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"I heard the birds twitter,
and the cockerel say 'cock-doodle-do':
is it time to get up, Daddy?"

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a coin tapping on the pipework
of the bedframe, a Lubyanka telephone,
ringing code on the waterpipes

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"I would like some breakfast -
is it time to get up, Daddy?
Would you like a cigarette?"

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sleep may come late and slowly
waking comes bright and early.