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CENTRAL HEATING (EXCERPT)

Dragon

Who wouldn't care to be

	a dragon?

To be master of fire

	and air?

To wander through a field or two	   

          torching ricks of hay?

To take to the sky and declare you're there

	 with a fireworks display?

In winter not to worry if it's snowing

	or it's sleeting?

To snuggle in a pleasant cave

	where you're the central heating?

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