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THE MAN WHO WAS AWAY
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But here the little boy spoke up—said he, 'We thought you knew;
'He's done six months in Goulburn gaol—he's got six more to do.'
Thus in one comprehensive flash he made it clear as day,
The mystery of Peter's life—the man who was away.