The Lost City of Sand

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    Patty was a modest maid;
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    Patty grew her fears to lose,
    And grew so brave, she lost her nose.
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    No one would know except for ancient maps
    That such a brook ran water. But I wonder
    If from its being kept forever under,
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    I look back at it amid the rain
    For the very last time; for my sand is sinking,
    And I shall traverse old love’s domain
    Never again.
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