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Der Ohrwurm mochte die Taube nicht leiden. Sie haßte den Ohrwurm ebenso. Da trafen sich eines Tages die beiden in einer Straßenbahn irgendwo. Sie schüttelten sich erfreut die Hände und lächelten liebenswürdig dabei und sagten einander ganze Bände von übertriebener Schmeichelei. Doch beide wünschten sie sich im stillen, der andre möge zum Teufel gehn, und da es geschah nach ihrem Willen, so gab es beim Teufel ein Wiedersehn.
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A catchy tune abhorred a dove; The dove hated the it foursquare. One day they met, as push by shove, Traveling in a tram somewhere. They shook hands as if friendship bloomed; Smiles brightened thoughts of battery. They praised each other in volumes perfumed, Spewing such inflated flattery. They each wanted to silence the other, That the other should god speed to hell. Accordingly it happened, one way or another, The devil saw them again in their sulfured cell.
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This text was added to the website: 2012-01-05
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Word count: 79
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