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An Exception

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In all romances, old and new,     And in all lovers rhymes     I find one rule that has held true     Since prehistoric times.     The lover must, if he indeed     Be hit by Cupids dart,     Grow pale, sigh much, neglect his food,     And wholly lose his heart.     Now fain would I abide this rule     But I, forsooth, grow red     And hot, and stammer like a fool,     And only lose my head.

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