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 How much can you lose? How much can you win?\\
-And IF you go in, should you turn left or right...
+And IF you go in, should you turn left or right...\\
-or right-and-three-quarters? Or, maybe, not quite?
+or right-and-three-quarters? Or, maybe, not quite?\\
-Or go around back and sneak in from behind?
+Or go around back and sneak in from behind?\\
-Simple it's not, I'm afraid you will find,
+Simple it's not, I'm afraid you will find,\\
-for a mind-maker-upper to make up his mind.
+for a mind-maker-upper to make up his mind.\\
-You can get so confused
+You can get so confused\\
-that you'll start in to race
+that you'll start in to race\\
-down long wiggled roads at a break-necking pace
+down long wiggled roads at a break-necking pace\\
-and grind on for miles across weirdish wild space,
+and grind on for miles across weirdish wild space,\\
-headed, I fear, toward a most useless place.
+headed, I fear, toward a most useless place.\\
-The Waiting Place...
+The Waiting Place...\\
-...for people just waiting.
+...for people just waiting.\\
-Waiting for a train to go
+Waiting for a train to go\\
-or a bus to come, or a plane to go
+or a bus to come, or a plane to go\\
-or the mail to come, or the rain to go
+or the mail to come, or the rain to go\\
-or the phone to ring, or the snow to snow
+or the phone to ring, or the snow to snow\\
-or waiting around for a Yes or a No
+or waiting around for a Yes or a No\\
-or waiting for their hair to grow.
+or waiting for their hair to grow.\\
-Everyone is just waiting.
+Everyone is just waiting.\\
-Waiting for the fish to bite
+Waiting for the fish to bite\\
-or waiting for wind to fly a kite
+or waiting for wind to fly a kite\\
-or waiting around for Friday night
+or waiting around for Friday night\\
-or waiting, perhaps, for their Uncle Jake
+or waiting, perhaps, for their Uncle Jake\\
-or a pot to boil, or a Better Break
+or a pot to boil, or a Better Break\\
-or a string of pearls, or a pair of pants
+or a string of pearls, or a pair of pants\\
-or a wig with curls, or Another Chance.
+or a wig with curls, or Another Chance.\\
-Everyone is just waiting.
+Everyone is just waiting.\\
-NO!
+NO!\\
-That's not for you!
+That's not for you!\\
-Somehow you'll escape
+Somehow you'll escape\\
-all that waiting and staying.
+all that waiting and staying.\\
-You'll find the bright places
+You'll find the bright places\\
-where Boom Bands are playing.
+where Boom Bands are playing.\\
-With banner flip-flapping,
+With banner flip-flapping,\\
-once more you'll ride high!
+once more you'll ride high!\\
-Ready for anything under the sky.
+Ready for anything under the sky.\\
-Ready because you're that kind of a guy!
+Ready because you're that kind of a guy!\\
-Oh, the places you'll go! There is fun to be done!
+Oh, the places you'll go! There is fun to be done!\\
-There are points to be scored.  there are games to be won.
+There are points to be scored.  there are games to be won.\\
-And the magical things you can do with that ball
+And the magical things you can do with that ball\\
-will make you the winning-est winner of all.
+will make you the winning-est winner of all.\\
-Fame!  You'll be famous as famous can be,
+Fame!  You'll be famous as famous can be,\\
-with the whole wide world watching you win on TV.
+with the whole wide world watching you win on TV.\\
-Except when they don't.
+Except when they don't.\\
-Because, sometimes, they won't.
+Because, sometimes, they won't.\\
-I'm afraid that some times
+I'm afraid that some times\\
-you'll play lonely games too.
+you'll play lonely games too.\\
-Games you can't win
+Games you can't win\\
-'cause you'll play against you.
+'cause you'll play against you.\\
-All Alone!
+All Alone!\\
-Whether you like it or not,
+Whether you like it or not,\\
-Alone will be something
+Alone will be something\\
-you'll be quite a lot.
+you'll be quite a lot.\\
-And when you're alone, there's a very good chance
+And when you're alone, there's a very good chance\\
-you'll meet things that scare you right out of your pants.
+you'll meet things that scare you right out of your pants.\\
-There are some, down the road between hither and yon,
+There are some, down the road between hither and yon,\\
-that can scare you so much you won't want to go on.
+that can scare you so much you won't want to go on.\\
-But on you will go
+But on you will go\\
-though the weather be foul
+though the weather be foul\\
-On you will go
+On you will go\\
-though your enemies prowl
+though your enemies prowl\\
-On you will go
+On you will go\\
-though the Hakken-Kraks howl
+though the Hakken-Kraks howl\\
-Onward up many
+Onward up many\\
-a frightening creek,
+a frightening creek,\\
-though your arms may get sore
+though your arms may get sore\\
-and your sneakers may leak.
+and your sneakers may leak.\\
-On and on you will hike
+On and on you will hike\\
-and I know you'll hike far
+and I know you'll hike far\\
-and face up to your problems
+and face up to your problems\\
-whatever they are.
+whatever they are.\\
-You'll get mixed up, of course,
+You'll get mixed up, of course,\\
-as you already know.
+as you already know.\\
-You'll get mixed up
+You'll get mixed up\\
-with many strange birds as you go.
+with many strange birds as you go.\\
-So be sure when you step.
+So be sure when you step.\\
-Step with care and great tact
+Step with care and great tact\\
-and remember that Life's
+and remember that Life's\\
-a Great Balancing Act.
+a Great Balancing Act.\\
-Just never forget to be dexterous and deft.
+Just never forget to be dexterous and deft.\\
-And never mix up your right foot with your left.
+And never mix up your right foot with your left.\\
-And will you succeed?
+And will you succeed?\\
-Yes! You will, indeed!
+Yes! You will, indeed!\\
-(98 and 3/4 percent guaranteed.)
+(98 and 3/4 percent guaranteed.)\\
-KID, YOU'LL MOVE MOUNTAINS!
+KID, YOU'LL MOVE MOUNTAINS!\\
-So...
+So...\\
-be your name Buxbaum or Bixby or Bray
+be your name Buxbaum or Bixby or Bray\\
-or Mordecai Ali Van Allen O'Shea,
+or Mordecai Ali Van Allen O'Shea,\\
-you're off to Great Places!
+you're off to Great Places!\\
-Today is your day!
+Today is your day!\\
-Your mountain is waiting.
+Your mountain is waiting.\\
-So...get on your way!
+So...get on your way!\\