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Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. Resides in Adelaide
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Spelling - Champaign



In much closer days
to the invasion of '66 -
like in the 1670s -
French was more common
on English tongues.

That a champaign
was a great plain
was common lore, I think;
not a bad spelling
of a drink.

Spelling - Champaign
Douglas Scotney
Monday, June 17, 2019
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