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The Ballad of Iain and Ronnie Identical twins on the day they were born one full of love the other full of scorn Iain was always loving as a child but Ronnie was uncontrolably wild when they were four years old they went off to school Iain was the intelect, Ronnie was the fool they had nothing in common, or so they thought but it turned out they both had a penchant for sport Iain broke the record for the hundred metres on which track to go, a young child teeters whatever the race Iain always came first Ronnie was left seething, he felt he was cursed when they got older they both went off to work Ronnie a rivetter, Iain a clerk they both had fine homes and families to be proud but the desire to be better still rang out loud because now every year they hold a 10k race the rivetter groans as the clerk gets first place as envious poison begins to permeate his mind an offer of friendship was scornfully declined self importance became the God of one Brother whimsical ...