Long ago in Ancient Persia<\/p>\n
lived a most ferocious beast.<\/p>\n
With shark-like razor teeth<\/p>\n
which on men’s flesh would feast.<\/p>\n
Great wings did stretch, twenty feet from end to end<\/p>\n
With lion’s mane and claws, it would your body rend.<\/p>\n
Beyond that, what remained was unclear<\/p>\n
But it was certain it instilled great fear.<\/p>\n
Scorpion tail and paralyzing spikes,<\/p>\n
The face of man, claws like pikes.<\/p>\n
Presented by Persia’s history<\/p>\n
A Manticore lies before thee.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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