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A taxidermist plied his trade / Upon a walrus' head. / It really made him quite afraid / To meet its stare so dread.
When suddenly the rocket, bright, / Flared up and then was off! / "Oh, Minnie," cried the man in fright, / "Just hear that walrus cough!"