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Hey!\\
~~{\bf this~is~some~bold~text\\
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Take it away, Eric the Orchestra Leader!
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A~one,~two,~a~one~two~three~four\\
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Half~a~bee,~philosophically,\\
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must,~{\em ipso~facto},~half~not~be.\\
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But~half~the~bee~has~got~to~be,\\
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{\em vis~a~vis}~its~entity.~~D'you~see?\\
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But~can~a~bee~be~said~to~be\\
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or~not~to~be~an~entire~bee,\\
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when~half~the~bee~is~not~a~bee,\\
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due~to~some~ancient~injury?\\
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Singing...\\
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