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    "text": "From east and west across the horizon’s edge,",
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    "text": "Two mighty masterful vessels sailers steal upon us:",
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    "text": "But we’ll make race a-time upon the seas⁠—a battle-contest yet! bear lively there!",
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    "text": "(Our joys of strife and derring-do to the last!)",
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    "text": "Put on the old ship all her power to-day!",
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   {
    "text": "Crowd top-sail, top-gallant and royal studding-sails,",
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    "text": "Out challenge and defiance⁠—flags and flaunting pennants added,",
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    "text": "As we take to the open⁠—take to the deepest, freest waters.",
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