The Web of Fate Unwound

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Ah, what a fate the web of time hath wound

Around the Internet, so wondrously made,

The story of its birth we shall expound

And how it changed our lives and how it stayed.

Though some may think it sprung up overnight

From out of nothing, in a flash of light,

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Ah, what a fate the web of time hath wound Around the Internet, so wondrously made, The story of its birth we shall expound And how it changed our lives and how it stayed. Though some may think it sprung up overnight From out of nothing, in a flash of light,

The truth is more profound, and far more bright:

It was three men who made us see the right.

The first saw that computers could be linked

To share information and ideas free;

The second added to his insight's brink

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The truth is more profound, and far more bright: It was three men who made us see the right.  The first saw that computers could be linked  To share information and ideas free;  The second added to his insight's brink

And gave us all access to this new sea.

The third put forth his own clever thought

And brought to life a web that couldn't be caught.

So from their genius our world was wrought

A web of fate unwound for you and me.

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And gave us all access to this new sea.  The third put forth his own clever thought  And brought to life a web that couldn't be caught.  So from their genius our world was wrought  A web of fate unwound for you and me.