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57 Trust฀Me Trust me. Milk and cookies are good for you. They put bones on your marshmallows. Once upon a time I ate my way out of house and home. I could not keep my hands off the cherries and grapes and what have you. I was led from my premises by a trained dog on a leash, and turned over to the Shakespearians. I got around all right after that, with the shield of the Shakespearians on my forehead; but never did I lose my appetite for milk and cookies. You would not either, if you were a Shakespearian, or wore buskins. Not for a minute. Trust me. 01.Poems.1-64_Fried.indd฀฀฀57 11/28/05฀฀฀12:33:21฀PM ...

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