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19 A Noiseless Phone She’ll stare at it from dawn to dusk And wonder why it just can’t ring She bangs its case and taps its tusk But nothing like that simple ding. She’ll hide it in her thick blanket And listen to the radio sing But her toes hit the hard gadget And make her bid that thing to ting. A clock that cannot chime the time And lets her sleep without its beep Now she is left with not a dime But just a phone that makes her weep. 10/11/07 20 ...

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