Flood Plain

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    The mighty river flowing dark and deep,
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    Vague-sounding through the City’s sleepless sleep,
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    Many a promising career has been wrecked by marrying the wrong sort of woman. The right sort of woman can distinguish between Creative Lassitude and plain shiftlessness.
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