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Whatever you do,
\ndon’t go near the quints.
\nThey’ll pluck your eyes
\nand grind them into mince.
\nBorn to evil
\nand grown madder since,
\ntheir very presence
\nmakes one want to wince.
\nIt’s just as if the devil
\nsplit in fives.
\nThose who near them
\nsoon break out in hives.
\nThey’ll pick your pocket
\nand they’ll pinch your wives.
\nOf course they always carry
\nguns and knives.
\nWhatever you do,
\ndon’t go near the quints.
\nConsider these as warnings,
\nnot just hints.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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