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the truth about spiders ( sredips tuoba hturt eht )
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spiders are an arachnid
like the scorpion
spiders crawl with eight legs
& six phantom limbs
spiders are silent
but speak all the tongues
spiders live on marzipan
pickled eggs & coleslaw
spiders sleep in garden sheds
or underneath your futon
spiders dance the cancan
& play the ukulele
spiders cry at christenings
but laugh at funerals - too
spiders write erotic haiku
on the backs of first class stamps
spiders run the b.b.c
the w.i & the caravan club
spiders rise in sunshine
but melt in the rain
spiders on the brain again
spiders, spiders, spiders
spiders, spiders, spiders
spiders
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