'

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SI976 SI3ORSOh, Aossamer 7eynon, hy are yo$ so pro$!;

SECO96 VOICE+e grie&es to his A$inness'

SI976 SI3ORSOh, bea$tif$l bea$tif$l Aossamer 7', I ish I ish that yo$ ere for

me' I ish yo$ ere not so e!$cate!'

SECO96 VOICE

She feels his goatbear! tic#le her in the mi!!le of the orl! li#e a t$ftof iry fire, an! she t$rns, in a terror of !elight, aay from his hips an!his#ery conflagration an! sits !on in the #itchen to a plate heape! highith chips an! the #i!neys of lambs' In the blin!"!ran !ar# !ining"room ofSchool +o$se, !$sty an! echoing as a !ining room in a &a$lt, 4r an! 4rs


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SECO96 VOICEsai! 4rs Organ 4organ to her h$sban!, ith her mo$th f$ll of fish as

a pelican%s'

4RS ORA9 4ORA97$t yo$ !on%t go nesting in long combinations, I sai! to myself, li#e

4r *al!o as earing, an! yo$r !ress nearly o&er yo$r hea! li#e


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3or! C$t"Alass, in his #itchen f$ll of time, s5$ats !on alone to a!og!ish, mar#e! Fi!o, of peppery fish"scraps an! listens to the &oices of hissi.ty"si. cloc#s " one for each year of his loony age " an! atches, ithlo&e, their blac#"an!"hite moony lo$!lippe! faces toc#ing the earth aay:slo cloc#s, 5$ic# cloc#s, pen!$l$me! heart"#noc#s, china, alarm,gran!father, c$c#oo0 cloc#s shape! li#e 9oah%s hirring r#, cloc#s that

bic#er in marble ships, cloc#s in the ombs of glass omen, ho$rglasschimers, t$"it"t$"oo cloc#s, cloc#s that pl$c# t$nes, Ves$&i$s cloc#s all

blac# bells an! la&a, 9iagara cloc#s that cataract their tic#s, ol! time"eeping cloc#s ith ebony bear!s, cloc#s ith no han!s fore&er !r$mmingo$t time itho$t e&er #noing hat time it is' +is si.ty"si. singers are allset at !ifferent ho$rs' 3or! C$t"Alass li&es in a ho$se an! a life at siege' nymin$te or !ar# !ay no, the $n#non enemy ill loot an! sa&age !onhill,

b$t they ill not catch him napping' Si.ty"si. !ifferent times in his fish"

slimy #itchen ping, stri#e, tic#, chime an! toc#'

SECO96 VOICEThe l$st an! lilt an! lather an! emeral! bree1e an! crac#le of the bir!"

praise an! bo!y of Spring ith its breasts f$ll of ri&ering 4ay"mil#, means,to that lor!ly fish"hea! nibbler, nothing b$t another nearness to the tribesan! na&ies of the 3ast 7lac# 6ay ho%ll sear an! pillage !on rmage!!on+ill to his !o$ble"loc#e! r$sty"sh$ttere! tic# toc# !$st"scrabble! shac# atthe bottom of the ton that has fallen hea! o&er bells in lo&e'


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The s$nny slo l$lling afternoon yans an! moons thro$gh the !o1yton' The sea lolls, laps an! i!les in, ith fishes sleeping in its lap' Themea!os still as S$n!ay, the sh$t"eye tasselle! b$lls, the goat"an!"!aisy!ingles, nap happy an! la1y' The !$mb !$c#"pon!s snoo1e' Clo$!s sag an!

pillo on 3laregg$b +ill'


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n! mermen an! hales'

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says the chil!' 4other an! chil! mo&e on !on the street'

C+I36+e%s got a nose li#e straberries,

FIRST VOICEthe chil! says0 an! then she forgets him too' She sees in the still

mi!!le of the bl$ebagge! bay 9ogoo! 7oyo fishing from the 2an1ibar'

C+I369ogoo! 7oyo ga&e me three pennies yester!ay b$t I o$l!n%t,

FIRST VOICEthe chil! tells her mother

SECO96 VOICE7oyo catches a halebone corset' It is all he has ca$ght all !ay'

9OAOO6 7O-O7loo!y f$nny fish=

SECO96 VOICE4rs 6ai 7rea! To gypsies $p his min!%s slo eye, !resse! only in a

bangle'9OAOO6 7O-O

She%s earing her nightgon'[


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She sha#es her brass nightgon, an! he chases her o$t of his min!0an! hen hecomes g$sting bac#, there in the bloo!shot centre of his eye a geisha girlgrins an! bos in a #imono of ricepaper'

9OAOO6 7O-OI ant to be goo! 7oyo, b$t nobo!y%ll let me,

FIRST VOICEhe sighs as she rithes politely' The lan! fa!es, the sea floc#s silently

aay0 an! thro$gh the arm hite clo$! here he lies sil#y, tingling $neasyEastern m$sic $n!oes him in a ?apanese min$te'

SECO96 VOICE

The afternoon b$11es li#e la1y bees ro$n! the floers ro$n! 4aeRose"Cottage' 9early asleep in the fiel! of nannygoats ho h$m an! gently

b$tt the s$n, she blos lo&e on a p$ffball'

4E ROSE"COTTAE [ 3a1ily ]+e lo&es me+e lo&es me not+e lo&es me+e lo&es me not

+e lo&es me= " the !irty ol! fool'SECO96 VOICE

3a1y she lies alone in clo&er an! seet"grass, se&enteen an! ne&erbeen seet in the grass ho ho'

FIRST VOICEThe Re&eren! Eli ?en#ins in#y in his cool front parlo$r or poem"room

tells only the tr$th in his 3ifeor# " the


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FIRST VOICEhe prays' There is no #non li#eness of his father Esa$, ho,

$n!ogcollare! beca$se of his little ea#ness, as scythe! to the bone onehar&est by mista#e hen sleeping ith his ea#ness in the corn' +e lost allambition an! !ie!, ith one leg'

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alrea!y reflecte! in the la#es of their great eyes' 7essie 7ighea! greets themby the names she ga&e them hen they ere mai!ens'

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a highbac#e! hygienic chair an! ills herself to col!, 5$ic# sleep' t once,at tice, 4r Ogmore an! 4r


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*e m$st ta#e o$r py/amas from the !raer mar#e! py/amas'

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*ho li&e o$r li&es $n!er 4il# *oo!,n! Tho$, I #no, ilt be the firstTo see o$r best si!e, not o$r orst'

O let $s see another !ay=7less $s this holy night, I pray,n! to the s$n e all ill bon! say, goo!bye " b$t /$st for no=

FIRST VOICE?ac# 7lac# prepares once more to meet his Satan in the *oo!' +e

grin!s his night"teeth, closes his eyes, climbs into his religio$s tro$sers, theirflies sen $p ith cobbler%s threa!, an! pa!s o$t, torche! an! bible!, grimly,

/oyf$lly, into the alrea!y sinning !$s#'

?C 73COff to Aomorrah=

SECO96 VOICEn! 3ily Smalls is $p to 9ogoo! 7oyo in the ash"ho$se'

FIRST VOICEn! Cherry Oen, sober as S$n!ay as he is e&ery !ay of the ee#,

goes off happy as Sat$r!ay to get !r$n# as a !eacon as he !oes e&ery night'C+ERR- O*E9

I alays say she%s got to h$sban!s, one !r$n# an! one sober'

4RS C+ERR- O*E9n! aren%t I a l$c#y oman; 7eca$se I lo&e them both'

SI976E&ening, Cherry'

C+ERR- O*E9E&ening, Sinba!'

SI976*hat%ll yo$ ha&e;

C+ERR- O*E9

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Too m$ch'

SI976The Sailors rms is alays open,

FIRST VOICESinba! s$ffers to himself, heartbro#en,

SI976Oh, Aossamer, open yo$rs=

FIRST VOICE6$s# is !rone! for e&er $ntil tomorro' It is all at once night no'

The in!y ton is a hill of in!os, an! from the larr$ppe! a&es, the

lights of the lamps in the in!os call bac# the !ay an! the !ea! that ha&er$n aay to sea' ll o&er the calling !ar#, babies an! ol! men are bribe! an!l$llabie! to sleep'

FIRST *O49%S VOICE+$shabye, baby, the san!man is coming'''

SECO96 *O49%S VOICE [ singing ]Roc#abye, gran!pa, in the treetop,

*hen the in! blos, the cra!le ill roc#,*hen the bo$gh brea#s, the cra!le ill fall,6on ill come gran!pa, his#ers an! all'

FIRST VOICEOr their !a$ghters co&er $p the ol! $nin#ing men li#e parrots, an! in

their little !ar# in the lit an! b$stling yo$ng #itchen corners, all night longthey atch, bea!y"eye!, the long night thro$gh in case !eath catches themasleep'

SECO96 VOICE@nmarrie! girls, alone in their pri&ately bri!al be!rooms, po!er an!

c$rl for the 6ance of the *orl!' They ma#e, in front of their loo#ing"glasses, ha$ghty or come"hithering faces for the yo$ng men in the streeto$tsi!e, at the lamplit leaning corners, ho ait in the all"at"once in! tool&e an! histle'FIRST VOICE


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The !rin#ers in the Sailors rms !rin# to the fail$re of the !ance'

6RI9ER6on ith the alt1ing an! s#ipping'

C+ERR- O*E96ancing isn%t nat$ral,

FIRST VOICErighteo$sly says Cherry Oen ho has /$st !one! se&enteen pints of

flat, arm,thin, *elsh, bitter beer'

SECO96 VOICE

4r *al!o, in his corner of the Sailors rms, sings

4R *36OIn


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Since my h$sban! ent his ays'Come an! seep my chimbleyCome an! seep my chimbleyShe sighe! to me ith a bl$shCome an! seep my chimbleyCome an! seep my chimbley7ring along yo$r chimbley br$sh=

SECO96 VOICE farmer%s lantern glimmers, a spar# on 3laregg$b hillsi!e'

FIRST VOICE3laregg$b +ill, rites the Re&eren! ?en#ins in his poem"room,

REV E3I ?E9I9S3laregg$b +ill, that mystic t$m$l$s, the memorial of peoples that

!elt in the region of 3laregg$b before the Celts left the 3an! of S$mmeran! here the ol! i1ar!s ma!e themsel&es a ife o$t of floers'

FIRST VOICE7lin! Captain Cat climbs into his b$n#' 3i#e a cat, he sees in the !ar#'

Thro$gh the &oyages of his tears, he sails to see the !ea!'

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FIRST VOICEThe !ea! come o$t in their S$n!ay best'

SECO96 VOICE3isten to the night brea#ing'

FIRST VOICEOrgan 4organ goes to chapel to play the organ' +e plays alone at

night to anyone ho ill listen: lo&ers, re&ellers, the silent !ea!, tramps orsheep' +e sees 7ach lying on a tombstone'ORA9 4ORA9

?ohann Sebastian=

C+ERR- O*E9 [ 6r$n#enly ]*ho;

ORA9 4ORA9?ohann Sebastian mighty 7ach' Oh, 7ach, fach'

C+ERR- O*E9To hell ith yo$,

FIRST VOICEsays Cherry Oen ho is resting on the tombstone on his ay home'4r 4og E!ar!s an! 4iss 4yfany


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FIRST VOICEn! he h$gs his lo&ely money to his on heart' n! 4r *al!o !r$n#

in the !$s#y oo! h$gs his lo&ely

under milkwood

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