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 ## First Verse 
 <!--Put the first five lines of a poem by Lewis Carrol in this section!-->
 
+A BOAT beneath a sunny sky,  
+Lingering onward dreamily  
+In an evening of July --  
+Children three that nestle near,  
+Eager eye and willing ear,  
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 ## Second Verse
 <!--Put the first five lines of a poem by Robert Frost here!-->