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The grey gull sat on a floating whale, On a floating whale sat he, And he told his tale of the storm and the gale, And the ships that he saw with steam and sail, As he flew by the Northern Sea.
-"I have seen a sign that is strange and new, That I never before did see: A flying ship that roared as it flew, The storm and the tempest driving through, It carried a flag and it carried a crew, Now what would that be?" said he.