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Behold the Noble Hippopotamus

A marvel of nature most wonderful 

From oily top to heavy bottomus

Her pert round ears, alert and keen

Hear all the gossip on the Nile

From the romance of the pelicans

To the scandals of the crocodile

Take note of her bristly prodigious snout

That sniffs out the the tenderest, grassiest grasses

And warns the hermitous hippo

Of every stranger that passes

Beware her toothy spacious maw

Renowned world-wide for it's crushing bite.

Eight feet of tusks and a mighty jaw

Defend by day and eat by night

How admirable the hippo's skin

So leathery and tough

It measures more than...

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