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1868–1955

Naught. Nautilus.

Robert Williams Wood

The Argo-naut or Nautilus, With habits quite adventurous, A com-bin-a-tion of a snail, A jelly-fish and paper sail.

The parts of him that did not jell, Are packed securely in his shell. It is not strange that when I sought To find his double, I found Naught.

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