Water, water, everywhere, And all the boards did shrink; Water, water,…

Samuel Taylor Coleridge
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Water, water, everywhere, And all the boards did shrink; Water, water, everywhere, Nor any drop to drink. ✨ The Rime of the Ancient Mariner l. 119 (1798).
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Water, water, everywhere, And all the boards did shrink; Water, water, everywhere, Nor any drop to drink. ✨ The Rime of the Ancient Mariner l. 119 (1798).

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