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Title The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists
Page 1295
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Text over the side of the brake, spewing into the road, while the remainder, taking no interest in the race, amused themselves by
singing - conducted by the Semi-drunk - as loud as they could roar:

`Has anyone seen a Germin band,
Germin Band, Germin Band?
I've been Iookin' about,
Pom - Pom, Pom, Pom, Pom!

`I've searched every pub, both near and far,
Near and far, near and far,
I want my Fritz,
What plays tiddley bits
On the big trombone!'

The other two brakes had fallen far behind. The one presided over by Hunter contained a mournful crew. Nimrod himself, from
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