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From "Alice in Wonderland"

The mouse's long and sad tale :

                "Fury said to a
                      mouse, That he
                     met in the
                   house,
                  Let us
                   both go to
                    law: I will
                         prosecute
                           you. Come,
                             I'll take no
                                denial; We
                              must have a
                          trial: For
                      really this
                   morning I've
                  nothing
                 to do.
                   Said the
                     mouse to the
                           cur, Such
                                a trial,
                                  dear Sir,
                                        With
                                   no jury
                              or judge,
                           would be
                       wasting
                      our
                        breath.
                             I'll be
                                judge, I'll
                                     be Jury,
                                          Said
                                    cunning
                               old Fury;
                              I'll
                               try the
                                  whole
                                    cause
                                       and
                                  condemn
                                you
                               to
                                death."