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1886–1950

THE WELL

John Gould Fletcher

The well is not used now, Its waters are tainted. I remember there was once a man went down To clean it.

He found it very cold and deep, With a queer niche in one of its sides, From which he hauled forth buckets of bricks and dirt.

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