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49 Birth Tidings To my people The news of a baby Brings much joy: Fears of infertility Discarded. Multiplication: A likely successor if a boy, Else an in-law guaranteed. And so we make merry, The new spirit to welcome That guarantees continuity Of the family name, of the clan Of our people. Birth tidings! ...

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