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Advice To A Young Author

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First begin     Taking in.     Cargo stored,     All aboard,     Think about     Giving out.     Empty ship,     Useless trip!     Never strain     Weary brain,     Hardly fit,     Wait a bit!     After rest     Comes the best.     Sitting still,     Let it fill;     Never press;     Nerve stress     Always shows.     Nature knows.     Critics kind,     Never mind!     Critics flatter,     No matter!     Critics curse,     None the worse.     Critics blame,     All the same!     Do your best.     Hang the rest!

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