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No. 2102: Studied irreverence

`Full fathom five thy father lies:/ His aqualung was the wrong size.' You are invited to follow this famous short example by taking the first one or two lines of a well-known poem and continuing them in a frivolous direction. Maximum 12 lines. Entries to 'Competition No. 2102' by 9 September.