[Verse 1] From a market stall: a crossbow, a sword, a small shield, and a short sword. I tried the crossbow with different bolts. None went far. The sword had no edge. [Short Instrumental Turn] The short sword was dark, grey-green, with markings cut into it. It hung on the landing wall. [Verse 2] One day a friend stopped at the wall. “Can I borrow this?” I took it down. Gave it to him. He left with it. [Short Instrumental Turn] [Verse 3] Some time later there was a photograph in the paper. A short sword, possibly Carthaginian, found in the Ticino. The find might support the theory that Hannibal had passed this way. [Short Instrumental Turn] I read the article. Folded the paper. [Verse 4] He came back with it. I hung it on the landing wall.
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