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(Man) When I was a lad,
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a journey on the rivers of England
was a truly blithe experience.
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Bliss was it in that dawn to be alive,
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as Wordsworth has it.
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Brook lime and flag iris,
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plantain and marsh marigolds
rioted on the banks.
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And kingfishers swooped and darted about,
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their shadows racing over the brown trout.
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Well, ladies and gentlemen,
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l'm happy to be able to tell you
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that these ravishing sights
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will be restored to us again
in the near future,
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thanks to the diligent efforts
of your government
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and your local authority,
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all the water above this point
will soon be clear.
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Clear of industrial effluent.
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Clear of detergents.
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Clear of the waste products of our society,
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with which for so long we have
poisoned our rivers and canals.
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Let us rejoice
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that pollution will soon be banished
from the waters of this river,
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and that there will soon be no -
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- Look!
- What is it?
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It's a woman!
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What's that 'round her neck?
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She's been strangled!
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- Looks like a tie.
- Yes, it's a tie, alright.
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Another necktie murder.
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Come on. Move out of the way.
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Please come away from here, Sir George.
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- It's another necktie murder.
- What are the police doing about it?
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- Why can't they find him?
- He's a regular Jack the Ripper.
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Not on your life. He used to carve 'em up.