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Lemminkainen, full of joyance, Handsome hero, Kaukomieli, Took provisions in abundance, Fish and butter, bread and bacon, Hastened to the Isle of Refuge, Sailed away across the oceans, Spake these measures on departing:
"Fare thee well, mine Island-dwelling, I must sail to other borders, To an island more protective, Till the second summer passes;