Monty.
Monty Chris: a whistler.
He towed a Monte Cristo tome to home.
Monty Chris towed Monte Cristo!
–to the bistro, whistling.
The Thistle Bistro.
And–
Monty Chris, he owns two pistols.
Each a crystal pistol
Crafted to sequester kestrels.
So:
Monty Chris towed Monte Cristo, whistling, toting to The Thistle Bistro crystal pistols.
Skedaddle kestrels!
Deb.
Deb: debutante.
Don’t you taunt Deb, a debutante.
Restaurant.
Debutantes’ he-man haunt.
He-man haunt for man-hunters.
Herman: he-man.
Deb debuts to Herman he-man!
He-man Herman is a seaman.
He-man seaman Herman is so debonair.
Puts Deb on air!
Deb—you taunt!
Till.
Tilly’s till.
This till of Tilly’s needs tiling.
Teal tiles.
Mithril tiles.
High toll!
How high a toll?
Sell Tilly’s title to her atoll.
So:
Tell Tilly–to tile her till, sell the atoll’s title at a toll high enough for mithril-teal tiles.
Ken.
Ken Surr, sir!
Ken Surr, sir, works tankers.
Tankers’ cankers–barnacles.
Tanker cankers caught him cancer.
Ken Surr’s cancer, sir.
Work the tanker?
No sir.
Ken Surr can’t, sir: cancer.
A parrot.
Pirate’s parrot.
A pair of parrots!
A pair of pirates!
Pirates’ parrots.
A pair of pirate parrot pets.
No gangplank here: a parapet!
A pair of pirate parrot pets prate the parapet.
Doctor Stuhl.
“Shtool.”
Doctor Stuhl on his doctor’s stool!
“We need stools.”
Stool tools…
Vials. Bottles.
“Fill full. Fill well.
“Use your stool tools!”
Ron.
Sad Ron.
Sorrowin’ Ron.
Saruman saw Ron, sorrowing.
Ron saw Saruman see his sorrow.
Says Saruman: “See Sauron, man.
“Saruman is not the man for sorrow, Ron.”
Ron ran.
Ron ran to Sauron.
Sauron’s eye saw Ron run.
Sauron’s eye stunned running Ron.
No more sorrow, Ron!
Bivalve.
Bev Bivalve.
Bev’s billfold.
Bev Bivalve’s billfold.
Boffo!
Bev Bivalve’s boffo billfold.
Wait–inside?
Offal in its insides!
Offal in the billfold.
Bev Bivalve’s boffo billfold’s awful offal!
Terry.
Mr. Tory Terry.
Tory Terry’s tribal.
And the tribal river? Terry!
The Terry River.
Tory Terry traipses on its tributary.
The Terry Tributary.
Tory Terry triumphed!
So:
Try to traipse to the tribal tribute at Terry Tributary to honor Tory Terry’s triumph.
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