Brut/Brute

(A proofreader's note about “brut” and “brute”)

In wines a “brut” holds dryness supreme,
Its name reflecting “raw”;
The human “brute” is rough and cruel,
Not bound by social law.

“The Bradley brute was vastly uncouth,
And nothing he said would soothe;
He offered a brut to even the score
While bragging of stolen loot.

They balked at the talk of its provenance,
This brut intended to quell;
Then scoffing and chuckles and certainty of jest--
The brute no longer so swell.”

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