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Half a bee, philosophically, must, ipso facto, half not be.
But half the bee
has got to be,
vis a vis
its entity - do you see?

But can a bee
be said to be
or not to be
an entire bee
when half the bee
is not a bee
due to some ancient injury?

Singing...

La dee dee, 1 2 3,
Michael the half a bee.
A B C D E F G,
Michael the half a bee.

Is this retched demi-bee,
half asleep upon my knee,
some freak from a menagerie?
No! It’s Michael the half a bee.

Fiddle dee dum,
Fiddle dee dee,
Michael the half bee.

Ho ho ho,
Tee hee hee,
Michael the half a bee.

I love this hive employee-ee-ee [with buzzing in background]
bisected accidentally
one summer afternoon by me
I love him carnally.

He loves him carnally... [together]
...semi-carnally

[spoken]

The end

“Cyril Connelly?”
No! “Semi-carnally”
Oh!