At length did cross an albatross Through the fog it came As if it had been a Christian soul We hailed it in God's name It ate the food it ne'er had eat And 'round and 'round it flew The ice did split with a thunder fit The helmsman steered us through And a good south wind sprang up behind The albatross did follow And everyday for food or play Came to the mariners' hollow
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