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the fool stood in his suit of armour or
the wiser man who rushes clear.
so! come on ye childhood heroes!
won't your rise up from the pages of your comic-books
your super-crooks and
show us all the way.
well! make your will and testament.
won't you? join your local government.
we'll have superman for president
let robin save the day.
so! where the hell was biggles when you needed him last saturday?
and where were all the sportsmen who always pulled you through?
they're all resting down in cornwall -- writing up their memoirs
for a paper-back edition of the boy scout manual.
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