i have heard it before, long ago; but where?

it's very hard on people who want things so badly that they can't do without them. 
if they can't get these things, it is very hard. 
and when they do get them, surely it is very hard. 

will you remember to do something for me? 
she's got so many fine things, she would not care to have a lot of shells lying about. 
but, this one, is rare, i think. 
perhaps there's not another one like it in all the world. 
it's as smooth and silky as her knee. 
and when you hold it to your ear, there is a sound to it. 
a song. 

i have heard it before, long ago; but where?

i've thought about it often. 
i've meant to do it many times. 
but, i've never done it. 
it wasn't all my own fault. 
i've been away for a long time. 
in a place, a long way off, where there weren't any girls. 
what's your name? 

i have heard it before, long ago; but where?

to tell you the truth, i'm not just now in the habit of talking to anyone at all.
i hadn't spoken a word for a whole year. 
my own ship went down in a storm. 
all of this must be a change for you.

i have heard it before, long ago; but where?

perhaps he's beginning to play with his story. 
































































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