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Then did the bird, with beak and wing,
Straight at the throat of the airman spring,
Looking a rage he could not speak,
Tearing away with claws and beak.
But from the bold intruder came
Five sharp volleys of blinding flame,
And piercing lead:
Symbol of heroism, beware!
Doff the emperorship of air!
The echoes said.
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Looking a rage he could not speak,
Tearing away with claws and beak.
But from the bold intruder came
Five sharp volleys of blinding flame,
And piercing lead:
Symbol of heroism, beware!
Doff the emperorship of air!
The echoes said.
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