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III.
[Ils ont tué trois petites filles]
THEY have killed three little girls, to see What there was in their little hearts.
The first heart was full of happiness: And three years where'er its blood had flowed, Three serpents hissed along the road.
The second heart was full of gentleness: And three years where'er the blood had flowed, Three lambs bleated in the road.
The third heart was full of wretchedness: And three years where'er the blood had flowed, Three archangels watched beside the road.