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MERMAN AND MERMAID.

(Grand Operatic Phantasmagoria)



TWO DETECTIVES.

(Ghosts)

I welcome thee,
What seekest thou?

OWONDLO.

A weapon for defense
From dangers of the sea.

TWO DETECTIVES.

These treacherous fish
Living round this vessel,
Had long lain await
Devouring our bodies.
There swims one now
With a harvest of gold,
Taken from the vessel's hold.

OWONDLO.

The sea works wonders
That plays in magic.
For I once, too,
Was swallowed whole,
By treacherous fish
Around this ship,
Mysteriously transformed my soul.

TWO DETECTIVES.

How strange ! How strange
Be the mysteries in the sea.
How strange ! How strange
Be the mysteries in the sea.

OWONDLO.

I'll close this door.
Rest in peace forever more.

(Just as Owondlo closes door, fish snap at him)