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"A creature he called to wait on his will,

Half iron, half vapour—a dread to behold—

Which evermore panted, and evermore rolled,

And uttered his words a millionfold.

Forth sprung they in air, down raining in dew,

And men fed upon them, and mighty they grew."

Leigh Hunt, Sword and Pen.