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A ship full of good people:
a loving husband and his wife,
a friendly cat and a tiny mouse,
and a polite woodpecker.
The captain sings his sweet tune and everyone enjoys his performance
until the ship goes down.
Chaos and panic fill the boat as the water rises.
The loving husband pushes his beloved wife.
The friendly cat eats the tiny mouse.
And the polite woodpecker flys away.
Still, the captain continues to sing his sweet tune.
The ship sinks, not because it couldn't bear the weight of everyone,
but because of the polite woodpecker, who pecked a hole in the deck of the ship.
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