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Commentary on "Oakleymandias"

The rejection letters from publishers for the manuscript of The Legend of Perseus, written by myself and the author of this poem, were in fact sent to his address at Exeter College, and never ended up on my walls. However, the book did appear in print the following year because I got it printed myself. The rest of the poem is accurate, at least in spirit, although some remarks, for example relating to my mental stability, are subjective, and therefore need no expansion here (CH).