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The Whale

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The Whale that wanders round the Pole     Is not a table fish.     You cannot bake or boil him whole     Nor serve him in a dish;     But you may cut his blubber up     And melt it down for oil.     And so replace the colza bean     (A product of the soil).     These facts should all be noted down     And ruminated on,     By every boy in Oxford town     Who wants to be a Don.

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