PROLOGUE:
This is the story of a man who once was
A teacher and stealer of thoughts just because.
Now his memories clean, he keeps in a book
A record of that in which he's partook.
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A is for Adam found out by the trees.
B is for Bobby who hates to displease.
C is for Crosby alone after hours.
D is for Dudley enticed by the flowers.
E is for Emmett bent over a chest.
F is for Fletcher who likes it the best.
G is for Gordon inside of a stall.
(H is for Harry whom he doesn't recall.)
I is for Isaac who keeps very clean.
J is for Josh who is always unseen.
K is for Kenneth in a morning detention.
L is for Lucas for wanting attention.
M is for Mark strapped tight in his chair.
N is for Nelson (it was a secret affair).
O is for Ogden as an experiment.
P is for Paul down in the basement.
Q is for Quentin for extreme bad behavior.
R is for Raymond with a lovely posterior.
S is for Samuel sweet as can be.
T is for Todd dropping by for some tea.
U is for Ulrich who likes to loosen his tie.
V is for Vance, so painfully shy.
W is for Winston with marks on his wrists.
X is for Xavier at the top of the lists.
Y is for Yardley who takes all the blame.
Z is for Zachary never the same.
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EPILOGUE:
He teaches his lessons with unusual style
(He strides with his stick from aisle to aisle)
And each of the boys placed under his care
Finds it a most familiar affair.