Later, that same evening, she ran.
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I think she ran alone.
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Later, she had early warning from
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a hidden phone.
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Checked with the embassy ---
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she might have been
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a million miles away.
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Should I circulate her likeness
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at all airports without delay?
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It was later ---
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later that same evening.
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Earlier, we had had a drink or four
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in some Kensington hotel.
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Hard --- it was hard to keep my mind
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on what she had to sell.
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And with all business done
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we took a cab ---
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should it be her place or mine?
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Good security prevailed
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and I was home just after nine.
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It was later ---
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later that same evening.
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Now I want you back.
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Yes, they want you back.
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We want you back.
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My country wants you back.
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Later, in the wee small hours
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there was heavy traffic on the radio.
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Scare at a channel port ---
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small craft warnings to keep to shore.
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Lobstermen thought they saw
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a submarine
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half submerged suspiciously.
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Though I arrived too late,
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I'm sure she blew a kiss to me
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as the sub sailed out to sea.
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Later, That Same Evening
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| Jethro Tull |
