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The Complete Works of Lewis Carroll/Facts

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The Complete Works of Lewis Carroll
by Lewis Carroll
Facts
4506617The Complete Works of Lewis Carroll — FactsLewis Carroll
FACTS
Were I to take an iron gun,
And fire it off towards the sun;
I grant 'twould reach its mark at last,
But not till many years had passed.

But should that bullet change its force,
And to the planets take its course,
'Twould never reach the nearest star,
Because it is so very far.

This work was published before January 1, 1929, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.

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