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The Rhinoceros.

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SO this is the Rhi-no-ce-ros!     I won-der why he looks so cross.     Per-haps he is an-noyed a bit     Be-cause his cloth-ing does not fit.     (They say he got it read-y made!)     It is not that, I am a-fraid.     He looks so cross be-cause I drew     Him with one horn in-stead of two.     Well, since he cares so much for style,     Let's give him two and see him smile.

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