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    "text": "I always sing the hymn of hate,",
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    "text": "When I perceive the Ray (or skate)",
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    "text": "His ugly mouth I can’t abide,",
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    "text": "His eyes are on the other side,",
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   {
    "text": "His features are all out of place",
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    "text": "He hasn’t even any face.",
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   {
    "text": "I do not mind the Raven, though",
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   {
    "text": "Maligned by Edgar Allan Poe:",
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   {
    "text": "By his fun‑er‑ial array",
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   {
    "text": "We recognize him from the Ray,",
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   {
    "text": "Whose epiderm is white as snow,",
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   {
    "text": "Not black as night, like Mr. Crow.",
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   {
    "text": "Though black, morose, and quite unshaven",
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   {
    "text": "I’m sure we all prefer the Raven.",
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