"Amœbas at the start Were not complex; They tore themselves apart, And started Sex."
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"Sex", st. 1, in The Nation (May 4, 1921) p. 666
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Arthur Guiterman
Arthur Guiterman (20 November 1871 – 11 January 1943) was an American writer best known for his humorous poems.
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