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Entries to Express It In Eight from September 2020 to the present .
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December 1, 2023 at 10:54am
December 1, 2023 at 10:54am
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Go South Young Man

I never could see a reason
for seeking a northwest passage -
no matter what the season
the ice gonna do some damage,
and your boat will always get stuck,
a pebble in a glacier,
so you would get much better luck
digging canals somewhere hotter and lazier.



Line count: 8
Rhymed abab
For Express It In Eight, 12.01.23
Prompt: Photo of lost Franklin Expedition.



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