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[Wicked Blue]

1. This excerpt from a Lewis Carroll poem says a lot

"'I passed by his garden, and marked, with one eye,
How the Owl and the Panther were sharing a pie:

The Panther took pie-crust, and gravy, and meat,
While the Owl had the dish as its share of the treat.

When the pie was all finished, the Owl, as a boon,
Was kindly permitted to pocket the spoon:

While the Panther received knife and fork with a growl,
And concluded the banquet by [eating the owl.]

The Voice of the Lobster,
Lewis Carroll