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The Llama

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The Llama
The Llama

The Llama is a woolly sort of fleecy hairy goat, With an indolent expression and an undulating throat Like an unsuccessful literary man.

Find it in the atlas
Find it in the atlas

And I know the place he lives in (or at least—I think I do) It is Ecuador, Brazil or Chili—possibly Peru; You must find it in the Atlas if you can.

Lord of Turkestan
Lord of Turkestan

The Llama of the Pampasses you never should confound (In spite of a deceptive similarity of sound) With the Lhama who is Lord of Turkestan.

The ruminant
The ruminant

For the former is a beautiful and valuable beast, But the latter is not lovable nor useful in the least; And the Ruminant is preferable surely to the Priest Who battens on the woful superstitions of the East, The Mongol of the Monastery of Shan.

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