[Doug]

>Once upon a time,
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>in a land far away,
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>a beautiful, independent,
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>self-assured princess
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>happened upon a frog as she sat,
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>contemplating ecological issues
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>on the shores of an unpolluted pond
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>in a verdant meadow near her castle.
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>The frog hopped into the princess' lap
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>and said: Elegant Lady,
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>I was once a handsome prince,
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>until an evil witch cast a spell upon me.
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>One kiss from you, however,
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>and I will turn back
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>into the dapper, young prince that I am
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>and then, my sweet, we can marry
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>and set up housekeeping in your castle
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>with my mother,
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>clean my clothes, bear my children,
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>and forever
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>feel grateful and happy doing so.
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>That night,
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>as the princess dined sumptuously ~~~~~~~~
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>on lightly sauted frog legs
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>seasoned in a white wine
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>and onion cream sauce,
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>she chuckled and thought to herself: ~~~~~~~~
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>I don't ******* think so.