113 Joseph Jacobs THE STRANGE VISITOR A WOMAN WA S SITTING at her reel one night; And still she sat, and still she reeled, and still she wished for company. In came a pair of broad broad soles, and sat down at the fireside; And still she sat, and still she reeled, and still she wished for company. In came a pair of small small legs, and sat down on the broad broad soles; And still she sat, and still she reeled, and still she wished for company. In came a pair of thick thick knees, and sat down on the small small legs; And still she sat, and still she reeled, and still she wished for company. In came a pair of thin thin thighs, and sat down on the thick thick knees; And still she sat, and still she reeled, and still she wished for company. In came a pair of huge huge hips, and sat down on the thin thin thighs; And still she sat, and still she reeled, and still she wished for company. In came a wee wee waist, and sat down on the huge huge hips; And still she sat, and still she reeled, and still she wished for company. In came a pair of broad broad shoulders, and sat down on the wee wee waist; And still she sat, and still she reeled, and still she wished for company. In came a pair of small small arms, and sat down on the broad broad shoulders; And still she sat, and still she reeled, and still she wished for company. In came a pair of huge huge hands, and sat down on the small small arms; And still she sat, and still she reeled, and still she wished for company. In came a small small neck, and sat down on the broad broad shoulders;
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