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Together in this grave lie Benjamin Pantier, attorney at law, / And Nig, his dog, constant companion, solace and friend.
Down the gray road, friends, children, men and women, / Passing one by one out of life, left me till I was alone / With Nig for partner, bed-fellow, comrade in drink.
In the morning of life I knew aspiration and saw glory, / Then she, who survives me, snared my soul / With a snare which bled me to death, / Till I, once strong of will, lay broken, indifferent, / Living with Nig in a room back of a dingy office.
Under my jawbone is snuggled the bony nose of Nig --
Our story is lost in silence. Go by, mad world!