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I know a little man both ept and ert.
An intro-? extro? No, he’s just a vert.
Sheveled and couth and kempt, pecunious, ane,
His image trudes upon the ceptive brain.

— David McCord

August 19, 2026August 18, 2026 | Language · Poems

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