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            Nessun Dorma

Our neighbour

            With the big blue van

Wakes us up

            When'er he can,

Slamming doors

            Long before five

Just to check

            We're still alive;

Then his dog

            Barks from the door

As he loads

            The van, before

Starting the engine

            With a roar

And shouting to his wife,

            To ensure

That all of us

            Are now awake,

Before at last

            His leave he takes,

So that, before

            It starts to rain,

Everything

            Is quiet again!

Brian Hick August 2012

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