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Said" I "Ive power to check myself from sinking to their state Although far stronger wills than mine had shared their cruel fate
They introduced me to a girl who'd drifted from the strait And soon I learned of other things for youth which lay in wait I sinned, for lust will spur us on and drive us in the mire And out of youths make creatures mad with bestial desire
I soon got used to seeking for fresh victims for my lust My conscience spake unheeded and my feelings said "I must And while I drank and played the "Sport" like any drunken sod
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