ellipsis

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would consider eliminating the title altogether, since it gives the game away for me.

also, jumping off of tiger's suggestion, just remove the fifth: "but please remember / to mark". the ellipsis at the end already says "appropriately", "the proper number of", etc, and leaving it as I suggested may emphasize the many meanings.

Thanks, RiverNotch.
I was actually considering
changing it back to the original.
It's more me, like how I would have spoken it.
Thank you for your kind & thoughtful consideration of my poem.

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