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Harry visits many communesThe one about the Great Big Bomb
Chapter 14
And so the day came that Harry decided he needed some followers,
2To follow him around,
3Wherever he went,
4Because when you are truly the One,
5You need followers,
6mBecause that’s the way it works,
7As everyone knows.
8nAnd thus it happened that Harry went to a Great Temple of Learning,
9oLocated in a Great Stupid City in New England,
10And gathered in some followers, saying,
11pCome with me, and I will show you how to shoot qcraps with the universe,
12And rwin.
13Then did a dozen of them join with him,
14sAnd their names were Joe, and Jerry, and Sam, and Tom, and Ira, and Willie, and Ned, and Mort, and Tony, and Fred,
15As well as a couple of hoods named tLucky and uVinnie,
16vBecause Harry was no snob.
17wAnd when they had joined him, he made them wash their hands of everything,
18xSo that they could learn to shoot craps with the universe,
19yAnd win,
20Which he was willing to teach them for free,
21Without charging them any tuition,
22Or any plane fare for riding on his Learjet,
23Or any room and board for all the hotel rooms they stayed in,
24Or anything at all for the beverages and excrement they consumed,
25Which was a lot.
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