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In Darkest Africa

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At evening when the lamp is lit,         The tired Human People sit     And doze, or turn with solemn looks         The speckled pages of their books.     Then I, the Dangerous Kitten, prowl         And in the Shadows softly growl,     And roam about the farthest floor         Where Kitten never trod before.     And, crouching in the jungle damp,         I watch the Human Hunter's camp,     Ready to spring with fearful roar         As soon as I shall hear them snore.     And then with stealthy tread I crawl          Into the dark and trackless hall,     Where 'neath the Hat-tree's shadows deep          Umbrellas fold their wings and sleep.     A cuckoo calls--and to their dens          The People climb like frightened hens,     And I'm alone--and no one cares          In Darkest Africa--down stairs.

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