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 Alas, he did not know how to laugh.
 On his hands he would walk;
-He ate puffed rice with his feet.
+Puffed rice he ate with his feet.
 In the pleasant sunshine at midnight,
 He dined on pie from the furrow of his back.
-With strength of tongue, he chewed sugarcane;
+With his tongue, he would chew sugarcane;
-Its juice sucked he with his teeth.
+Its juice he sucked with his teeth.
 On the tennis court,
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 Beneath the river he hid.
-and racing speed boats
+In his race boat, he sailed upward;
-to distant skies He would fly
+He fanned himself in the distant sky.
-for a breath of pleasant air.
+During work hours, his eyes were closed;
-While others worked hard
+Pretending to sleep, he snored.
-he would close his eyes
-and very contentedly snore.
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