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Aug 2014
Heroic in the face of fate,
nooses cinched about the nape,
ransomed at the city's gate,
sackcloth their adorning drape.

Bearing keys to England's King,
the six against a town compared.
Bad omens that their death may bring,
thus the burghers' lives were spared.
Brian Oarr
Written by
Brian Oarr  Las Vegas
(Las Vegas)   
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     Brian Oarr and Francie Lynch
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